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         Fair warning to take heed of the Scotish discipline
         Bramhall, John, 1594-1663.
      
       
         
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             A fair warning for England to take heed of the Presbyterian government of Scotland as being of all others the most injurious to the civil magistrates, most oppressive to the subject, most pernicious to both : as also the sinfulnesse and wickednesse of the covenant to introduce that government upon the Church of England / by Dr. John Brumhall [sic], Lord Arch-Bishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland.
             Fair warning to take heed of the Scotish discipline
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           A
           FAIR
           VVARNING
           ,
           FOR
           ENGLAND
           To
           take
           heed
           of
           the
           PRESBYTERIAN
           GOVERNMENT
           OF
           SCOTLAND
           ;
           As
           being
           of
           all
           others
           most
           Injurious
           to
           the
           Civil
           Magistrate
           ,
           most
           Oppressive
           to
           the
           Subject
           ,
           most
           Pernicious
           to
           both
           .
           Also
           the
           sinfulnesse
           and
           wickednesse
           of
           the
           COVENANT
           ,
           to
           Introduce
           that
           Governement
           upon
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           .
           By
           Dr
           
             Iohn
             Brumhall
          
           Lord
           Arch-Bishop
           of
           Armagh
           ,
           and
           Primate
           of
           all
           Ireland
           .
        
         
           
             LUKE
             9.35
             .
          
           No
           man
           having
           drank
           old
           wine
           straight-way
           desireth
           new
           ,
           for
           he
           saith
           the
           old
           is
           better
           .
        
         
           Now
           reprinted
           for
           the
           good
           and
           benefit
           of
           all
           his
           Majesties
           Subjects
           .
        
      
       
         
         
         
           THE
           CONTENTS
           .
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             I.
             
               THe
               Occasion
               and
               Subject
               of
               this
               Treatise
               .
            
          
           
             pag.
             1
          
           
             CHAP.
             II.
             
               That
               this
               new
               Discipline
               doth
               utterly
               overthrow
               the
               Rights
               of
               Magistrates
               ,
               to
               convocate
               Synods
               ,
               to
               confirme
               their
               Acts
               ,
               to
               order
               Ecclesiasticall
               Affairs
               ,
               and
               reforme
               the
               Church
               within
               their
               Dominions
               .
            
          
           
             p.
             3
          
           
             CHAP.
             III.
             
               That
               this
               Discipline
               robs
               the
               Magistrate
               of
               the
               last
               appeale
               of
               his
               Subjects
               .
            
          
           
             p.
             12
          
           
             CHAP.
             IV.
             
               That
               it
               exempts
               the
               Ministers
               from
               due
               Punishment
               .
            
          
           
             p.
             13
          
           
             CHAP.
             V.
             
               That
               it
               ●●bjects
               the
               Supreme
               Magistrate
               to
               their
               Censures
               ,
            
             &c.
             
          
           
             p.
             16
          
           
             
             CHAP.
             VI.
             
               That
               it
               robs
               the
               Magistrate
               of
               his
               Dispensative
               Power
               .
            
          
           
             p.
             17
          
           
             CHAP.
             VII
             .
             
               That
               the
               Disciplinarians
               cheat
               the
               Magistrate
               of
               his
               Civil
               Power
               in
               order
               to
               Religion
               .
            
          
           
             p.
             1●
          
           
             CHAP.
             VIII
             .
             
               That
               the
               Disciplinarians
               challenge
               this
               exorbitant
               Power
               〈◊〉
               Divine
               Right
               .
            
          
           
             p.
             24
          
           
             CHAP.
             IX
             .
             
               That
               this
               Discipline
               makes
               a
               monster
               of
               the
               Commonwealth
               .
            
          
           
             p.
             26
          
           
             CHAP.
             X.
             
               That
               this
               Dicipline
               is
               most
               prejudiciall
               to
               the
               Parliamen●
               .
            
          
           
             p.
             2●
          
           
             CHAP.
             XI
             .
             
               That
               this
               Discipline
               is
               oppressive
               to
               particular
               persons
               .
            
          
           
             p.
             30
          
           
             CHAP.
             XII
             .
             
               That
               this
               Discipline
               is
               hurtfull
               to
               all
               orders
               of
               men
               .
            
          
           
             p.
             32
          
           
             CHAP.
             XIII
             .
             
               That
               the
               Covenant
               to
               introduce
               this
               Discipline
               is
               void
               and
               wicked
               ,
               with
               a
               short
               Conclusion
               .
            
