the_o case_n of_o the_o afflict_a clergy_n i_o now_o proceed_v to_o examine_v another_o of_o the_o pamphlet_n by_o which_o these_o of_o the_o episcopal_a clergy_n who_o hate_n and_o malign_v the_o presbyterian_o do_v load_n they_o with_o reproach_n and_o aggravate_v their_o own_o suffering_n beyond_o all_o the_o bound_n of_o modesty_n and_o truth_n its_o title_n be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o present_a afflict_a clergy_n in_o scotland_n true_o represent_v thus_o we_o be_v treat_v by_o man_n of_o a_o restless_a temper_n who_o be_v embitter_v in_o their_o spirit_n by_o what_o inconveniency_n they_o be_v fall_v into_o from_o the_o ease_n and_o dominion_n over_o their_o brethren_n that_o they_o late_o have_v one_o book_n after_o another_o we_o be_v lash_v with_o if_o they_o will_v speak_v truth_n and_o exercise_v reason_n rather_o than_o express_v rage_n and_o fury_n we_o will_v bear_v it_o and_o clear_v ourselves_o in_o the_o conscience_n of_o all_o impartial_a men._n but_o we_o must_v be_v content_a to_o take_v thing_n as_o they_o be_v and_o defend_v the_o truth_n and_o ourselves_o from_o these_o assault_n that_o they_o think_v fit_a to_o make_v of_o whatever_o sort_n they_o be_v before_o i_o come_v to_o the_o book_n itself_o i_o shall_v a_o little_a consider_v the_o preface_n he_o commend_v the_o moderation_n and_o integrity_n of_o the_o author_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v needful_a for_o none_o live_v can_v gather_v either_o of_o these_o two_o good_a quality_n from_o this_o pamphlet_n he_o tell_v we_o of_o the_o design_n of_o that_o book_n to_o procure_v pity_n from_o the_o most_o charitable_a church_n of_o england_n a_o beg_a design_n as_o i_o mark_v on_o the_o other_o pamphlet_n that_o man_n may_v consider_v the_o fatal_a consequence_n of_o papal_a supremacy_n in_o a_o protestant_a kirk_n if_o he_o will_v have_v his_o word_n understand_v or_o believe_v be_v shall_v show_v we_o wherein_o such_o a_o supremacy_n be_v exercise_v but_o rail_v do_v best_a in_o general_a term_n it_o be_v also_o that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n shall_v bethink_v themselves_o how_o to_o quench_v the_o flame_n lest_o it_o destroy_v themselves_o thus_o they_o sow_v discord_n among_o brethren_n and_o animate_v england_n to_o concern_v themselves_o in_o the_o affair_n of_o our_o church_n when_o we_o do_v not_o meddle_v in_o their_o matter_n he_o will_v have_v all_o scots_a presbyterian_o to_o be_v persecutor_n and_o charge_v they_o with_o think_v that_o they_o do_v god_n good_a service_n when_o they_o kill_v bishop_n which_o fact_n that_o he_o aim_v at_o the_o generality_n of_o presbyterian_o do_v abhor_v as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v do_v this_o be_v a_o early_a test_n of_o the_o moderation_n and_o integrity_n that_o we_o be_v to_o expect_v from_o this_o piece_n he_o further_o prove_v our_o persecution_n by_o cite_v some_o passage_n out_o of_o b._n burnet_n who_o be_v a_o party_n we_o be_v not_o to_o admit_v as_o a_o witness_n against_o we_o yet_o we_o acknowledge_v in_o his_o citation_n the_o truth_n of_o some_o rigour_n that_o be_v use_v in_o these_o time_n of_o broil_n and_o contention_n which_o presbyterian_o do_v not_o general_o allow_v if_o we_o will_v recriminate_a we_o can_v lessen_v these_o excess_n almost_o to_o nothing_o by_o narrate_v the_o barbarity_n use_v in_o scotland_n by_o his_o party_n against_o we_o but_o i_o rather_o wish_v that_o both_o may_v study_v sobriety_n and_o moderation_n than_o defend_v or_o practice_v over_o again_o what_o have_v be_v amiss_o i_o commend_v what_o follow_v his_o attempt_n to_o narrow_a the_o difference_n that_o be_v between_o presbyterian_o and_o episcopal_a man_n in_o scotland_n in_o doctrine_n we_o be_v profess_o one_o but_o real_o there_o be_v a_o party_n among_o they_o who_o differ_v from_o we_o especial_o about_o the_o arminian_n