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A65261 Akolouthos, or, A second faire warning to take heed of the Scotish discipline in vindication of the first (which the Rt. Reverend Father in God, the Ld. Bishop of London Derrie published a. 1649) against a schismatical & seditious reviewer, R.B.G., one of the bold commissioners from the rebellious kirke in Scotland ... / by Ri. Watson ... Watson, Richard, 1612-1685.; Creighton, Robert, 1593-1672. 1651 (1651) Wing W1084; ESTC R13489 252,755 272

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opinion_n of_o the_o scotish_n presbyterian_a cruelty_n to_o be_v such_o that_o as_o they_o have_v bur●…ed_v their_o bishop_n alive_a connive_v at_o &_o if_o not_o countenancd_v the_o massacre_a their_o king_n so_o their_o endeavour_n will_v not_o be_v want_v to_o scatter_v the_o ash_n of_o ●…e_n royal_a family_n &_o three_o kingdom_n on_o their_o grave_n though_o their_o consistorian_n form_z &_o repent_v stool_n with_o other_o luggage_n be_v next_o cast_v into_o the_o flame_n first_o kindle_v by_o themselves_o the_o mystery_n of_o their_o religion_n be_v murder_n &_o dead_a monument_n such_o as_o never_o g●…_n make_v those_o heathen_a the_o sum_n of_o who_o devotion_n clemens_n of_o alexandria_n comprehend_v in_o two_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d finis_fw-la error_n to_o be_v amend_v epist._n ded._n pag._n 3._o line_n 18._o read_v she_o or_o her_o ancient_n ans._n to_o ep_n ded._n p._n 2._o l._n 8._o for_o common_a shore_n r._n come_v few_o ibid._n l._n 9_o for_o power_n r._n paper_n p._n 3._o l._n 6._o for_o and_o r._n etc._n etc._n p._n 6._o l._n 16._o for_o comfort_n r._n comfort_n l._n 38._o for_o burn_a r._n warning_n p._n 7._o l._n 18._o for_o both_o r_o bold_a l._n 36._o for_o must_v r._n most_o p._n 8._o l._n 20._o r._n deceitful_a lover_n of_o themselves_o there_o be_v p._n 9_o l._n 35._o r._n two_o or_o three_o such_o word_n as_o p._n 11._o l._n 32._o for_o late_a r._n babe_n p._n 16._o l._n 13._o for_o reviewer_n r._n reviewe_n acolut_a p._n 8_o l._n 13._o for_o own_o r._n own_a p._n 13._o l._n 30._o for_o otherguede_n r._n otherguesse_fw-mi p._n 19_o l._n 37._o for_o literal_a r._n liberal_a p._n 20._o l._n 8._o for_o oppose_v r._n oppose_v p._n 21._o l._n 15._o it_o del●…atur_fw-la p._n 22._o margin_n for_o chaldaeos_n r._n culdaeos_fw-la p._n 26._o l._n 10._o for_o then_o r._n they_o l._n 11._o for_o all_o r._n a._n p._n 29._o l._n 1._o for_o hierambicorum_n r._n hierarchicorum_fw-la l._n 25._o for_o buselie_n r._n basilie_o p._n 31._o l._n 30._o for_o in_o that_o r._n &_o that_o be_v l._n 41._o for_o anomia_fw-la ergapiria_fw-la r._n anomias_fw-la ergasteria_fw-it p._n 37._o l._n 17._o for_o stake_n r._n stick_n p._n 38._o l._n 19_o for_o acknowledge_v r._n acknowledge_v p._n 40._o l._n 2._o for_o reasonable_a r._n treasonable_a p._n 45._o l._n 19_o for_o vnitglupte●…_n r._n vuygeastein_n p._n 48._o l._n 36._o after_o ecumenical_a add_v council_n p._n 53._o l._n 37._o for_o asgle_a r._n air_n p._n 59_o l._n 24._o for_o acconsequential_a r._n unconsequential_a p._n 60._o marg_n for_o to_o excom_n r._n no_o excom_n p._n 60._o l._n 29._o for_o too_o rigid_a r._n to_o rigid_a p._n 64._o l._n 32._o for_o hall_n r._n heel_n p._n 68_o l._n 20._o for_o triel_n r._n ariel_n p._n 72._o l._n 11._o for_o then_o r._n they_o p._n 73._o l._n 3._o for_o as_o r._n be_v p._n 78._o marg_n for_o vicitie_n r._n nicety_n p._n ●…0_n marg_n for_o 1493._o r._n 1593._o p._n 81._o l._n 34._o r._n though_o but_o in_o the_o time_n ibid._n marg_n r._n the_o bishop_n sunday_n toleration_n p._n 48._o l._n 10._o pro_fw-la libra_fw-la r._n litera_fw-la ibid._n l._n 12._o for_o jura_fw-la r._n dura_fw-la p._n 85._o l._n 1●…_n for_o papist_n r._n pupil_n l._n 3●…_n for_o it_o r._n in_o p._n 86._o l._n 14._o for_o coloural_a r._n colourable_a ibid._n marg_n r._n scotish_n presbyterian_a reformation_n from_o etc._n etc._n p._n ●…7_n l._n 7._o for_o latewarmnesse_n r._n lukewarmnesse_n l._n 13._o for_o too_o r._n 100_o p._n 88_o l._n r._n for_o session_n r._n session_n l._n 14._o for_o murr_n r._n marre_n marg_n for_o ruthuer_n r._n ruthuen_n p_o 92._o l._n 21._o for_o servidi_fw-la r._n fervidi_fw-la p._n 94._o l._n 9_o for_o scrive_v r._n transscribe_v p._n 57_o l._n 1._o for_o then_o r._n they_o p._n 101._o l._n 39_o for_o superintended_a r._n superintendent_n p._n 11._o for_o master_n r_o matter_n marg_n for_o contract_v r._n confute_v p._n 117._o l._n 14._o guert_n r._n master_n p._n 121._o l._n 6._o for_o indiscreet_a r._n in_o discreet_a p._n 122._o marg_n fuos_fw-la r._n svo_fw-la p._n 126._o l._n 9_o for_o on_o r._n or_o p._n 127._o l._n ●…1_n r._n from_o who_o i_o expect_v etc._n etc._n p._n 142._o l._n 39_o for_o session_n r._n succession_n l._n 40._o for_o successis_fw-la r._n successio_fw-la p._n 145._o l._n 40._o for_o autorani_fw-la ei_fw-la r._n autouranici_fw-la p._n 148._o l._n 39_o for_o &_o r._n etc._n etc._n p._n 149._o marg_n for_o sudunt_fw-la ..._o astragatus_fw-la r._n sudunt_fw-la astragalis_fw-la p._n 152._o l._n 35._o for_o pallea_n r._n paleae_fw-la for_o affltu_fw-la r._n afflatu_fw-la with_o no_o point_n before_o it_o p._n 127._o marg_n for_o togodaedali_fw-la r._n logodaedali_fw-la p._n 153._o marg_n for_o odificentur_fw-la in_o rumam_fw-la r●…aedificentur_fw-la in_o rvinam_fw-la p._n 155._o l._n 41._o for_o manitate_v r._n inanitatis_fw-la p._n 157._o l._n 16._o for_o if_o r
succession_n &_o episcopal_a ordination_n which_o presbyterian_o want_v 〈◊〉_d the_o sc._n presbyterian_o trial_n before_o ordination_n more_o formal_a then_o true_o experimental_a of_o ability_n in_o the_o person_n 1●…0_n the_o qualification_n different_a from_o that_o require_v by_o the_o bishop_n 152_o the_o original_n of_o the_o pretend_a oath_n take_v by_o the_o king_n for_o security_n of_o the_o sc._n discipline_n 163_o p._n the_o sc._n assembly_n decree_n to_o be_v ratify_v by_o parliament_n 24_o as_o those_o of_o our_o convocation_n 32_o presbytery_n make_v parliament_n subject_a to_o assembly_n 120_o the_o parliament_n of_o scotland_n in_o no_o capacity_n to_o make_v demand_n after_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o king_n 163_o presbytery_n have_v no_o claim_n to_o the_o church_n partimonie_n give_v by_o episcopal_a founder_n and_o benefactor_n 25_o their_o dispute_n with_o prince_n about_o church_n revenue_n 63_o the_o original_a right_n of_o patronage_n in_o lay_v person_n 136_o peirth_n assembly_n 1596._o 111_o provision_n under_o episcopacy_n against_o the_o poverty_n of_o such_o as_o be_v ordain_v 153_o the_o praelat_n still_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n they_o be_v about_o the_o right_n and_o privilege_n of_o bishop_n 103_o reason_n of_o bid_v prayer_n before_o sermon_n 159_o in_o the_o ca●…on_n form_n be_v no_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a 160_o s●…t_a