          
           
             p.
             3●
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         A
         FAIRE
         WARNING
         ,
         To
         take
         heed
         of
         the
         Presbyterian
         Government
         ,
         as
         being
         of
         all
         others
         most
         Injurious
         to
         the
         Civil
         Magistrate
         ,
         most
         Oppressive
         to
         the
         Subject
         ,
         most
         Pernicious
         to
         both
         .
      
       
         
           CHAP.
           I.
           The
           Occasion
           and
           Subject
           of
           this
           Treatise
           .
        
         
           IF
           the
           Disciplinarians
           in
           Scotland
           could
           rest
           contented
           to
           dote
           
           upon
           their
           own
           inventions
           ,
           and
           magnifie
           at
           home
           that
           Diana
           which
           themselves
           have
           canonized
           ,
           I
           should
           leave
           them
           to
           the
           best
           School-Mistris
           ,
           that
           is
           Experience
           ,
           to
           feel
           where
           their
           shoe
           wrings
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           purchase
           Repentance
           .
           What
           have
           I
           to
           do
           with
           the
           regulation
           of
           forreign
           Churches
           to
           burn
           mine
           own
           fingers
           with
           snuffing
           other
           mens
           Candles
           ?
           Let
           them
           stand
           or
           fall
           to
           their
           own
           Master
           :
           It
           is
           charity
           to
           judge
           well
           of
           others
           ,
           and
           piety
           to
           look
           well
           to
           our selves
           .
        
         
           But
           to
           see
           those
           very
           men
           who
           plead
           to
           vehemently
           against
           all
           kinds
           of
           tyranny
           ,
           attempt
           to
           obtrude
           their
           own
           dreames
           not
           only
           upon
           their
           fellow-Subjects
           ,
           but
           upon
           their
           Sovereigne
           himself
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           dictates
           of
           his
           own
           conscience
           ,
           contrary
           to
           all
           Laws
           of
           God
           and
           Man
           ,
           yea
           to
           compell
           forreigne
           Churches
           to
           dance
           af●er
           their
           pipe
           ,
           to
           worship
           that
           counterfeit
           image
           which
           they
           seign
           to
           have
           fallen
           down
           from
           Iupiter
           ,
           and
           by
           force
           of
           armes
           to
           turne
           their
           neighbours
           out
           of
           a
           possession
           of
           above
           1400
           years
           ,
           to
           make
           roome
           for
           their
           Trojan
           horse
           of
           Ecclesiasticall
           Discipline
           ,
           (
           A
           practice
           never
           justified
           in
           the
           world
           but
           either
           by
           the
           Turk
           or
           by
           the
           ●ope
           )
           .
           This
           put
           us
           upon
           the
           defensive
           part
           ,
           They
           must
           not
           think
           
           that
           other
           men
           are
           so
           cowed
           or
           grown
           so
           tame
           ,
           as
           to
           stand
           still
           blowing
           of
           their
           noses
           ,
           whilst
           they
           bridle
           them
           and
           ride
           them
           at
           their
           pleasure
           .
           It
           is
           time
           to
           let
           the
           world
           see
           that
           this
           Discipline
           which
           they
           so
           much
           adore
           ,
           is
           the
           very
           quintessence
           of
           refined
           Popery
           ,
           or
           a
           greater
           Tyranny
           than
           ever
           Rome
           brought
           forth
           ,
           inconsistent
           with
           all
           forms
           of
           civil
           Governement
           ,
           destructive
           to
           all
           sorts
           of
           Policy
           ,
           a
           ra●k
           to
           the
           conscience
           ,
           the
           heaviest
           pressure
           that
           can
           fall
           upon
           a
           people
           ,
           and
           so
           much
           more
           dangerous
           ,
           because
           by
           the
           specious
           pretence
           of
           Divine
           Institution
           ,
           it
           takes
           away
           the
           sight
           ,
           but
           not
           the
           burden
           of
           slavery
           .
           Have
           patience
           Reader
           ,
           and
           I
           shall
           discover
           unto
           thee
           more
           pride
           and
           arrogancy
           through
           the
           holes
           of
           a
           thred-bare
           coat
           ,
           then
           was
           ever
           found
           under
           a
           Cardinals
           Cap
           or
           a
           tripple-Crown
           .
           All
           this
           ▪
           I
           undertake
           to
           demonstrate
           ,
           not
           by
           some
           extraordinary
           practices
           justified
           only
           by
           the
           pretence
           of
           invincible
           necessity
           ,
           (
           a
           weak
           patrociny
           for
           generall
           Doctrine
           ,
           )
           not
           by
           the
           single
           opinions
           of
           some
           Capricious
           fellows
           ,
           but
           by
           their
           books
           of
           Discipline
           ,
           by
           the
           acts
           of
           their
           generall
           and
           provinciall
           Assemblies
           ,
           but
           the
           concurrent
           votes
           and
           writings
           of
           their
           Commissioners
           .
        
