place_n and_o calling_n the_o preservation_n of_o the_o reform_a religion_n in_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n in_o doctrine_n worship_n discipline_n and_o government_n now_o the_o scotch_a author_n or_o ladensium_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o postscript_n against_o lysimachus_n nicanor_n tell_v we_o p._n 35._o that_o episcopacy_n be_v no_o way_n so_o opposite_a to_o the_o discipline_n of_o any_o reform_a church_n as_o to_o that_o discipline_n which_o many_o assembly_n and_o parliament_n have_v settle_v in_o scotland_n and_o therefore_o he_o conclude_v thus_o p._n 36._o 37._o we_o can_v dissemble_v any_o long_o our_o hearty_a wish_n that_o england_n will_v after_o the_o example_n of_o all_o the_o reform_a church_n ride_v themselves_o at_o last_o of_o their_o bishop_n trouble_n as_o they_o do_v of_o old_a without_o any_o repentance_n to_o this_o day_n of_o their_o abbot_n and_o monk_n this_o say_v he_o we_o conceive_v will_v much_o increase_v the_o joy_n and_o 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p._n 19_o 29._o that_o the_o form_n of_o ecclesiastical_a government_n by_o parochial_a and_o classical_a presbytery_n provincial_a and_o national_a assembly_n be_v remote_a enough_o from_o the_o main_a cause_n of_o presbytery_n especial_o since_o he_o affirm_v p._n 24._o 34._o that_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n kingdom_n scotland_n be_v presbyterian_a by_o which_o sure_a he_o mean_v not_o moderate_o episcopal_a for_o p._n 59_o 69._o that_o he_o may_v prove_v the_o presbyterian_a form_n of_o government_n a._n fence_n against_o heresy_n and_o error_n he_o instance_n in_o the_o form_n of_o ecclesiastical_a policy_n and_o method_n of_o discipline_n in_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n which_o as_o there_o describe_v be_v no_o otherwise_o than_o by_o parochial_a and_o classical_a presbytery_n provincial_a and_o national_a assembly_n now_o how_o injurious_a the_o scotch_a discipline_n which_o english_a presbyterian_o have_v thus_o covenant_v to_o introduce_v be_v to_o the_o civil_a 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a_o monster_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v most_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o parliament_n be_v oppressive_a to_o particular_a person_n and_o hurtful_a to_o all_o order_n of_o man_n that_o the_o disciplinarian_o challenge_v this_o exorbitant_a power_n by_o divine_a right_n the_o truth_n of_o these_o proposition_n he_o have_v evince_v out_o of_o their_o book_n of_o discipline_n and_o public_a record_n of_o their_o practice_n since_o therefore_o the_o english_a presbyterian_o have_v swear_v to_o endeavour_v the_o preservation_n of_o this_o discipline_n and_o government_n in_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n and_o to_o reform_v the_o discipline_n and_o government_n here_o in_o england_n according_a to_o the_o example_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o scotland_n it_o be_v but_o a_o piece_n of_o justice_n and_o reason_n that_o the_o king_n majesty_n shall_v look_v upon_o they_o as_o person_n own_v those_o seditious_a principle_n upon_o which_o such_o enormous_a disciplinarian_a practice_n be_v ground_v some_o of_o which_o principle_n be_v these_o 1._o that_o their_o national_a assembly_n ought_v always_o to_o be_v retain_v in_o their_o own_o liberty_n of_o convening_n lawful_o together_o p._n 7._o with_o power_n to_o the_o kirk_n to_o appoint_v time_n and_o place_n 2._o that_o they_o have_v power_n to_o abolish_v and_o abrogate_v all_o statute_n and_o ordinance_n concern_v ecclesiastical_a matter_n that_o be_v find_v noisome_a and_o unprofitable_a and_o agree_v not_o with_o the_o time_n or_o be_v abuse_v by_o the_o people_n and_o to_o make_v rule_n and_o constitution_n for_o keep_v good_a order_n in_o the_o kirk_n p._n 8._o 3._o that_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n ought_v to_o be_v exercise_v whether_o it_o be_v ratify_v by_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n or_o no_o p._n 9_o 12._o 4._o that_o from_o the_o kirk_n there_o be_v no_o reclamation_n nor_o appellation_n to_o any_o judge_n civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a within_o the_o realm_n p._n 13._o 5._o that_o to_o their_o 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