point_v in_o worship_n the_o difference_n be_v very_o small_a only_o contrary_a to_o his_o design_n he_o widen_v it_o when_o he_o false_o say_v that_o some_o in_o time_n of_o prayer_n uncover_v their_o head_n but_o by_o half_n be_v ever_o this_o approve_a by_o presbyterian_o what_o he_o impute_v to_o we_o of_o fulsome_a expression_n and_o vain_a repetition_n be_v a_o calumny_n if_o there_o be_v some_o on_o our_o side_n there_o be_v more_o on_o he_o who_o through_o ignorance_n or_o unseriousness_n may_v be_v charge_v with_o this_o it_o be_v also_o false_a that_o at_o baptism_n we_o bound_v the_o party_n to_o the_o solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n may_v be_v some_o may_v do_v it_o in_o a_o time_n when_o we_o have_v no_o government_n but_o it_o be_v think_v fit_a among_o we_o to_o make_v the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o standard_n of_o what_o we_o believe_v and_o bind_v ourselves_o to_o practice_v §_o 2._o he_o essay_v to_o make_v a_o parallel_n also_o betwixt_o our_o and_o their_o discipline_n but_o in_o that_o he_o be_v not_o so_o happy_a for_o though_o we_o deny_v not_o that_o they_o have_v something_o that_o look_v like_o parochial_a discipline_n and_o also_o the_o name_n of_o presbytery_n yet_o they_o have_v but_o a_o shadow_n of_o both_o for_o not_o only_o all_o that_o power_n that_o any_o of_o their_o pretend_a judicatory_n exercise_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o bishop_n but_o the_o exercise_n of_o it_o depend_v on_o he_o and_o he_o can_v supersede_n it_o when_o he_o please_v which_o if_o any_o of_o they_o shall_v deny_v i_o can_v prove_v by_o two_o instance_n in_o one_o presbytery_n viz._n that_o of_o chirnside_n one_o for_o habitual_a drunkenness_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n be_v cite_v before_o the_o session_n and_o for_o disobedience_n to_o they_o be_v cite_v before_o the_o presbytery_n while_o they_o be_v manage_v the_o process_n a_o prohibition_n be_v procure_v from_o the_o bishop_n of_o edinburgh_n which_o stop_v the_o process_n and_o the_o man_n drink_v on_o in_o defiance_n of_o both_o presbytery_n and_o session_n another_o accuse_v for_o live_v with_o a_o woman_n as_o his_o wife_n to_o who_o he_o be_v never_o marry_v and_o be_v process_v by_o the_o same_o step_n as_o the_o former_a by_o a_o prohibition_n from_o the_o same_o bishop_n the_o presbytery_n desist_v and_o the_o party_n continue_v in_o their_o former_a course_n of_o life_n and_o yet_o this_o prefacer_n have_v the_o forehead_n to_o say_v that_o their_o discipline_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o geneva_n and_o i_o believe_v his_o party_n will_v give_v he_o little_a thanks_o for_o the_o condescension_n he_o have_v here_o make_v as_o we_o dislike_v they_o because_o not_o true_a nor_o ingenuous_a but_o we_o know_v the_o design_n of_o such_o pretend_a moderation_n it_o be_v to_o load_v the_o presbyterian_o with_o the_o guilt_n of_o causeless_a schism_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o sequel_n of_o his_o discourse_n but_o when_o they_o debate_v with_o we_o about_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o presbyter_n and_o bishop_n they_o speak_v in_o another_o strain_n it_o be_v also_o false_a that_o they_o have_v elder_n who_o be_v no_o minister_n these_o among_o they_o who_o be_v more_o ingenuous_a will_v not_o allow_v they_o that_o name_n much_o less_o do_v they_o give_v they_o the_o power_n of_o rule_v elder_n or_o own_o in_o they_o the_o same_o authoritative_a and_o decisive_a power_n as_o the_o minister_n have_v i_o know_v no_o other_o design_n in_o keep_v up_o session_n and_o presbytery_n in_o scotland_n but_o that_o the_o people_n who_o have_v since_o the_o reformation_n be_v use_v to_o presbyterian_a government_n and_o can_v comply_v willing_o to_o no_o other_o church_n way_n may_v be_v deceive_v with_o the_o shadow_n of_o