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this_o kirk_n until_o the_o decide_v whereof_o the_o kirk_n will_v be_v vacant_a if_o remeed_o be_v not_o provide_v therefore_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o maj._n privy_a council_n in_o pursuance_n of_o his_o maj._n pleasure_n express_v in_o his_o letter_n of_o the_o 7._o of_o june_n last_o have_v think_v fit_a at_o this_o time_n and_o for_o this_o vacancy_n allennerly_a to_o appoint_v mr_n robert_n douglas_n late_a minister_n at_o edinburgh_n to_o preach_v and_o exercise_v the_o function_n of_o the_o ministry_n at_o the_o say_v kirk_n of_o pencait_fw-fr land_n and_o it_o be_v hereby_o declare_v that_o their_o present_n shall_v be_v without_o prejudice_n of_o the_o right_n of_o patronage_n according_a as_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v find_v and_o declare_v by_o the_o judge_n ordinary_a edinburgh_n septemb_n 2._o 1669._o the_o person_n underwritten_a be_v license_v to_o preach_v at_o the_o kirk_n after_o specify_v viz._n mr._n matthew_n ramsey_n late_o at_o kilpatrick_n to_o preach_v at_o 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and_o power_n give_v by_o
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charge_v in_o part_n with_o
apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o such_o command_n be_v not_o lawful_a nor_o to_o be_v obey_v for_o they_o preach_v public_o where_o occasion_n offer_v notwithstanding_o of_o the_o prohibition_n of_o the_o magistrate_n 4._o the_o magistrate_n lawful_a power_n reach_v private_a place_n as_o well_o as_o public_a place_n as_o d._n voetius_fw-la maintain_v against_o the_o arminian_n if_o he_o may_v hinder_v a_o heretic_n from_o preach_v heresy_n public_o so_o may_v he_o hinder_v he_o from_o do_v it_o from_o house_n to_o house_n and_o therefore_o by_o the_o same_o argument_n that_o he_o may_v hinder_v public_a preach_n he_o may_v hinder_v the_o whole_a exercise_n of_o the_o ministry_n obj._n 3_o our_o second_o book_n of_o discipline_n chap_n 10._o grant_v that_o magistrate_n may_v place_v minister_n when_o the_o kirk_n be_v corrupt_v and_o all_o thing_n be_v out_o of_o order_n and_o so_o it_o be_v now_o with_o we_o answ._n yet_o it_o be_v add_v in_o that_o same_o place_n that_o where_o the_o 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by_o law_n and_o all_o the_o magistrate_n of_o the_o land_n from_o the_o high_a to_o the_o low_a be_v under_o solemn_a vow_n and_o covenant_n to_o maintain_v her_o constitution_n and_o order_n and_o what_o can_v be_v more_o desire_a in_o order_n to_o the_o settle_n of_o a_o church_n whence_o then_o the_o confusion_n that_o now_o be_v be_v come_v we_o all_o know_v and_o when_o the_o magistrate_n with_o their_o own_o hand_n overturn_v all_o shall_v this_o objection_n be_v make_v use_n of_o to_o countenance_v their_o after-practice_n that_o be_v indeed_o to_o teach_v magistrate_n a_o way_n how_o to_o usurp_v and_o take_v to_o themselves_o all_o church-power_n viz._n let_v they_o once_o by_o iniquity_n and_o tyranny_n break_v the_o glorious_a order_n of_o the_o church_n and_o bring_v all_o into_o confusion_n and_o then_o forsooth_o they_o may_v warrantable_o assume_v to_o themselves_o and_o exercise_v all_o church_n power_n according_a to_o their_o mind_n obj._n 4._o hezekiah_n do_v apply_v his_o regal_a power_n to_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o levite_n and_o to_o the_o purge_n of_o the_o temple_n 2_o chron._n 29_o v._n 5._o and_o do_v also_o appoint_v the_o course_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o service_n 2_o chron._n 31._o so_o likewise_o do_v josiaâ—_n 2_o chron._n 35._o answ._n neither_o of_o these_o king_n do_v destroy_v the_o order_n and_o beauty_n of_o the_o church_n but_o reform_v what_o their_o predecessor_n have_v corrupt_v neither_o of_o these_o do_v take_v away_o the_o just_a and_o legal_a power_n of_o the_o priest_n as_o our_o ruler_n have_v take_v away_o presbytery_n and_o their_o power_n that_o they_o may_v exerce_fw-la it_n themselves_o as_o our_o ruler_n do_v immediate_o what_o presbytery_n shall_v do_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o indulgence_n neither_o of_o these_o king_n give_v new_a instruction_n out_o of_o their_o own_o head_n unto_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n that_o they_o may_v thereby_o formal_o subject_v the_o exercise_n of_o the_o ecclesiastic_a power_n unto_o themselves_o as_o our_o ruler_n have_v do_v but_o beside_o what_o have_v be_v say_v to_o this_o before_o i_o shall_v only_o subjoine_v the_o answer_n of_o worthy_a mr_n g._n gillespie_n in_o his_o aaron_n rod_n blossom_a pag._n 138.139_o hezekiah_n say_v he_o in_o exhort_v the_o levite_n to_o sanctify_v themselves_o and_o to_o cleanse_v the_o temple_n do_v require_v no_o other_o thing_n than_o the_o law_n of_o god_n do_v require_v num._n 8_o v._n 6_o 11_o 15._o and_o 18_o v._n 32._o which_o hezekiah_n point_v at_o 2_o chron._n 29_o 11._o and_o why_o shall_v nor_o the_o magistrate_n command_v minister_n to_o do_v the_o duty_n of_o their_o call_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o for_o his_o appoint_v of_o the_o course_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n he_o do_v nothing_o therein_o but_o what_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v by_o his_o prophet_n 2_o chron._n 29_o 25._o the_o like_a i_o answer_v 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