         
           I
           foresee
           that
           they
           will
           suggest
           that
           through
           their
           sides
           I
           seek
           to
           wound
           forreigne
           Churches
           .
           No
           ,
           there
           is
           nothing
           which
           I
           shall
           convict
           them
           of
           here
           ,
           but
           I
           hope
           will
           be
           disavowed
           ,
           though
           not
           by
           all
           Protestant
           auctours
           ,
           yet
           by
           all
           the
           Protestant
           Churches
           in
           the
           world
           .
           But
           I
           must
           take
           leave
           to
           demand
           of
           our
           Disciplinarians
           ,
           
           who
           it
           is
           they
           brand
           with
           the
           odious
           name
           of
           Erastians
           ,
           in
           the
           Acts
           of
           their
           Parliaments
           and
           Assemblies
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Writings
           of
           their
           Commissioners
           ,
           and
           reckon
           them
           with
           Papists
           ,
           Anabaptists
           ,
           and
           Independents
           ;
           Is
           it
           those
           Churches
           ,
           who
           disarme
           their
           Presbyteries
           of
           the
           Sword
           of
           Excommunication
           ,
           which
           they
           are
           not
           able
           to
           weeld
           ?
           so
           did
           Erastus
           ;
           or
           is
           it
           those
           who
           attribute
           a
           much
           greater
           power
           to
           the
           Christian
           Magistrate
           ,
           in
           the
           managery
           of
           Ecclesiasticall
           affairs
           than
           themselves
           ?
           So
           did
           Erastus
           ,
           and
           so
           do
           all
           Protestant
           Churches
           .
           The
           Disciplinarians
           will
           sooner
           endure
           a
           Bishop
           or
           a
           Superintendent
           to
           govern
           them
           ,
           than
           the
           Civill
           Magistrate
           .
           And
           when
           the
           Magistrate
           shall
           be
           rightly
           informed
           ,
           what
           a
           dangerous
           edg'd
           tool
           their
           Discipline
           is
           ,
           he
           will
           ten
           times
           sooner
           admit
           of
           a
           moderate
           Episcopacy
           ,
           then
           fall
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           such
           hucksters
           .
        
         
           If
           it
           were
           not
           for
           this
           Disciplinarian
           humour
           ,
           which
           will
           admit
           
           so
           latitude
           in
           Religion
           ,
           but
           makes
           each
           nicity
           a
           fundamental
           ,
           and
           every
           private
           opinion
           an
           Article
           of
           faith
           ,
           which
           prefers
           particular
           errours
           before
           generall
           truths
           .
           I
           doubt
           not
           but
           all
           reformed
           Churches
           might
           easily
           be
           reconciled
           .
           Before
           these
           unhappy
           troubles
           in
           England
           ,
           all
           Protestants
           both
           Lutherans
           and
           Calvinists
           did
           give
           unto
           the
           English
           Church
           the
           right
           hand
           of
           fellowship
           ;
           the
           Disciplinarians
           themselves
           ,
           though
           they
           preferred
           their
           own
           Church
           as
           more
           pure
           ,
           (
           else
           they
           were
           hard-hearted
           )
           yet
           they
           did
           not
           ,
           they
           durst
           not
           condemne
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           either
           as
           defective
           in
           any
           necessary
           point
           of
           Christian
           Piety
           ,
           or
           redundant
           in
           any
           thing
           that
           might
           virtually
           or
           by
           consequence
           overthrow
           the
           foundation
           .
        
         
           Witnesse
           that
           Letter
           which
           their
           Generall
           Assembly
           of
           Superintendents
           ,
           
           Pastors
           and
           Elders
           ,
           sent
           by
           Mr
           
             Iohn
             Knox
          
           to
           the
           English
           Bishops
           ,
           wherein
           they
           stile
           them
           Reverend
           Pastors
           ,
           fellow-Preachers
           ,
           and
           joynt
           opposers
           of
           the
           Roman
           Antichrist
           .
           They
           themselves
           were
           then
           far
           from
           a
           party
           ,
           or
           from
           making
           the
           calling
           of
           Bishops
           to
           be
           Antichristian
           .
        
         
           But
           to
           leave
           these
           velitations
           and
           come
           home
           to
           the
           point
           .
           I
           will
           shew
           first
           how
           this
           Discipline
           entrencheth
           most
           extreamly
           upon
           the
           right
           of
           the
           civill
           Magistrate
           ,
           secondly
           that
           it
           is
           as
           grievous
           and
           intollerable
           to
           the
           Subject
           .
        
