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A55985
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To the right reverend, the ministers of the Kirk of Scotland, of the Presbyterian perswasion the following defence, of the rights and liberties of the church ... / by Robert Park.
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Park, Robert, d. 1689?
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1680
(1680)
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Wing P364; ESTC R22921
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his_o church_n 1._o as_o we_o have_v assert_v that_o patronage_n be_v no_o divine_a institution_n and_o that_o the_o patron_n have_v not_o the_o right_a of_o elect_v the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n so_o we_o must_v also_o show_v to_o who_o this_o right_a of_o election_n do_v proper_o belong_v lest_o other_o that_o have_v as_o little_a right_n may_v lay_v claim_n to_o it_o as_o it_o have_v fall_v out_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o church_n patrimony_n which_o when_o it_o be_v take_v from_o the_o popish_a clergy_n who_o have_v no_o true_a right_o to_o it_o be_v not_o restore_v to_o the_o reform_a church_n but_o to_o private_a person_n who_o to_o say_v no_o worse_o i_o be_o sure_o have_v as_o little_a right_n as_o the_o former_a possessor_n ii_o and_o therefore_o the_o next_o ground_n that_o we_o shall_v insist_v upon_o against_o patronage_n shall_v be_v this_o that_o as_o this_o power_n be_v no_o divine_a institution_n but_o a_o manifest_a usurpation_n so_o which_o be_v worse_o it_o clear_o destroy_v and_o render_v useless_a the_o ordinance_n appoint_v by_o jesus_n christ_n the_o church_n only_a head_n for_o the_o election_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o his_o church_n and_o thereby_o carry_v with_o it_o the_o guilt_n of_o reject_v our_o bless_a lord_n from_o be_v king_n and_o lawgiver_n in_o his_o own_o house_n and_o of_o establish_v strange_a lord_n and_o new_a lawgiver_n therein_o for_o the_o patron_n look_v out_o nomination_n of_o and_o pitch_v upon_o such_o a_o determinate_a person_n to_o be_v a_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o either_o presbitry_n or_o people_n do_v evident_o take_v away_o the_o ordinance_n of_o a_o free_a and_o unlimited_a election_n of_o such_o as_o may_v be_v fit_a for_o such_o a_o charge_n and_o most_o acceptable_a to_o the_o congregation_n concern_v to_o be_v make_v by_o the_o church_n judicatories_n and_o church_n of_o believer_n respective_o each_o of_o they_o act_v what_o be_v proper_a for_o their_o several_a place_n and_o station_n as_o be_v the_o only_a party_n entrust_v with_o it_o by_o jesus_n christ_n the_o sole_a king_n and_o lawgiver_n in_o his_o own_o church_n iii_o and_o though_o the_o patron_n may_v sometime_o pitch_v upon_o and_o present_v a_o person_n of_o true_a worth_n yet_o as_o this_o be_v but_o mere_o accidental_a and_o the_o case_n do_v general_o fall_v out_o quite_o otherwise_o so_o nothing_o shall_v be_v do_v to_o hinder_v the_o election_n of_o one_o more_o worthy_a and_o a_o well_o qualify_v pastor_n may_v be_v one_o among_o a_o thousand_o as_o it_o be_v job_n 33._o be_v enim_fw-la eligendus_fw-la say_v origen_n ex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la qui_fw-la doctior_fw-la qui_fw-la sanctior_fw-la qui_fw-la omni_fw-la virtute_fw-la praestantior_fw-la that_o be_v he_o that_o among_o all_o be_v the_o holy_a in_o life_n the_o most_o learned_a and_o the_o most_o eminent_a in_o all_o manner_n of_o virtue_n be_v the_o person_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v elect_v so_o likewise_o the_o 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fall_n in_o our_o way_n to_o debate_v vii_o it_o will_v be_v tedious_a and_o to_o no_o purpose_n to_o offer_v to_o prove_v from_o antiquity_n etc._n see_v padri_n paulo_n hist_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n cyprian_n epist_n 33_o 34_o 37_o 55_o 63._o theodoret_n histor_n tripart_v lib._n 2._o cap._n 12._o lib._n 4._o cap._n 22._o lib_n 6._o cap._n 9_o socrat._v hist_o eccles_n cap._n 28._o etc._n etc._n decret_n do_v 63._o can_n quanto_fw-la can._n vota_fw-la civium_fw-la &_o can._n sacrorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n chemnit_fw-la examen_fw-la counc_fw-la trident._n part_n page_n 408._o &_o seq_fw-la editionis_fw-la francosurt_n in_o 80._o didoclar_a alt_z damascen_n etc._n etc._n the_o interest_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o election_n of_o her_o pastor_n since_o it_o be_v a_o point_n that_o i_o have_v find_v very_o little_o controvert_v these_o who_o be_v curious_a may_v consult_v the_o debate_n even_o of_o those_o man_n who_o they_o call_v the_o father_n at_o trent_n whereof_o 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