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most_o false_a calumny_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o dediâ—…ation_n the_o unseasonablenes_n of_o doctor_n bramble_n warning_n the_o irrational_a way_n of_o the_o warner_n write_v the_o most_o of_o his_o stuff_n be_v borrow_v and_o long_o ago_o confute_v the_o conâ—…_n bitterness_n of_o the_o warner_n spirit_n the_o warner_n strike_v at_o the_o scote_n discipline_n through_o the_o king_n side_n in_o the_o threshold_n he_o stumble_v on_o the_o king_n conscience_n the_o scot_n never_o offer_v to_o impose_v any_o thing_n uâ—…_n on_o england_n the_o elder_a praelat_n of_o england_n be_v erastians_n and_o more_o but_o the_o young_a be_v as_o much_o a_o i-erastian_a as_o the_o most_o rigid_a of_o the_o presbytery_n the_o scote_n first_o and_o great_a crime_n be_v irreconciliablenes_n with_o rome_n the_o scote_n be_v ever_o anti_fw-la episcopal_a the_o praelate_v late_o be_v find_v in_o the_o act_n of_o introduce_v popery_n into_o the_o church_n and_o tyranny_n into_o the_o kingdom_n no_o 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pretend_a declaration_n of_o king_n james_n be_v
the_o church_n 1._o cor._n 11._o the_o scotish_n practice_n touch_v excommunication_n little_a less_o rigid_a than_o their_o canon_n ps._n 74._o 21._o sc._n lit._n p._n â—…00_n master_n john_n guthrie_n bishop_n of_o murâ—…ay_n the_o follow_v in_o convenient_n to_o be_v charge_v rather_o upon_o the_o church_n than_o state_n state_n quia_fw-la a_o â—…empore_fw-la quo_fw-la we_o lagatus_fw-la est_fw-la capnt_fw-la gerit_fw-la lupinum_fw-la ita_fw-la quod_fw-la abomnibus_fw-la inter_fw-la fici_fw-la possit_fw-la &_o impuné_fw-fr bracton_n cruelty_n towards_o fugitive_n the_o presbyterian_o as_o outrageous_a as_o the_o arian_n brychatai_fw-fr epipriusa_fw-la ten_o odonta_fw-la rescript_n ad_fw-la arium_fw-la &_o arian_n presbyserie_n more_o oppressive_a to_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n the_o praelaccc_n the_o reviewer_n counterseit_v of_o presbytery_n invert_v wisdom_n piety_n and_o learn_v not_o so_o common_a in_o eldership_n the_o nobility_n &_o gentry_n abuse_v when_o choose_a elder_n schult_v steinwich_n hierarch_n anacris_n lib._n 2._o dâ—…ut_fw-la 22._o 10._o doctor_n at_o law_n more_o sit_v judge_n then_o unstudy_v noble_n or_o gentleman_n synod_n not_o to_o besummon_v to_o receive_v lay_v appeal_n collusion_n &_o violence_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o member_n for_o the_o assembly_n master_n david_n michael_n laird_n of_o dun._n l._n carnaegie_n why_o so_o many_o burgess_n &_o gentleman_n the_o laity_n to_o have_v no_o decisive_a voice_n perth_n proceed_v master_n andrew_n ramsey_n e._n argile_n the_o king_n or_o his_o commissioner_n have_v little_a power_n in_o assembly_n protest_v of_o gen._n ass._n nou._n 28._o &_o 29._o 1638._o nou._n 28._o sess_v 7._o e_o rothes_n necessity_n of_o appeal_n exod._n 23._o 2._o prov._n 10._o 2._o sam._n 18._o 9_o pap._n of_o 10._o prop._n before_o m._n hamilt_n arriâ—…_n 1638._o why_o knigts_fw-fr and_o burgess_n so_o numerous_a lib._n 3._o demonst_a c._n 14._o the_o original_n of_o patronage_n coras_fw-la glas._n temporale_fw-la spiritualli_n annexum_fw-la altar_n daâ—…asc_n 2._o b._n disc._n ch_z 12._o 12._o pl._n in_o carcuâ—…_n a._n 5._o sc_n sc_n calophanta_n est_fw-la qui_fw-la honest_a quidem_fw-la loquor_fw-la sed_fw-la â—…ujus_fw-la facto_fw-la ab_fw-la oratione_fw-la discrepant_a discrepant_a gen._n 25._o 25._o par._n alciat_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o praelates_n title_n to_o impropriation_n and_o abbey_n land_n better_o than_o the_o preâ—…byters_n