      
       
         
           CHAP.
           II.
           That
           this
           new
           Discipline
           doth
           utterly
           overthrow
           the
           Rights
           of
           Magistrates
           ,
           to
           convocate
           Synods
           ,
           to
           confirme
           their
           Acts
           ,
           to
           order
           Ecclesiasticall
           Affairs
           ,
           and
           reforme
           the
           Church
           within
           their
           Dominions
           .
        
         
           ALl
           Princes
           and
           States
           invested
           with
           Sovereignty
           of
           power
           ,
           do
           justly
           challenge
           to
           themselves
           the
           right
           of
           Convocating
           
             Nationall
             Synods
          
           of
           their
           own
           Subjects
           ,
           and
           ratifying
           their
           constitution
           .
        
         
           And
           although
           pious
           Princes
           may
           tollerate
           or
           priviledge
           the
           Church
           to
           convene
           within
           their
           territories
           annually
           or
           triennially
           ,
           for
           the
           exercise
           of
           Discipline
           ,
           and
           execution
           of
           constitutions
           already
           confirmed
           ,
           (
           neverthelesse
           we
           see
           how
           wary
           the
           Synod
           of
           Dort
           was
           in
           this
           particular
           ,
           
           )
           yet
           he
           is
           a
           Magistrate
           of
           straw
           ,
           that
           will
           permit
           the
           Church
           to
           convene
           within
           his
           territories
           ,
           whensoever
           ,
           
           wheresoever
           they
           list
           ,
           to
           convocate
           before
           them
           whomsoever
           they
           please
           ,
           all
           the
           Nobles
           ,
           all
           the
           Subjects
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           to
           change
           the
           whole
           Ecclesiasticall
           pollicy
           of
           a
           Commonwealth
           ,
           to
           alter
           the
           ▪
           Doctrine
           and
           Religion
           established
           ,
           to
           take
           away
           the
           legall
           Rights
           and
           Priviledges
           of
           the
           Subjects
           ,
           to
           erect
           new
           Tribunals
           and
           Courts
           of
           Justice
           ,
           to
           which
           Sovereigns
           themselves
           must
           submit
           ,
           and
           all
           this
           of
           their
           own
           heads
           ,
           by
           virtue
           of
           a
           pretended
           power
           given
           them
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           contrary
           to
           known
           Laws
           and
           lawfull
           Customs
           ,
           the
           Supreame
           Magistrate
           dissenting
           and
           disclaiming
           .
           
           
             Synods
             ought
             to
             be
             called
             by
             the
             Supreame
             Magistrate
             if
             he
             be
             a
             Christian
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           
             And
             either
             by
             himself
             ,
             or
             by
             such
             as
             he
             shall
             please
             to
             choose
             for
             that
             purpose
             ,
             he
             ought
             to
             preside
             over
             them
             .
          
           This
           power
           the
           Emperours
           of
           old
           did
           challenge
           over
           Generall
           Councels
           ,
           Christian
           Monarchs
           in
           the
           blindnesse
           of
           Popery
           over
           Nationall
           Synods
           ,
           the
           Kings
           of
           England
           over
           their
           
             great
             Councels
          
           of
           old
           ,
           and
           their
           Convocation
           of
           later
           times
           ,
           The
           Estates
           of
           the
           united
           Provinces
           in
           the
           Synod
           of
           Dort
           ,
           this
           power
           neither
           Roman
           Catholick
           or
           Protestant
           in
           France
           dare
           deny
           to
           his
           King.
           None
           have
           been
           more
           punctuall
           in
           this
           case
           then
           the
           State
           of
           Geneva
           ,
           where
           it
           is
           expresly
           provided
           ,
           
           that
           
             no
             Synod
             or
             Presbytery
             shall
             alter
             the
             Ecclesiasticall
             pollicy
             ,
             or
             adde
             any
             thing
             to
             it
             ,
             without
             the
             consent
             of
             the
             civil
             Magistrate
             .
          
           Their
           Elders
           do
           not
           challenge
           an
           uncontrolable
           power
           as
           the
           
             Commissioners
             of
             Christ
          
           ,
           
           but
           are
           still
           called
           
             the
             Commissioners
             of
             the
             Signiory
          
           .
           