it_o when_o the_o thing_n be_v cunning_o take_v away_o he_o say_v that_o in_o synod_n all_o thing_n be_v carry_v by_o plurality_n of_o vote_n it_o be_v so_o indeed_o when_o the_o bishop_n please_v but_o dare_v they_o vote_n any_o thing_n or_o can_v any_o thing_n be_v carry_v by_o their_o authority_n without_o his_o lordship_n consent_n i_o think_v none_o of_o they_o will_v affirm_v this_o he_o confess_v the_o bishop_n have_v the_o power_n of_o ordination_n in_o he_o though_o he_o use_v to_o take_v the_o consent_n of_o the_o brethren_n of_o the_o presbytery_n along_o with_o he_o that_o this_o be_v always_o to_o be_v do_v he_o affirm_v but_o i_o be_o sure_a it_o be_v not_o the_o principle_n of_o episcopal_a man_n all_o this_o consider_v let_v any_o judge_n whether_o he_o speak_v truth_n when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o bishop_n be_v but_o a_o constant_a moderator_n a_o moderator_n have_v no_o power_n more_o than_o the_o least_o of_o the_o meeting_n have_v only_o he_o order_v the_o meeting_n that_o all_o may_v not_o speak_v at_o once_o propose_v matter_n to_o they_o pronounce_v as_o their_o mouth_n what_o be_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o meeting_n but_o nothing_o be_v determine_v by_o his_o authority_n nor_o be_v the_o judicatories_n of_o the_o church_n his_o
be_v send_v now_o the_o government_n be_v not_o by_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n settle_v in_o the_o person_n of_o minister_n only_o but_o of_o rule_v elder_n also_o many_o of_o who_o be_v nobleman_n and_o gentleman_n of_o good_a ability_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o be_v set_v up_o as_o bishop_n or_o act_v with_o their_o lordly_a domination_n as_o will_v appear_v from_o answer_v his_o follow_a objection_n he_o next_o say_v presbyter_n be_v subject_a to_o they_o who_o be_v no_o more_o but_o presbyter_n which_o have_v no_o precedent_n in_o the_o catholic_n church_n ans_fw-fr it_o be_v true_a it_o be_v not_o president_v in_o the_o catholic_n church_n that_o one_o or_o more_o presbyter_n shall_v be_v subject_a to_o one_o who_o be_v no_o more_o but_o a_o presbyter_n which_o be_v not_o our_o constitution_n nor_o practice_n but_o it_o have_v often_o be_v that_o presbyter_n in_o their_o single_a capacity_n be_v subject_a to_o they_o who_o be_v no_o more_o but_o presbyter_n act_v joint_o in_o a_o church_n judicatory_a and_o this_o be_v all_o that_o be_v now_o do_v the_o presbyterian_a church_n do_v not_o subject_a the_o episcopal_a church_n to_o they_o nor_o do_v one_o presbyter_n among_o we_o judge_v one_o presbyter_n among_o they_o but_o the_o presbyterian_a church_n combine_v judge_v every_o single_a presbyter_n in_o this_o national_a church_n and_o when_o he_o shall_v demonstrate_v the_o absurdity_n of_o that_o we_o shall_v yield_v to_o his_o argument_n again_o he_o argue_v thus_o they_o who_o can_v not_o be_v deny_v to_o be_v lawful_a minister_n be_v exclude_v from_o any_o share_n in_o the_o discipline_n and_o government_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o presbyterian_a principle_n ans_fw-fr the_o presbyterian_o never_o hold_v a_o principle_n so_o universal_a as_o what_o he_o hint_v about_o the_o privilege_n of_o lawful_a minister_n to_o govern_v the_o church_n they_o never_o hold_v that_o a_o popish_a minister_n shall_v be_v a_o ruler_n in_o the_o protestant_a church_n and_o they_o deny_v not_o such_o to_o be_v lawful_a minister_n they_o maintain_v that_o though_o it_o belong_v to_o all_o minister_n general_o to_o have_v a_o share_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n yet_o there_o may_v be_v some_o case_n in_o which_o pro_fw-la praesenti_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la statu_fw-la they_o may_v be_v restrain_v from_o that_o privilege_n though_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v restrain_v perpetual_o nor_o in_o the_o settle_a