pro._n 20._o 25._o the_o reviewer_n prevarication_n 6_o head_n ch._n 9_o april_n 24._o 1576._o sâ—…_n decl._n 1642._o append_v prov._n 26._o 28._o 129._o 5_o noble_a eldeâ—…s_v â—…lighted_v by_o the_o clergic_a see_v 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o congreg_n to_o the_o nobil_n of_o sc._n 1559._o l._n sempil_n lib_fw-la 2._o calderwoods_n ridiculous_a reverence_n of_o bruce_n ghost_n cujâ—…s_v anima_fw-la si_fw-la ullius_fw-la mortalium_fw-la sedet_fw-la in_o coelestibus_fw-la ep._n ded._n ad_fw-la aitar_n dam._n manias_fw-la calamo_fw-la constant_a in_o rescript_n our_o bishop_n contest_v not_o with_o king_n &_o noble_n their_o praeâ—…dence_n &_o place_n near_o the_o throne_n 1._o tim._n 3._o 4._o &_o 5._o office_n of_o state_n how_o the_o difference_n happen_v between_o the_o e._n argile_n and_o bishop_n galloway_n presbyterian_o heterodoxe_n tert._n de_fw-fr praeser_n cap._n 32._o 1._o no_o ordination_n but_o by_o bishop_n 2._o 3._o 4._o aitar_n dam._n cap._n 4_o 5._o no_o comfortable_a assurance_n but_o from_o apostolical_a succession_n and_o episâ—…opal_a ordination_n de_fw-fr praeser_n cap._n 32._o reliquos_fw-la verò_fw-la qui_fw-la absistunt_fw-la a_o principali_fw-la successione_n &_o quocunque_fw-la loco_fw-la colligunter_n sâ—…cspectos_fw-la haâ—…ere_fw-la etc._n etc._n walo_n messal_n 6._o kakos_n hermeneus_fw-la antochrema_fw-la eikon_v te_fw-fr kai_fw-fr andrias_fw-la esti_fw-la thou_fw-mi diabolou_fw-mi reser_n ad_fw-la ar._n the_o praelate_n do_v noâ—…_n annul_v the_o be_v of_o all_o reform_a church_n ps._n 82._o 1._o they_o use_v not_o the_o sophism_n of_o the_o jesuit_n jesuit_n this_o word_n du_o be_v leave_v out_o by_o henderson_n in_o his_o recitâ—…l_n of_o k._n ch._n 1._o word_n to_o this_o purpose_n answ_n to_o 1._o pap_n ep._n 7._o ad._n symrn._n 1_o pap._n â—…o_o hender_n heb._n 7._o 25._o 26._o rom._n 14._o 23._o the_o reviewer_n malicâ—…_n in_o publthe_v what_o the_o bishop_n have_v delete_v &_o pervert_v it_o they_o may_v be_v doubt_v to_o be_v un-christian_a that_o call_v we_o anti-christian_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n not_o most_o true_a nor_o have_v she_o the_o most_o easy_a way_n of_o salvation_n rom._n 11._o 33._o jer._n 32._o 19_o separation_n from_o she_o in_o many_o thing_n needless_a en_fw-fr apodeixei_fw-la pneumatos_fw-la â—…ai_fw-la dynamâ—…os_fw-la 1._o cor._n 2._o 4._o aâ—…tic_n 1._o febr._n 〈◊〉_d 16._o 9_o artic._n 3._o the_o presbyterian_a scot_n more_o bloody_a than_o the_o irish_a chapt._n 4._o who_o liberty_n of_o religion_n be_v limit_v place_n of_o trust_n safe_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o papist_n then_o presbyterian_o artiâ—…_n 29._o king_n can_v ratisie_n too_o well_o what_o they_o promise_v if_o just…_n sed_fw-la qui_fw-la juramentis_fw-la sudunt_fw-la sicut_fw-la pveri_fw-la astragatus_fw-la pet._n ad_fw-la alter_fw-la dam._n parliament_n not_o be_v stay_v for_o in_o extremity_n if_o they_o can_v not_o be_v call_v at_o present_a the_o king_n never_o express_v his_o inclination_n to_o covenans_n er_n his_o kingdom_n ruin_n rather_o to_o be_v embrace_v then_o his_o soul_n vers._n 26._o prov._n 26._o 13._o more_o learning_n under_o episcopacy_n than_o presbytery_n hâ—…mano_n capiti_fw-la cervicem_fw-la pictor_fw-la quinum_fw-la the_o bishop_n trial_n before_o he_o ordain_v more_o serious_a than_o the_o presbyter_n 4-head_n pag_n 14._o they_o propose_v he_o a_o theme_n or_o text_n to_o be_v treat_v private_o whereby_o his_o ability_n may_v the_o more_o manifest_o appear_v unto_o they_o 4._o head_n neither_o judge_v we_o that_o the_o sacrament_n can_v be_v right_o mistre_v by_o he_o in_o who_o