           The
           
             lesser
             Councel
          
           names
           them
           with
           
             the
             advise
             of
             the
             Ministery
          
           ,
           (
           their
           consent
           is
           not
           necessary
           )
           The
           
             great
             Councel
          
           of
           200.
           doth
           approve
           them
           or
           reject
           them
           .
           At
           the
           end
           of
           the
           year
           they
           are
           presented
           to
           the
           Signiory
           ,
           who
           continue
           them
           or
           discharge
           them
           as
           they
           see
           cause
           .
           At
           their
           admission
           they
           take
           an
           Oath
           ,
           
             to
             keep
             the
             Eccesiasticall
             Ordinances
             of
             the
             civil
             Magistrate
             .
          
           
           The
           finall
           determination
           of
           doctrinall
           differences
           in
           Religion
           ,
           (
           after
           conference
           of
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           Ecclesiasticks
           ,
           )
           is
           
             referred
             to
             the
             Magistrate
          
           .
           
           The
           Proclamations
           published
           with
           the
           sound
           of
           Trumpet
           registered
           in
           the
           same
           Book
           ,
           do
           plainly
           shew
           ,
           that
           the
           ordering
           of
           all
           Ecclesiasticall
           affairs
           ,
           is
           assumed
           by
           the
           Signiory
           .
        
         
           But
           in
           Scotland
           all
           things
           are
           quite
           contrary
           ,
           the
           civil
           Magistrate
           hath
           no
           more
           to
           do
           with
           the
           placing
           or
           displacing
           of
           
             Ecclesiasticall
             Elders
          
           ,
           than
           he
           hath
           in
           the
           
             Electoral
             Colledge
          
           ,
           about
           the
           Election
           of
           an
           Emperour
           .
           The
           King
           hath
           no
           more
           legislative
           
           Power
           in
           Ecclesiasticall
           causes
           ,
           than
           a
           Cobler
           ,
           that
           is
           a
           single
           Vote
           in
           case
           he
           be
           chosen
           an
           Elder
           ,
           otherwise
           none
           at
           all
           .
           In
           Scotland
           Ecclesiasticall
           persons
           make
           repeal
           ,
           alter
           their
           Sanctions
           every
           day
           ,
           without
           consent
           of
           King
           or
           Councel
           .
           King
           Iames
           proclaimed
           a
           Parliament
           to
           be
           held
           at
           Edenburgh
           ,
           and
           a
           little
           before
           by
           his
           Letter
           required
           the
           Assembly
           
             to
             abstain
             from
             making
             any
             Innovations
             in
             the
             Policy
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             from
             prejudging
             the
             decisions
             of
             the
             States
             by
             their
             conclusions
             ,
             and
             to
             suffer
             all
             th●ngs
             to
             conti●ue
             in
             the
             condition
             they
             were
             untill
             the
             approaching
             Parliament
             .
          
           What
           did
           they
           hereupon
           ?
           They
           neglected
           the
           Kings
           Letter
           ,
           by
           their
           own
           Authority
           they
           determined
           all
           things
           positively
           ,
           questioned
           the
           Arch-Bishop
           of
           St
           Andrews
           upon
           their
           own
           Canons
           ,
           
             For
             collating
             to
             benefices
             ,
             and
             Voting
             in
             Parliament
             ,
          
           according
           to
           the
           ●ndoubted
           Laws
           of
           the
           Land.
           Yea
           to
           that
           degree
           of
           sawcinesse
           they
           arrived
           ,
           and
           into
           that
           contempt
           they
           reduced
           Sovereigne
           Power
           ,
           
           that
           twenty
           Presbyters
           (
           no
           more
           at
           the
           highest
           ,
           sometimes
           but
           thirteen
           ,
           sometimes
           but
           seven
           or
           eight
           )
           dared
           to
           hold
           and
           maintaine
           a
           General
           Assembly
           ,
           (
           as
           they
           miscalled
           it
           ,
           )
           after
           it
           was
           discharged
           by
           the
           King
           ,
           against
           his
           Authority
           ,
           an
           Insolence
           which
           never
           any
           Parliament
           durst
           yet
           attempt
           .
        
         
           By
           their
           own
           Authority
           ,
           
           long
           before
           there
           was
           any
           Statute
           made
           to
           that
           purpose
           ;
           they
           abolished
           all
           the
           Festivals
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           even
           those
           which
           were
           observed
           in
           memory
           of
           the
           Birth
           ,
           Circumcision
           ,
           Resurrection
           ,
           and
           Ascension
           of
           our
           Saviour
           .
        
         
           By
           their
           own
           Authority
           they
           decreed
           the
           abolition
           of
           Bishops
           ,
           
           requiring
           them
           
             to
             resigne
             their
             offices
             ,
             as
             not
             having
             any
             calling
             from
             Gods
             Word
             ,
             under
             pain
             of
             Excommunication
             .
             And
             to
             des●st
             from
             Preaching
             ,
             untill
             they
             had
             a
             new
             Admission
             from
             the
             Generall
             Assembly
             .
          
