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that_o in_o meet_v and_o act_v according_a thereunto_o they_o behave_v themselves_o so_o as_o become_v christian_a bishop_n and_o clergyman_n to_o do_v under_o the_o favour_n and_o authority_n of_o a_o christian_a king_n i_o shall_v observe_v only_o this_o one_o thing_n far_o to_o prevent_v any_o new_a cavil_n in_o this_o particular_a that_o we_o be_v assure_v by_o he_o who_o best_o know_v it_o 282._o archbishop_n laud_v himself_o that_o these_o canon_n be_v pass_v with_o the_o great_a freedom_n and_o unanimity_n that_o ever_o any_o canon_n be_v so_o that_o upon_o that_o account_n also_o we_o may_v the_o more_o undoubted_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o deliver_v the_o real_a sense_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o those_o day_n to_o the_o judgement_n of_o this_o archbishop_n 31._o and_o the_o convocation_n hold_v by_o he_o bramhall_n let_v i_o subjoin_v that_o of_o a_o eminent_a bishop_n in_o our_o neighbour_n country_n the_o learned_a bramhall_n afterward_o archbishop_n of_o ardmagh_n and_o primate_n of_o all_o ireland_n in_o his_o survey_n of_o the_o scotch_a discipline_n 496._o among_o other_o exception_n which_o he_o take_v at_o it_o we_o have_v these_o to_o our_o purpose_n particular_o insist_v upon_o by_o he_o that_o they_o affirm_v one_a that_o ecclesiastical_a person_n have_v the_o sole_a power_n of_o convening_n and_o convocate_a synod_n two_o that_o no_o person_n magistrate_n or_o other_o have_v power_n to_o vote_n in_o their_o synod_n but_o only_o ecclesiastical_a three_o that_o synod_n have_v the_o judgement_n of_o true_a and_o false_a religion_n of_o doctrine_n heresy_n etc._n etc._n that_o they_o have_v legis-lative_a power_n to_o make_v rule_n and_o constitution_n for_o keep_v good_a order_n in_o the_o kirk_n and_o all_o this_o without_o any_o reclamation_n or_o appellation_n to_o any_o judge_n civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a four_o that_o they_o have_v these_o privilege_n not_o from_o the_o magistrate_n or_o people_n or_o particular_a law_n of_o the_o country_n but_o immediate_o from_o god_n etc._n etc._n last_o that_o they_o have_v all_o this_o power_n not_o only_o without_o the_o magistrate_n but_o against_o he_o that_o be_v though_o he_o dissent_v etc._n etc._n so_o different_a a_o notion_n have_v this_o great_a writer_n of_o these_o power_n of_o the_o kirk_n 116._o for_o which_o our_o late_a author_n so_o high_o applaud_v they_o and_o set_v up_o their_o discipline_n above_o our_o own_o slavish_a constitution_n but_o the_o archbishop_n proceed_v and_o against_o these_o usurpation_n of_o the_o kirk_n lay_v down_o chap._n two_o these_o orthodox_n church_n of_o england_n principles_n that_o all_o prince_n and_o state_n invest_v with_o sovereign_a power_n do_v just_o challenge_v to_o themselves_o the_o right_n of_o convocate_a national_a synod_n of_o their_o own_o subject_n and_o of_o ratify_v their_o constitution_n and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o magistrate_n of_o straw_n 494._o that_o will_v suffer_v the_o church_n to_o convene_v whensoever_o or_o wheresoever_o they_o list_v to_o convocate_v before_o they_o whosoever_o they_o please_v to_o change_v the_o ecclesiastical_a policy_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n to_o alter_v the_o doctrine_n and_o religion_n establish_v and_o all_o this_o of_o their_o own_o head_n by_o a_o pretend_a power_n give_v they_o from_o heaven_n synod_n ought_v to_o be_v call_v by_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n if_o he_o be_v a_o christian_n and_o either_o by_o himself_o or_o by_o such_o as_o he_o shall_v please_v