state_n of_o the_o church_n the_o presbyterian_a church_n have_v long_o be_v bear_v down_o and_o almost_o exhaust_v they_o be_v now_o through_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n restore_v they_o find_v a_o great_a many_o minister_n in_o charge_n who_o may_v be_v useful_a in_o preach_v the_o gospel_n but_o dispose_v to_o overturn_v the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n if_o it_o shall_v be_v put_v in_o their_o hand_n be_v it_o not_o rational_a that_o they_o shall_v suffer_v these_o to_o preach_v for_o the_o church_n need_v their_o help_n and_o yet_o not_o suffer_v they_o to_o rule_v the_o church_n lest_o they_o overturn_v she_o settlement_n they_o refuse_v none_o of_o they_o who_o will_v secure_v the_o government_n and_o be_v otherwise_o qualify_v for_o the_o ministry_n again_o though_o we_o own_v they_o as_o lawful_a minister_n yet_o we_o can_v own_v they_o as_o minister_n of_o the_o presbyterian_a church_n they_o have_v a_o right_a to_o govern_v the_o episcopal_a church_n to_o which_o they_o have_v betake_v themselves_o and_o leave_v the_o presbyterian_a church_n though_o their_o bishop_n even_o in_o it_o do_v not_o allow_v they_o that_o privilege_n yet_o that_o they_o have_v a_o right_a to_o rule_v the_o presbyterian_a church_n we_o deny_v they_o and_o we_o agree_v in_o doctrine_n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v teach_v the_o church_n together_o but_o we_o disagree_v in_o government_n and_o therefore_o we_o can_v rule_v together_o he_o say_v that_o presbyterian_o hold_v that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o a_o minister_n to_o part_v with_o his_o right_n of_o govern_v ans_fw-fr but_o the_o church_n may_v deny_v he_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o privilege_n if_o she_o find_v he_o inhabile_fw-la for_o the_o exercise_n of_o it_o he_o plead_v also_o that_o we_o blame_v bishop_n that_o they_o take_v this_o power_n general_o to_o themselves_o ans_fw-fr we_o do_v so_o because_o they_o exclude_v the_o rest_n not_o on_o account_n of_o any_o special_a inhability_n but_o as_o have_v no_o right_a to_o such_o a_o power_n which_o we_o maintain_v to_o be_v in_o all_o presbyter_n alike_o if_o any_o say_v that_o ministerial_a power_n be_v quid_fw-la indivisum_fw-la and_o the_o exercise_n of_o teach_v can_v be_v allow_v where_o that_o of_o rule_v power_n be_v restrain_v i_o answer_v this_o be_v true_a with_o respect_n to_o the_o ordinary_a and_o settle_a state_n of_o the_o church_n but_o such_o a_o extraordinary_a case_n of_o necessity_n as_o this_o may_v warrant_v such_o a_o restraint_n for_o a_o time_n but_o if_o this_o argument_n have_v any_o force_n it_o prove_v that_o neither_o preach_v nor_o rule_v shall_v be_v allow_v and_o it_o commend_v the_o moderation_n of_o the_o presbyterian_a church_n which_o will_v allow_v they_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n as_o they_o can_v when_o they_o can_v do_v it_o as_o they_o shall_v §_o 4._o he_o propose_v though_o not_o candid_o but_o do_v not_o answer_v our_o reason_n for_o this_o conduct_n one_o be_v we_o can_v not_o otherwise_o make_v our_o government_n sure_a and_o be_v it_o not_o reasonable_a that_o that_o government_n which_o christ_n have_v settle_v in_o his_o church_n as_o we_o think_v and_o which_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o nation_n have_v settle_v shall_v not_o be_v render_v unsafe_a by_o put_v it_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o avow_a enemy_n thereof_o when_o we_o can_v exclude_v they_o on_o such_o rational_a ground_n as_o have_v have_v be_v mention_v another_o argument_n he_o maintain_v as_o we_o the_o episcopal_a man_n deserve_v to_o be_v thus_o treat_v for_o their_o apostasy_n ans_fw-fr i_o know_v not_o who_o ever_o bring_v this_o argument_n we_o go_v not_o to_o the_o rigour_n of_o all_o the_o censure_n that_o that_o wrong_a step_n