form_n of_o no_o use_n to_o beginer_n that_o pray_v by_o the_o spirit_n 161_o the_o gift_n of_o prayer_n in_o the_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la ibid._n presbyterian_o divide_v about_o prayer_n 162_o the_o injury_n by_o extemporarie_a prayer_n ibi._n presbytery_n when_o and_o how_o erect_v in_o scotland_n bishop_n to_o praeside_fw-la in_o they_o 20_o christianity_n at_o its_o first_o entrance_n into_o scotland_n bring_v not_o presbytery_n with_o it_o 22_o fallacy_n in_o the_o immediate_a division_n of_o religion_n into_o presbyterian_a &_o popish_a 53_o no_o authority_n of_o scripture_n for_o the_o many_o practice_n of_o scotish_n presbytery_n 10●…_n little_o knowledge_n labour_n or_o conscience_n show_v in_o presbyterian_a preach_v ●…54_n scotish_n presbyterian_o better_o conceit_v of_o themselves_o then_o of_o any_o other_o reform_a church_n to_o which_o yet_o they_o praetend_v a_o conformity_n in_o their_o new_a model_n 198_o k._n james_n speech_n concern_v scotish_n presbytery_n 30_o how_o a_o king_n may_v and_o whe●…_n exercise_v the_o office_n of_o a_o priest_n 195_o sc._n presbytery_n process_n for_o church_n rend_v 3●…_n the_o same_o fault_n under_o a_o different_a formality_n not_o to_o be_v twice_o punish_v 126_o q._n k._n james_n 55._o quaestion_n 111_o r._n read_v minister_n useful_a and_o justifiable_a in_o our_o church_n 154_o the_o praelat_n do_v not_o annul_v the_o be_v of_o all_o reform_a church_n 143_o though_o they_o have_v no_o full_a assurance_n 144_o the_o reviewer_n speech_n of_o bishop_n and_o pei●…h_a article_n 199_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n true_a though_o not_o most_o true_a 145_o a_o rigid_a separation_n from_o she_o in_o many_o thing_n needless_a 146_o assembly_n can_v reform_v only_o according_a to_o canon_n not_o the_o canon_n 84_o the_o primitive_a christian_n reformation_n different_a from_o that_o of_o sc._n presbyterian_o 85_o that_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n begin_v rather_o at_o k._n edw._n vi_o then_o henr._n viii_o ●…6_n the_o parliament_n can_v not_o reform_v without_o the_o king_n 18●…_n resistance_n against_o the_o person_n of_o the_o magistrate_n can_v not_o be_v make_v inobedience_n to_o his_o office_n 35_o reviewer_n willfullie_o missetake_v the_o scope_n of_o the_o bishop_n book_n 45_o his_o barbarous_a implacable_a malice_n against_o the_o dead_a 49_o a_o riot_n under_o praetense_n of_o take_v a_o priest_n at_o mass_n 91_o abet_v by_o knox_n with_o his_o confess_a interest_n in_o many_o more_o 92_o the_o pr._n scot_n must_v bring_v better_o mark_n than_o their_o ba●…e_a word_n for_o revelation_n 201_o s._n foreign_a presbyterian_o tolerate_v more_o liberty_n on_o their_o sabbath_n then_o ●…e_a bishop_n on_o our_o sunday_n 50._o 125_o the_o hypocritical_a superstition_n of_o the_o sc._n presbyter_n in_o the_o sanctification_n of_o their_o sabbath_n 81_o offender_n quit_v to_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o h._n sacrament_n without_o public_a satisfaction_n in_o the_o church_n 126_o false_a measure_n &c_n &c_n under_o colour_n of_o scandal_n not_o to_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o cognizance_n of_o the_o church_n 66_o all_o civil_a cause_n be_v bring_v before_o the_o presbytery_n under_o the_o pre●…ense_n of_o scandal_n 170_o the_o pr._n scotish_n party_n inconsiderable_a 2_o they_o give_v better_o language_n to_o our_o bishop_n