           And
           to
           compleate
           their
           own
           folly
           ,
           added
           further
           ,
           that
           
             they
             would
             dispose
             of
             their
             possessions
             as
             the
             Churches
             Patrimony
             in
             the
             next
             Assembly
             ,
          
           which
           ridiculous
           Ordinance
           was
           maintained
           stifly
           by
           the
           succeeding
           Synods
           ,
           notwithstanding
           the
           Statute
           ,
           that
           
             it
             should
             be
             Treason
             to
             impugn
             the
             Authority
             of
             the
             three
             Estates
             ,
          
           
           
             or
             to
             procure
             the
             innovation
             or
             diminution
             of
             ●●y
             of
             them
             .
          
           Which
           was
           made
           on
           purpose
           to
           controll
           their
           vain
           presumption
           .
           Notwithstanding
           that
           themselves
           had
           formerly
           approved
           ,
           and
           as
           much
           as
           in
           them
           lay
           established
           Superintendents
           ,
           to
           endure
           for
           terme
           of
           life
           with
           their
           numbers
           ,
           bounds
           ,
           salaries
           ,
           
           larger
           than
           those
           of
           other
           Ministers
           ,
           
           indewed
           with
           Episcopall
           power
           ,
           to
           plant
           Churches
           ,
           ordaine
           Ministers
           ,
           assign
           Stipends
           ,
           preside
           in
           Synods
           ,
           direct
           the
           censures
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           without
           whom
           there
           was
           no
           Excommunication
           .
           The
           world
           is
           much
           mistaken
           concerning
           Episcopacy
           in
           Scotland
           :
           for
           though
           the
           King
           and
           Parliament
           were
           compelled
           by
           the
           clamours
           and
           impetuous
           violence
           of
           the
           Presbyters
           to
           annex
           the
           temporalities
           of
           Bishops
           to
           the
           Crown
           ,
           
           yet
           the
           Function
           it self
           was
           never
           taken
           away
           in
           Scotland
           ,
           from
           their
           first
           conversion
           to
           Christianity
           ,
           untill
           these
           unhappy
           troubles
           .
           And
           these
           very
           temporalities
           were
           restored
           by
           the
           
             Ad
             of
             restitution
          
           ,
           
           and
           their
           full
           power
           was
           first
           established
           Synodically
           ,
           and
           afterwards
           confirmed
           by
           the
           three
           Estates
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           in
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           By
           their
           own
           Authority
           when
           they
           saw
           they
           could
           not
           prevaile
           with
           all
           their
           iterated
           indeavours
           and
           attempts
           to
           have
           their
           book
           of
           discipline
           ratified
           ,
           they
           obtruded
           it
           upon
           the
           Church
           themselves
           ,
           ordaining
           that
           
             all
             those
             who
             had
             born
             ,
             or
             did
             then
             bea●●
             any
             office
             in
             the
             Church
             ,
          
           
           
             should
             subscribe
             it
             ,
             under
             pain
             of
             Excommunication
             .
          
        
         
           By
           their
           own
           Authority
           ,
           or
           rather
           by
           the
           like
           unwarrantable
           boldness
           they
           adopted
           themselves
           to
           be
           heirs
           of
           the
           Prelates
           and
           and
           other
           dignities
           and
           orders
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           suppressed
           by
           their
           tumultuous
           violence
           ,
           and
           decreed
           that
           
             all
             tythes
             ,
             rents
             ,
             lands
             ,
             oblations
             ,
             yea
             whatsoever
             had
             been
             given
             in
             former
             times
             ,
             a
             should
             be
             given
             in
             future
             times
             to
             the
             service
             of
             God
             ,
             was
             th●
             Patrimony
             of
             the
             Church
          
           ;
           
           
             and
             ought
             to
             be
             collected
             and
             distributed
             by
             the
             Deacons
             ,
             as
             the
             Word
             of
             God
             appoints
             .
          
           That
           
             to
             convert
             any
             of
             this
             ,
             to
             their
             particular
             or
             profane
             use
             of
             any
             perso●
             ,
             is
             detestable
             Sacriledge
             before
             God.
          
           
           And
           elsewhere
           ,
           
             Gentle●●●
             ,
             Barons
             ,
             Earls
             ,
             Lords
             ,
             and
             others
             must
             be
             content
             to
             live
             〈◊〉
             their
             just
             rents
             ,
             and
             suffer
             the
             Kirk
             to
             be
             restored
             to
             her
             Li●erty
             .
          