deserve_v we_o will_v rather_o consider_v what_o the_o present_a state_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o promote_a of_o truth_n and_o holiness_n and_o unity_n do_v require_v than_o what_o man_n deserve_v we_o be_v for_o moderation_n maugre_o all_o the_o reproach_n that_o he_o and_o such_o as_o he_o cast_v upon_o we_o though_o at_o the_o same_o time_n we_o think_v that_o the_o rigour_n of_o church_n discipline_n may_v put_v more_o force_n in_o this_o argument_n than_o he_o be_v aware_a of_o he_o infer_v from_o what_o he_o have_v discourse_v that_o presbyterian_o juggle_v with_o god_n and_o man_n because_o they_o hold_v their_o government_n to_o be_v so_o of_o divine_a right_n that_o they_o can_v make_v no_o composition_n with_o man_n about_o it_o but_o when_o it_o make_v for_o the_o interest_n they_o can_v make_v essential_a alteration_n ans_fw-fr we_o hold_v parity_n to_o be_v of_o divine_a right_n and_o can_v yield_v to_o imparity_n but_o this_o parity_n be_v not_o take_v away_o as_o he_o allege_v by_o exclude_v they_o who_o have_v render_v themselves_o inhabile_fw-la more_o than_o it_o be_v take_v away_o by_o suspend_v a_o minister_n for_o any_o immorality_n or_o negligence_n in_o his_o work_n neither_o be_v there_o here_o any_o essential_a alteration_n in_o the_o government_n more_o than_o there_o be_v in_o that_o case_n here_o be_v no_o juggle_a but_o fair_a and_o plain_a deal_n what_o he_o talk_v of_o nine_o hundred_o minister_n exclude_v be_v a_o mistake_n we_o exclude_v none_o of_o they_o but_o such_o as_o persist_v in_o their_o principle_n and_o inclination_n to_o overturn_v the_o government_n neither_o be_v there_o inconsistency_n as_o he_o will_v make_v we_o believe_v between_o make_v rule_v power_n essential_a to_o a_o minister_n and_o sus-spending_a the_o exercise_n of_o it_o for_o a_o time_n we_o hold_v that_o rationality_n be_v essential_a to_o a_o man_n though_o some_o scribbler_n be_v now_o and_o then_o delirious_a §_o 5._o from_o this_o digression_n he_o return_v to_o his_o history_n page_n 4._o and_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o meeting_n of_o the_o minister_n and_o elder_n antecedent_n to_o the_o general_n assembly_n indict_v by_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n to_o be_v hold_v october_n 16._o 1690._o in_o which_o narrative_n he_o do_v in_o several_a thing_n mis-inform_a his_o reader_n and_o represent_v thing_n to_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o truth_n and_o of_o the_o presbyterian_o it_o be_v a_o misrepresentation_n that_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n commit_v the_o care_n and_o management_n of_o the_o government_n to_o these_o few_o survive_a presbyterian_a minister_n who_o have_v not_o comply_v with_o episcopacy_n for_o it_o be_v to_o they_o
council_n as_o episcopal_a assembly_n be_v to_o the_o bishop_n we_o do_v then_o maintain_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o we_o as_o may_v justify_v our_o not_o own_v of_o the_o bishop_n authority_n nor_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o meeting_n that_o be_v derive_v from_o it_o and_o depend_v on_o it_o we_o never_o use_v such_o a_o argument_n to_o justify_v rebellion_n it_o be_v not_o the_o exercise_v episcopal_a power_n that_o cause_v what_o he_o so_o call_v but_o their_o force_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n and_o barbarous_a persecution_n whereby_o people_n be_v put_v to_o the_o utmost_a extremity_n if_o the_o conscience_n of_o his_o party_n can_v plead_v not_o guilty_a of_o the_o murder_n and_o butchery_n that_o have_v happen_v as_o well_o as_o the_o sober_a presbyterian_o can_n who_o have_v no_o interest_n in_o they_o but_o to_o lament_v they_o and_o the_o occasion_n of_o they_o it_o be_v well_o for_o they_o if_o barbarity_n be_v commit_v now_o against_o they_o we_o defend_v they_o not_o nor_o be_v they_o chargeable_a