heretofore_o then_o of_o late_a 8_o careful_a christian_n will_v find_v little_a leisure_n on_o week_n day_n to_o hear_v many_o sermon_n 157_o sermon_n not_o to_o exceed_v a_o hour_n 158_o those_o that_o be_v rhetorical_a may_v be_v as_o useful_a as_o many_o mee●…lie_a textuarie_n 159_o s●…_n claud_n somais_n no_o countenancer_n of_o the_o late_a church_fw-mi proceed_n ans._n too_o ep._n ded._n 4._o 111_o the_o sc._n presbyterian_o coordinate_a two_o soveraignity_n in_o one_o state_n 113_o two_o scotish_n king_n at_o one_o time_n avouc●…ed_v by_o a_o melvin_n 114_o capt._n james_n stuart_n vindicate_v at_o large_a 87_o superintendent_o equivalent_a to_o bishop_n 23_o imperious_a supplicate_v from_o the_o presbytery_n 26_o rebellion_n the_o subject_n of_o most_o 165._o 179_o the_o king_n supremacy_n impait_v by_o presbytery_n 27._o 195_o place_v upon_o the_o people_n 29_o scotish_n presbytery_n overthrow_v the_o right_a of_o the_o magistrate_n convocate_a synod_n 10._o 30_o synod_n where_o the_o magistrate_n prohibit_v they_o 31._o 36_o receive_v appeal_n not_o the_o principal_a end_n of_o call_v synod_n 132_o nobleman_n to_o have_v no_o suffrage_n in_o they_o but_o when_o send_v thither_o by_o the_o king_n 134_o t._n the_o by_o tenet_n of_o the_o discipline_n 3_o the_o text_n of_o scripture_n urge_v against_o episcopacic_n for_o presbytery_n answer_v 105._o etc._n etc._n the_o presbyterian_o treason_n at_o ruthuen_n 88_o at_o strivel_a ●…9_n v._n family_n visitation_n commendable_a aswell_o in_o orthodox_n priest_n as_o presbyter_n 173_o the_o reviewer_n much_o in_o love_n with_o the_o uncleanlie_a metaphor_n of_o a_o vomit_n 176_o w._n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n a_o more_o dubious_a and_o frivolous_a limitation_n in_o the_o covenant_n they_o heretofore_o in_o the_o oath_n for_o episcopacy_n 181_o finis_fw-la my_o reason_n for_o refute_v his_o epistle_n the_o rewiewer_n vanity_n in_o give_v title_n inconsistent_a with_o the_o present_a condition_n &_o practice_n of_o his_o lord_n the_o earl_n of_o cassils_n no_o late_o illuminate_v no_o credit_n for_o his_o family_n to_o be_v commend_v by_o buchanan_n very_o improper_a to_o style_n buchanan_n prince_n prince_n legitimi_fw-la regni_fw-la gravissima_fw-la pestis_fw-la praet_fw-la ad_fw-la dial._n de_fw-fr jur_fw-fr reg._n reg._n the_o reviewer_n sermon_n divinity_n divinity_n he_o may_v well_o count_v it_o a_o advantage_n to_o have_v the_o e._n cassils_n his_o judge_n judge_n a_o honour_n for_o the_o bp._n to_o be_v call_v by_o the_o rev_n unpardonable_a incendiaire_n the_o rev'_v uncleanlie_a language_n aristoph_n plut._n the_o active_a boldness_n of_o the_o scotish_n presbyterian_o in_o holland_n &c_n &c_n &c_n the_o three_o head_a monster_n in_o controversy_n controversy_n sen._n she_o fur._n fur._n the_o scotish_n discipline_n urey_n different_a from_o that_o in_o holland_n &_o france_n france_n no_o reform_a church_n call_v regular_a episcopacy_n antichristian_a antichristian_a many_o eminent_a person_n in_o those_o church_n have_v approve_v of_o it_o vindic_n of_o k._n ch._n p._n 125._o apost_n instit_n of_o episcopacy_n episcopal_a declination_n different_a from_o episcopacy_n presbyteriâ_fw-la aberration_n the_o same_o with_o presbytery_n the_o present_a concernment_n great_a to_o reveal_v the_o scotish_n discipline_n they_o refute_v old_a adversary_n of_o episcopacy_n episcopacy_n sr._n claud_n somay_v likely_a to_o be_v