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A01039 An ansvvere to M. I. Forbes of Corse, his peaceable warning Calderwood, David, 1575-1650. 1638 (1638) STC 11143; ESTC S102458 22,575 36

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bee sent to the Noble-men and Gentlemen in the bounds for furtherance of the worke which being considered and made more perfite some were appointed by the assembly to see presbyteries erected everie where The Confession of Faith was subscribed by the King and his houshold in Ianuar preceeding and injoyned in March to be subscribed by the subjects which Confession was approved by this assembly holden in Aprile when directions were given for erection of Presbyteries The subscription to the Confession and erection of presbyteries went forward together the same yeare So the discipline by presbyteries was sworne to and not by diocesian Bishops or yet Superintendnets which ceased in the yeere 1575. In the generall assembly holden in August 1590 it was ordained as followeth For as much as it is certaine that the word of God cannot bee kept in sinceritie vnlesse the holy discipline bee observed it is therefore by common consent of the whole brethren Cōmissioners present concluded that whosoever hath borne office in the ministrie within the Kirk of this realme or presently beareth or hereafter shall beare office therein shall be charged by every particular Presbyterie where they are resident to subscribe the heads of the discipline of the Kirk in this realme at length set down allowed by act of the whole assembly in the botk of policie which is registred in the register of the Kirk namely the heads controverted by the adversaries to discipline of the reformed Kirke within this realme betwixt and the next synodall assemblies of the Provinces under the paine of Excommunication to bee executed against the none subscribers that the presbyteries which shall bee found remisse or negligtnt heerein shall bee rebuked publickely by the whole assembly and to the end the said discipline be knowne as it ought to bee by the whole brethren it is ordained that the Moderator of each Presbyterie shall receive frō the clerk of the assembly a copie of the said book under his subscription upō the expensses of the presbyterie betwixt and the first daye of September next to come under the paine to be accused openly in face of the whole Assembly The same yeere 1590 the Confession of faith was again subscribed universally throghout the whole realme It is cleare then what policie or discipline was then allowed meant in the Confession of faith In the Parliament holden anno 1592 it was ordained that all presentations to benefices bee directed to particular presbyteries in time cōming with full power to give collation thereupon to put order to all matters and causes ecclesiasticall within their bounds according to the discipline of the Kirke Whensoever their was any meaning to erect that estate of Bishops the Confession of faith was alledged in the contrare as first in a dialogue writen anno 1585 by some learned and reverend Minister and more at length anno 1606 when their estate was restored by Parliament M. Andrew Melvill M. Iames Melvill and sundrie other Ministers commissioners from presbyteries subscribed that protestation which is extant in print in that booke which is entituled the Course of conformitie and among the rest M. William Cowper late Bishop of Galloway M. Adam Ballendine now Bishop of Aberdene and M. Iohn Aburnethie now Bishop of Cathnesse who therefore are guiltie of that haynous crime which the estates were desired to avoyde In this Protestation the reverend brethren have these words following Above all things my Lords beware to strive against God with an open displayed banner by building up againe the walls of Iericho which the Lord hath not only cast downe but also hath layd them under a terrible int●rdiction execration c. But the Noblemen and Sates of this realme have the reverence of the oath of GOD made by themselves and subscribed with their owne hands in the Confession of Faith called the Kings Majesties Confession published more than once or twise and sworne by his most excellent Majestie and by his highnesse Nobilitie Estates and whole Subjects of the realme to hold them back from the setting up the dominion of Bishops Because it is of veritie that they subscrived and swore the said Confession containing not only the maintenance of the true doctrine but also of the discipline professed within the realme of Scotland In the verification of the points offered to bee proved in the Protestation they have these words in the 4. cap. But so it is that the Bishoprie is one of the greatest errours and corruptions thereof that is of the adulterous Kirke of Rome and hath no arguments of Scripture Fathers Councells nor reason but the selfesame that the Papists use and in the 5 cap. we have these words If so bee that the setting up of Bishops will throw downe the discipline of our Kirke or if that office hath any thing to doe with these corruptions of Papistrie and Antichristian hierarchie the King our Soveraigne his most excellent Christian Majestie and his Highnesse most ancient religious and noble estates of Parliament if there were none other reaeson but this one would not for all the world fall under the danger of so horrible a perjurie against God to set up Bishops againe c. But so it is as all men knowe the discipline and governement of the Kirk exercised by presbyteries and Bishops are so farre opposed one to another that when the one is set up the other must downe of force There fore the subscribers and swearers of the former Confession if they should as God forbid goe about to set up Bishops and Episcopall governement they could not eshew the cryme of horrible perjurie execrable apostasie and most cursed reparing of Iericho The Reader may find more to this purpos● in the Protestation it selfe verification insert in the course of conformitie above mentioned This much for Episcopacie that it cannot consist with the Confession of Faith That the five Articles are likewise abjured in the Confession of Faith is cleare For in the Confession wee professe We abhore and detest all heads of Popery as they were then damned and confuted by the Word of God and kirk of Scotland his five bastard Sacraments with all his rites and ceremonies and false doctrine added to the ministration of the true Sacraments all his vaine allegories rites signes and traditions brought in the Kirks without or against the word of God and doctrine of this true reformed Kirk But wee have already proved in sundrie printed bookes that these five articles are traditions broght in the Kirk without or against the word of God and doctrine of this true reformed Kirk that they have beene damned by our Kirk that confirmation or Bishoping is one of the five bastard Sacraments privat baptisme importeth the absolute necessitie of baptisme that kneeling is a rite and ceremonie added to the true ministration of the Sacraments without the word of God And therefore for shortnesse wee referre the Reader to these printed treatises For the present