on_o the_o presbyterian_o but_o on_o some_o few_o who_o their_o persecution_n have_v enrage_v he_o tell_v we_o of_o more_o history_n of_o the_o clergy_n suffering_n to_o come_v out_o our_o work_n be_v to_o examine_v these_o that_o now_o he_o be_v please_v to_o offer_v if_o he_o prove_v by_o his_o collection_n of_o passage_n all_o that_o in_o his_o preface_n he_o propose_v to_o make_v out_o by_o they_o we_o shall_v succumb_v in_o the_o debate_n but_o i_o be_o sure_a some_o of_o they_o can_v be_v prove_v other_o thing_n can_v infer_v the_o consequent_n that_o he_o draw_v from_o they_o but_o i_o will_v not_o anticipate_v what_o remain_v of_o his_o preface_n be_v a_o renew_n of_o his_o beg_a address_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n what_o they_o get_v that_o way_n we_o do_v not_o envy_v we_o wish_v indeed_o the_o change_n of_o episcopacy_n though_o we_o will_v take_v no_o unwarrantable_a course_n to_o effect_v even_o that_o but_o not_o the_o ruin_n of_o episcopal_n men._n §_o 3._o the_o book_n itself_o be_v odd_o methodise_v we_o have_v two_o leaf_n call_v the_o first_o collection_n of_o paper_n next_o a_o letter_n under_o the_o title_n of_o the_o whole_a book_n then_o the_o first_o collection_n of_o paper_n begin_v again_o and_o so_o to_o the_o second_o three_o and_o four_o collection_n but_o we_o must_v follow_v whither_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o lead_v i_o must_v here_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o what_o i_o have_v say_v in_o answer_n to_o the_o first_o book_n and_o the_o second_o letter_n sect._n 6._o where_o it_o be_v make_v appear_v that_o the_o presbyterian_o be_v not_o accountable_a for_o the_o disorder_n that_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v act_v though_o all_o the_o story_n that_o be_v tell_v be_v true_a but_o because_o in_o this_o pamphlet_n we_o have_v attestation_n add_v to_o the_o narrative_n that_o be_v bring_v which_o be_v not_o do_v in_o the_o other_o somewhat_o must_v be_v observe_v concern_v that_o which_o be_v that_o most_o they_o be_v testae_fw-la meipso_fw-la the_o complainant_n be_v the_o witness_n which_o be_v not_o fair_a and_o often_o one_o of_o these_o minister_n witness_n for_o another_o and_o he_o do_v he_o the_o like_a kindness_n for_o requital_n which_o derogate_v much_o from_o the_o credibility_n of_o such_o testimony_n further_o all_o of_o his_o witness_n be_v the_o swear_a enemy_n of_o presbyterian_o and_o in_o a_o combination_n to_o defame_v they_o and_o we_o have_v from_o the_o pamphlet_n now_o under_o consideration_n a_o taste_n of_o the_o veracity_n of_o the_o man_n who_o we_o have_v to_o do_v with_o if_o his_o witness_n make_v no_o more_o conscience_n of_o speak_a truth_n than_o the_o author_n or_o author_n of_o these_o pamphlet_n do_v few_o think_v man_n will_v be_v move_v with_o what_o they_o say_v i_o come_v now_o to_o consider_v his_o particular_a story_n he_o begin_v with_o the_o minister_n of_o cumnock_n with_o who_o he_o join_v the_o minister_n of_o auchinleck_n who_o ninety_o arm_a man_n force_v into_o the_o churchyard_n discharge_v they_o to_o preach_v and_o tear_v their_o gown_n and_o declare_v that_o this_o they_o do_v not_o as_o statesman_n nor_o as_o churchman_n but_o by_o violence_n and_o in_o a_o military_a way_n of_o reformation_n ans_fw-fr it_o be_v attest_v under_o the_o hand_n of_o george_n logan_n of_o logan_n william_n crawfurd_n of_o dalegles_n john_n camphel_n of_o horsecleugh_n george_n camphel_n of_o glaisknock_n john_n beg_v of_o dornal_a john_n mitchel_n of_o whetstonburn_n all_o of_o the_o two_o parish_n mention_v that_o they_o who_o do_v this_o be_v not_o of_o either_o of_o these_o parish_n nor_o be_v it_o know_v who_o they_o be_v only_o that_o they_o be_v cameronian_n who_o have_v suffer_v severe_o and_o be_v now_o gather_v together_o on_o occasion_n of_o a_o alarm_n that_o then_o be_v in_o