           
           What
           this
           Liberty
           is
           ,
           follows
           in
           the
           same
           place
           ,
           
             all
             things
             given
             in
             hospitality
             ,
             all
             rents
             pertaining
             to
             Priests
             ,
             Chanteries
             ,
             Colledges
             ,
          
           
           
             Chappetries
             ,
             Frieries
             of
             all
             orders
             ,
             the
             Sisters
             of
             the
             Seens
             ,
             all
             which
             ought
             to
             be
             retained
             still
             in
             the
             use
             of
             the
             Kir●
             .
          
           Give
           them
           but
           leave
           to
           take
           their
           breath
           and
           expect
           the
           rest
           .
           
             T●●
             whole
             reven●es
             of
             the
             temporalities
             of
             Bishops
             ,
             Deans
             ,
             and
             An●Deans
             Lands
             ,
             and
             all
             rents
             pertaining
             to
             Cathedrall
             Kirks
             .
          
           Then
           supposing
           an
           Objection
           ,
           that
           the
           Possessours
           had
           Leases
           and
           
           Estates
           ,
           they
           answer
           ,
           
             That
             those
             who
             made
             them
             were
             thieves
             and
             murtherers
             ,
             and
             had
             no
             power
             to
             alienate
             the
             common
             Good
             of
             the
             Kirk
             .
          
           
           They
           desire
           that
           all
           such
           Estates
           may
           be
           anulled
           and
           avoided
           ,
           that
           all
           Collectours
           appointed
           by
           the
           King
           or
           others
           ,
           may
           be
           discharged
           from
           intermedling
           therewith
           ,
           and
           the
           Deacons
           permitted
           to
           collect
           the
           same
           :
           yea
           to
           that
           height
           of
           madnesse
           were
           th●y
           come
           ,
           as
           to
           define
           and
           determine
           in
           their
           Assembly
           ,
           (
           judge
           whether
           it
           be
           not
           a
           modest
           constitution
           for
           a
           Synod
           .
           
           )
           
             That
             the
             next
             Parliament
             the
             Church
             should
             be
             fully
             restored
             to
             its
             Patrimony
             ,
             and
             that
             nothing
             should
             be
             p●st
             in
             Parliament
             untill
             that
             was
             first
             considered
             and
             approved
             .
          
           Let
           all
           Estates
           take
           notice
           of
           these
           pretensions
           and
           designs
           .
           If
           their
           project
           have
           not
           yet
           taken
           eff●ct
           ,
           it
           is
           only
           because
           they
           wanted
           sufficient
           strength
           hitherto
           to
           accomplish
           it
           .
        
         
           Lastly
           by
           their
           own
           Authority
           ,
           under
           the
           specious
           title
           of
           
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             King
             of
             Kings
             ,
             and
             Lord
             of
             Lords
             ,
             the
             only
             Monarch
             of
             his
             Church
             ,
          
           and
           under
           pretence
           of
           his
           
             Prerogative
             Royall
          
           ,
           they
           erected
           their
           own
           Courts
           and
           Presbyteries
           in
           the
           most
           parts
           of
           Scotland
           ,
           long
           before
           th●y
           were
           legally
           approved
           or
           received
           ,
           as
           appeareth
           by
           their
           own
           Act
           ,
           alledging
           that
           
             many
             suites
             had
             been
             made
             to
             the
             Magistrate
             for
             approbation
             of
             the
             Policy
             of
             the
             Kirk
             ,
          
           
           
             which
             had
             not
             taken
             that
             happy
             effect
             which
             good
             men
             would
             crave
             :
          
           And
           by
           another
           Act
           acknowledging
           that
           Presbyteries
           were
           then
           established
           
             (
             Synodically
          
           )
           in
           most
           parts
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           .
           And
           lastly
           by
           the
           Act
           of
           another
           
             Generall
             Assem●ly
          
           at
           Edenburg
           ,
           ordaining
           that
           
             the
             Discipline
             contained
             in
             the
             Acts
             of
             the
             Generall
             Assembly
             should
             be
             kept
             ,
             as
             well
             in
          
           Agnus
           and
           Mernis
           
             as
             in
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             .
          
