former_a prelacy_n answer_v above_o peri._n 4._o pag._n 54._o 3._o in_o a_o constitute_v and_o settle_a case_n of_o the_o church_n enjoy_v her_o privilege_n &_o judicatory_n corruption_n may_v be_v â—oreborn_a and_o the_o offend_v be_v not_o to_o withdraw_v before_o recourse_n to_o the_o judicatories_n for_o a_o orderly_a redress_n but_o in_o a_o break_a &_o disturb_a state_n when_o there_o be_v no_o access_n to_o these_o court_n of_o christ_n then_o people_n tho'_o they_o must_v not_o usurp_v a_o power_n of_o judicial_a censure_v these_o corruption_n yet_o they_o may_v claim_v &_o exercise_v a_o discretive_a power_n over_o their_o owned_a practice_n and_o by_o their_o withdraw_n from_o such_o minister_n as_o be_v guilty_a of_o they_o signify_v their_o sense_n of_o the_o moral_a equity_n of_o these_o censure_n that_o have_v be_v legal_o enact_v against_o these_o &_o the_o equivalent_a corruption_n and_o when_o they_o shall_v be_v legal_o inflict_v as_o we_o do_v upon_o this_o ground_n 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purchase_v a_o liberty_n to_o themselves_o at_o the_o rate_n of_o bury_v &_o betray_v the_o cause_n into_o bondage_n &_o restraint_n and_o thus_o to_o be_v lay_v by_o from_o all_o active_a &_o open_a opposition_n to_o antichrist_n design_n in_o such_o a_o season_n the_o world_n will_v be_v tempt_v to_o think_v they_o be_v not_o govern_v by_o principle_n but_o their_o owned_a interest_n in_o this_o juncture_n seek_v their_o owned_a thing_n more_o than_o the_o thing_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o late_a usurpation_n upon_o &_o overturning_a of_o religion_n &_o liberty_n that_o offend_v they_o so_o much_o as_o the_o persecution_n they_o sustain_v thereby_o but_o if_o that_o arbitrary_a power_n have_v be_v exert_v in_o their_o favour_n though_o with_o the_o same_o prejudice_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o christ_n they_o will_v have_v comply_v with_o it_o as_o they_o do_v now_o alas_o sad_a &_o dolorous_a have_v be_v the_o scandal_n give_v &_o take_v by_o &_o from_o the_o 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it_o be_v date_v at_o edinburgh_n julj_fw-la 21._o 1687._o of_o this_o tenor_n to_o the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n the_o humble_a address_n of_o the_o presbyterian_a minister_n of_o his_o majesty_n kingdom_n of_o scotland_n we_o your_o maj._n most_o loyal_a subject_n the_o minister_n of_o the_o presbyterian_a persuasion_n in_o your_o ancient_a kingdom_n of_o scotland_n from_o the_o due_a sense_n we_o have_v of_o your_o maj._n gracious_a &_o surprise_a favour_n in_o not_o only_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o our_o long_a sad_a suffering_n for_o nonconformity_n but_o grant_v we_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o public_a &_o peaceable_a exercise_n of_o our_o ministerial_a function_n without_o any_o hazard_n as_o we_o bless_v the_o great_a god_n who_o have_v put_v this_o in_o your_o royal_a heart_n do_v with_o all_o find_v ourselves_o bind_v in_o duty_n to_o offer_v our_o most_o humble_a &_o hearty_a thanks_o to_o your_o sacred_a majesty_n the_o favour_n bestow_v be_v to_o we_o and_o all_o 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