to_o choose_v for_o that_o purpose_n he_o ought_v to_o preside_v over_o they_o this_o power_n the_o emperor_n of_o old_a do_v challenge_v over_o general_a council_n christian_n monarch_n in_o the_o blindness_n of_o popery_n over_o national_a synod_n the_o king_n of_o england_n over_o their_o great_a council_n of_o old_a and_o their_o convocation_n of_o latter_a time_n but_o 498._o say_v they_o we_o give_v the_o magistrate_n a_o political_a power_n to_o convocate_v synod_n to_o preside_v in_o synod_n to_o ratify_v the_o act_n of_o synod_n to_o reform_v the_o church_n here_o be_v good_a word_n but_o they_o signify_v nothing_o for_o 124._o in_o plain_a english_a what_o be_v this_o political_a power_n to_o call_v synod_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o duty_n which_o the_o magistrate_n owe_v to_o the_o kirk_n when_o they_o think_v necessary_a to_o have_v a_o synod_n convocate_v to_o strengthen_v their_o summons_n by_o a_o civil_a sanction_n to_o secure_v they_o in_o come_v to_o the_o synod_n and_o return_v from_o the_o synod_n to_o compel_v obstinate_a person_n by_o civil_a law_n and_o punishment_n to_o submit_v to_o their_o censure_n and_o decree_n what_o get_v the_o magistrate_n by_o all_o this_o for_o they_o declare_v express_o that_o neither_o all_o the_o power_n nor_o any_o part_n of_o the_o power_n which_o synod_n have_v to_o deliberate_a of_o or_o to_o define_v ecclesiastical_a thing_n do_v flow_v from_o the_o magistrate_n but_o can_v the_o magistrate_n call_v the_o synod_n to_o account_v for_o any_o thing_n they_o do_v can_v he_o remedy_n the_o error_n of_o a_o synod_n either_o in_o doctrine_n or_o discipline_n no_o this_o be_v one_o main_a branch_n of_o popery_n and_o a_o gross_a encroachment_n upon_o the_o right_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o according_o we_o find_v he_o charge_v the_o papist_n with_o it_o in_o his_o write_n against_o they_o 88_o he_o maintain_v that_o all_o ecclesiastical_a coercive_a jurisdiction_n do_v original_o flow_v from_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n he_o bid_v they_o weigh_v all_o the_o part_n of_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n and_o consider_v what_o one_o there_o be_v which_o christian_a emperor_n of_o old_a do_v not_o either_o exercise_n by_o themselves_o or_o by_o their_o delegate_n or_o do_v not_o regulate_v by_o their_o law_n or_o both_o and_o then_o particular_o instance_n in_o the_o point_n of_o call_v council_n preside_v in_o council_n dissolve_v of_o council_n and_o confirm_v council_n and_o pag._n 93._o he_o insist_o upon_o it_o as_o one_o just_a ground_n of_o our_o separation_n from_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n ib._n that_o they_o endeavour_v to_o rob_v the_o king_n of_o the_o fair_a flower_n of_o his_o crown_n namely_o of_o his_o right_n to_o convocate_v synod_n and_o to_o confirm_v synod_n within_o his_o own_o dominion_n of_o his_o legis-lative_a and_o judiciary_n power_n in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o opinion_n of_o this_o learned_a prelate_n be_v conformable_a the_o sentiment_n of_o all_o the_o other_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n of_o these_o kingdom_n 32._o as_o to_o these_o matter_n christian_n emperor_n davenant_n say_v bishop_n davenant_n heretofore_o call_v council_n as_o in_o civil_a cause_n 95._o prince_n advise_v with_o their_o learned_a in_o the_o law_n so_o in_o theological_a matter_n they_o ought_v to_o consult_v with_o their_o divine_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o so_o tie_v up_o to_o the_o opinion_n of_o their_o clergy_n but_o that_o if_o 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