no_o great_a friend_n to_o the_o discipline_n discipline_n he_o offe_z red_z no_o dispute_n with_o the_o king_n chaplain_n about_o episcopacy_n they_o transgress_v not_o the_o duty_n of_o their_o place_n by_o inform_v the_o king_n conscience_n about_o the_o primi●…ive_a doctrine_n &_o discipline_n eikôn_a basilikè_n cap._n 14._o preservation_n of_o the_o church_n church_n pardon_v the_o irish_a &_o toierate_v their_o religion_n religion_n eikôn_n basilikè_n conscience_n honour_n reason_n law_n law_n incline_v his_o mind_n to_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o father_n father_n cant._n 4_o 4._o 4._o eikôn_a basilikè_n pen_v whole_o by_o ●…_n ch._n ●…_n not_o a_o syllable_n of_o it_o by_o the_o bishop_n bishop_n god_n not_o they_o the_o supporter_n of_o the_o matyre_v king_n king_n the_o 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15._o prov._n 1._o 26._o spiritual_a cruelty_n i●…_n the_o prayer_n of_o presbyter_n sc._n lit._n p._n 196._o 1._o pet._n 5_o 8_o our_o sabbath_n recreation_n shor_v of_o those_o in_o other_o reform_a curche_n trivial_a debate_n ●…and_v article_v against_o habit_n kno●…_n hist._n the_o same_o fault_n under_o a_o different_a formality_n not_o to_o betwice_o punish_v lib._n de_fw-fr fi●…_n &_o op._n cap._n 2._o offender_n quit_v to_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o h._n sacrament_n without_o public_a satisfaction_n in_o the_o church_n 1._o cor._n 11._o the_o scotish_n practice_n touch_v excommunication_n little_a less_o rigid_a than_o their_o canon_n ps._n 74._o 21._o sc._n lit._n p._n 100_o master_n john_n guthri●…_n bishop_n of_o murcay_n the_o follow_v in_o convenient_n to_o be_v charge_v rather_o upon_o the_o church_n than_o state_n state_n qui●…_n a_o tempore_fw-la quo_fw-la ut_fw-la lagatus_fw-la est_fw-la caput_fw-la g●…rit_fw-la lupinum_fw-la ita_fw-la quod_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la 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indignis●…emos_fw-la sartores_fw-la subulcos_fw-la &_o infimad●…_n faec●…_n homines_fw-la modo_fw-la sint_fw-la togod●…dali_fw-la etc._n etc._n c._n schulting_n hier._n anacris_n lib._n 1._o tert._n de_fw-fr praescr_n cap._n 1._o quod_fw-la non_fw-la ide●…_n scandalizariopo●…cat_fw-la quod_fw-la qui_fw-la prudentissimi_fw-la odificentur_fw-la in_o rumam_fw-la bishop_n commend_v by_o the_o reviewer_n to_o be_v suspect_v presbyt●…rie_o how_o the_o cause_n of_o ignorance_n contempt_n and_o beggary_n provision_n under_o episcepacie_n in_o england_n against_o the_o beggary_n &c_n &c_n of_o the_o priest_n puritanical_a bishop_n make_v a_o ignorant_a clergy_n cho._n 7._o v._n 10._o 11._o 12._o our_o bishop_n ●…o_o purchaser_n by_o h●…_n parsimony_n little_o knowledge_v abou●…_n or_o conscience_n show_v in_o presbyterian_a pr●…ching_v eccles_n 5._o ●…_n 1._o s●…_n 15._o ●…2_n read_v minister_n useful_a and_o justifiable_a in_o our_o church_n eph._n 4_o 14_o 4._o head_n for_o reader_n preach_v 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fran●…_n can._n 25._o catechise_v better_o than_o preach_v in_o the_o afternoon_n find_v 9_o head_n 〈◊〉_d sermon_n con_fw-mi venient_fw-la but_o not_o absolute_o necessary_a see_v hook_n eccles_n pol._n 5._o book_n sermon_n not_o to_o exceed_v a_o hour_n 〈◊〉_d of_o bid_v prayer_n be●…_n 〈…〉_z ●…ap_fw-es 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la non_fw-la inveniamur_fw-la discord_n in_fw-la ingressu_fw-la ad_fw-la