mouth_n god_n have_v put_v no_o scrmon_n of_o exhortation_n 1._o b._n disc._n 4._o head_n the_o papisâ—…ical_a priest_n have_v neither_o power_n nor_o authoritiâ—…_n to_o minister_v the_o sacrament_n of_o christ_n iâ—…sus_n because_o that_o in_o their_o mouth_n be_v not_o the_o sermâ—…n_n of_o exhortation_n ib._n 9_o head_n alter_fw-la damasc._n schotâ—…_n hetcrâ—…doxe_n divine_v not_o comparable_a to_o the_o orthodox_n english_a admittunt_fw-la ad_fw-la ministrium_fw-la indignisâ—…emos_fw-la sartores_fw-la subulcos_fw-la &_o infimadâ—…_n faece_fw-la homines_fw-la modo_fw-la sint_fw-la togodaedali_fw-la etc._n etc._n c._n schult_v hier._n anaâ—…ris_n lib._n 1._o tert._n de_fw-fr praescr_n câ—…p_n 1._o quod_fw-la non_fw-la ideo_fw-la scandalizarioportâ—…at_fw-la quod_fw-la qui_fw-la prudentissimi_fw-la odificenâ—…_n in_o 〈◊〉_d â—…shops_n â—…ded_v by_o the_o reviewer_n to_o be_v suspect_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o the_o cause_n of_o ignorance_n contempt_n and_o beggeâ—…y_n provision_n under_o epiâ—…_n in_o england_n against_o the_o beggary_n &c_n &c_n of_o the_o priest_n puritanical_a bisâ—…ops_n make_v a_o ignorant_a â—…lergie_n cho._n 7._o v._n 10._o 11._o 12._o our_o bishop_n no_o purâ—…haser_n by_o his_o parsimony_n 〈◊〉_d nowledgelabour_v or_o conscienâ—…_n sâ—…wed_v in_o presbyterian_a preach_v â—…les_n 5._o 1._o 1._o sam._n 15._o 22._o read_v minister_n useful_a and_o justifiable_a in_o our_o church_n eph._n 4_o 14_o 4._o head_n for_o reader_n preach_v without_o book_n approve_v by_o our_o praelate_n that_o within_o book_n â—…ot_v to_o be_v disparage_v epâ—…st_n 4._o lib._n 1._o the_o liturgy_n why_o read_v 2._o tim._n 2._o 15._o 16._o a_o parallel_n of_o it_o with_o primitiâ—…e_a 〈◊〉_d better_o than_o with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d praelatiâ—…al_a dociour_n not_o yet_o so_o much_o for_o prâ—…aching_a aâ—…_n presbyterian_o 9_o head_n verbi_fw-la praedicatio_fw-la de_fw-la bet_n esse_fw-la quasi_fw-la anima_fw-la liâ—…urgiae_fw-la alter_fw-la 〈◊〉_d dam._n 〈◊〉_d 10._o ibid._n 1_o sa_o 56._o 7._o pucrile_a est_fw-la ut_fw-la miâ—…i_fw-la vidâ—…ur_fw-la aliter_fw-la faâ—…ere_fw-la ibid._n gal._n 5._o 10._o divine_a service_n careful_a chrisâ—…ians_n will_v find_v little_a lâ—…isur_n e_o on_o week_n day_n to_o hear_v sermon_n quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la crimina_fw-la quae_fw-la suâ—…_n declarata_fw-la ministris_fw-la abillis_fw-la '_o qui_fw-fr petunt_fw-la conâ—…_n aut_fw-la consolationem_fw-la relinquimus_fw-la conscientâ—…s_fw-la ministrâ—…rum_fw-la etc._n etc._n disc._n eccl._n reformat_fw-la regni_fw-la franc._n can._n 25._o catechise_v better_o than_o preach_v in_o the_o afternoon_n find_v 9_o head_n forenoon_n sermon_n con_fw-mi venient_fw-la but_o not_o absolute_o necessary_a see_v hook_n eccles_n pol._n 5._o book_n sermon_n not_o to_o exceed_v a_o hour_n as_o little_a liâ—…e_n and_o adifaction_n in_o scripture_n ill_o interpret_v aâ—…_n in_o rhetoric_n without_o it_o vinâ—…_n lit_n adv_o hareâ—…_n cap_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o ciril_n hicrosol_n catech_n 2._o reason_n of_o bid_v prayer_n before_o sermon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 16._o vâ—…t_fw-la non_fw-la inveniamur_fw-la discord_n in_fw-la ingressu_fw-la ad_fw-la preces_fw-la ante_fw-la concionem_fw-la faciendas_fw-la visum_fw-la â—…uit_fw-la utile_fw-la uniâ—…ormibus_fw-la verbis_fw-la uti…concio_n etiam_fw-la â—…etur_fw-la uniformiter_fw-la verbis_fw-la marc._n c._n 6._o no_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a in_o our_o canâ—…n_n the_o church_n of_o
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