the_o country_n nor_o have_v any_o in_o these_o parish_n any_o accession_n to_o that_o practice_n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o many_o of_o these_o minister_n enter_v by_o a_o military_a force_n as_o they_o be_v so_o put_v out_o particular_o the_o minister_n of_o auchinleck_n have_v his_o edict_n serve_v with_o three_o troop_n of_o dragoon_n and_o that_o people_n never_o submit_v to_o these_o man_n ministry_n but_o by_o the_o force_n that_o be_v put_v on_o they_o by_o arm_a man_n and_o they_o suffer_v very_o hard_a thing_n and_o yet_o the_o people_n of_o these_o parish_n bear_v it_o patient_o in_o the_o business_n of_o machlin_n he_o gross_o bely_v they_o they_o use_v no_o violence_n to_o the_o minister_n wife_n only_a grave_o reprove_v she_o for_o curse_v and_o swear_v which_o she_o use_v he_o pass_v page_n 4._o to_o the_o presbytery_n of_o dumbartoun_n where_o first_o he_o tell_v we_o what_o mr._n walter_n stirling_n minister_n at_o badernock_n meet_v with_o by_o a_o company_n of_o dissenter_n this_o be_v a_o gross_a lie_n these_o five_o arm_a man_n who_o assault_v his_o house_n have_v do_v the_o like_a to_o a_o gentleman_n house_n and_z a_o countryman_z house_n the_o same_o night_n seek_v arm_n or_o plunder_n be_v no_o dissenter_n of_o any_o sort_n or_o way_n but_o debauch_v man_n horrid_a swearer_n and_o curser_n who_o be_v of_o break_a desperate_a fortune_n their_o name_n be_v john_n momillan_n patrick_n motarge_v george_n tomoch_n archibald_n ferguson_n archibald_n shine_v this_o one_o passage_n due_o consider_v may_v discredit_v all_o that_o be_v assert_v in_o his_o book_n and_o expose_v the_o author_n as_o a_o malicious_a calumniator_n design_v to_o fix_v all_o the_o theft_n robbery_n and_o other_o villainy_n that_o be_v commit_v in_o the_o country_n not_o only_o on_o some_o presbyterian_a or_o other_o but_o on_o the_o whole_a party_n it_o be_v also_o witness_v that_o mr._n stirling_n parish_n give_v he_o all_o the_o help_n and_o succour_v they_o can_v in_o this_o his_o trouble_n this_o mr._n stirling_n be_v afterward_o deprive_v by_o the_o state_n for_o not_o read_v nor_o pray_v after_o which_o time_n he_o behove_v to_o remove_v from_o the_o church_n and_o dwellinghouse_n but_o to_o this_o day_n live_v peaceable_o in_o the_o parish_n yea_o mr._n stirling_n himself_o disown_v that_o account_n of_o his_o case_n which_o be_v in_o the_o pamphlet_n as_o what_o he_o have_v no_o hand_n in_o for_o the_o two_o follow_a mr._n duncan_n of_o kilpatrick_n easter_n and_o the_o minister_n that_o be_v to_o preach_v at_o boiall_a in_o the_o narration_n of_o what_o concern_v kilpatrick_n easter_n there_o be_v a_o gross_a lie_n none_o touch_v mr._n duncan_n nor_o do_v any_o personal_a hurt_n to_o he_o which_o be_v affirm_v by_o they_o who_o know_v that_o matter_n and_o may_v be_v confirm_v by_o consider_v that_o that_o party_n zeal_n lead_v they_o no_o far_o than_o to_o rid_v themselves_o of_o these_o minister_n who_o have_v be_v such_o a_o burden_n to_o they_o for_o that_o man_n who_o be_v to_o preach_v at_o boiall_a the_o truth_n of_o the_o story_n be_v a_o great_a many_o come_v with_o a_o burial_n to_o the_o churchyard_n among_o they_o not_o above_o six_o or_o seven_o have_v arm_n who_o do_v always_o bear_v arm_n none_o of_o they_o make_v any_o opposition_n only_o they_o send_v to_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o parish_n to_o desire_v he_o to_o give_v they_o the_o key_n of_o the_o church_n see_v he_o himself_o can_v not_o preach_v he_o promise_v to_o do_v it_o if_o the_o heritor_n shall_v demand_v they_o which_o several_a of_o they_o do_v and_o offer_v to_o suffer_v he_o to_o stay_v in_o the_o house_n forty_o day_n if_o he_o will_v give_v up_o the_o key_n he_o contrary_a to_o his_o promise_n refuse_v to_o give_v they_o up_o but_o go_v away_o that_o day_n and_o carry_v away_o his_o furniture_n except_o some_o lumber_n