        
         
           You
           see
           sufficiently
           in
           point
           of
           practice
           how
           the
           Disciplinarians
           have
           trampled
           upon
           the
           Laws
           ,
           and
           justled
           the
           civill
           Magistrate
           out
           of
           his
           Supremacy
           in
           Ecclesiasticall
           Affaires
           .
           My
           next
           ●ask
           shall
           be
           ,
           to
           shew
           that
           this
           proceeds
           not
           from
           Inanimadvertence
           or
           Passion
           ,
           but
           from
           their
           Doctrine
           and
           Principles
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           They
           teach
           that
           no
           persons
           ,
           Magistrates
           nor
           others
           ,
           have
           
           power
           
             to
             Vote
             in
             their
             Synods
          
           ,
           
           
             but
             only
             Ecclesiasticall
          
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           They
           teach
           ,
           that
           Ecclesiasticall
           perso●s
           have
           ●he
           sole
           
           power
           of
           convening
           and
           convocating
           such
           Assembles
           ,
           
             All
             Ecclesiasticall
             Assemblies
             have
             power
             to
             convene
             lawfully
             together
             ,
             for
             treating
             of
             things
             concerning
             the
             Kirk
             .
             They
             have
             power
             to
             appoint
             
             times
             and
             places
             .
          
           
           Again
           ,
           
             Nationall
             Assemblies
             of
             thi●
             Countrey
             ought
             alwayes
             to
             be
             retained
             in
             their
             own
             Liberties
             ,
             with
             power
             to
             the
             Kirk
             to
             appoint
             times
             and
             places
             .
          
           Thus
           they
           make
           it
           a
           Liberty
           ,
           that
           is
           a
           Priviledge
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           a
           part
           of
           its
           Patrimony
           ,
           not
           only
           to
           convene
           ,
           but
           to
           convocate
           ,
           whomsoever
           ,
           whensoever
           ,
           wheresoever
           .
        
         
           
           Thirdly
           ,
           For
           point
           of
           Power
           ,
           they
           teach
           ,
           that
           
             Synods
             have
             the
             judgement
             of
             true
             and
             false
             Religion
             ,
          
           
           
             of
             Doctrine
             ,
             Heresies
             ,
             &c.
             the
             election
             ,
             admission
             ,
             suspension
             ,
             deprivation
             of
             Ministers
             ,
             th●
             determination
             of
             all
             things
             that
             pertain
             to
             the
             Discipline
             of
             the
             Church
             .
             The
             judgement
             of
             Ecclesiasticall
             matters
             ,
             causes
             ben●ficiary
             ,
             matrimoniall
             and
             others
             .
             Iurisdiction
             to
             proceed
             to
             excommunication
             against
             those
             that
             rob
             the
             Church
             of
             its
             Patrimony
             .
          
           
           They
           have
           legislative
           Power
           
             to
             make
             rules
             and
             constitutions
             for
             keeping
             good
             order
             in
             the
             Kirk
             .
             They
             have
             power
             to
             abr●gate
             and
             abolish
             all
             Statutes
             and
             Ordinances
             concerning
             Ecclesiasticall
             matters
             ,
             that
             are
             found
             noisome
             and
             unprofitable
             ,
             and
             agree
             not
             with
             the
             time
             ,
          
           
           
             or
             are
             abused
             by
             the
             people
             .
             And
          
           all
           this
           
             without
             any
             Reclamation
             ,
             or
             Apellation
             to
             any
             Iudge
             ,
             Civill
             〈◊〉
             Ecclesiasticall
             .
          
        
         
           
           Fourthly
           ,
           They
           teach
           that
           they
           have
           these
           priviledges
           not
           from
           the
           Magistrate
           or
           People
           ,
           or
           particular
           Laws
           of
           any
           other
           Countrey
           .
           
             The
             Magistrate
             can
             not
             execute
             the
             censures
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             nor
             prescribe
             any
             rule
             how
             it
             should
             be
             done
             ,
             but
             Ecclesiasticall
             power
             floweth
             immediately
             from
             God
             ,
             and
             from
             the
             Mediatour
             Iesus
             Christ.
          
           
           And
           yet
           further
           ,
           
             The
             Church
             cannot
             be
             governed
             by
             others
             ,
             than
             those
             Ministers
             and
             Stewards
             set
             over
             it
             by
             Christ
             ,
             nor
             otherwise
             than
             by
             his
             Laws
             .
             And
             therefore
             there
             is
             no
             power
             on
             earth
             that
             can
             challenge
             to
             it self
             a
             Command
             or
             Domini●●
             upon
             the
             Church
             .
          
           And
           again
           ,
           
             It
             is
             prohibited
             by
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             and
             of
             Christ
             ,
             for
             the
             Christian
             Magistrate
             to
             invade
             the
             Government
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             consequently
             to
             challenge
             to
             himself
             the
             right
             of
             both
             Swords
             ,
             spirituall
             and
             temporall
             .
             And
             if
             any
             Magistrate
             do
             arrogate
             so
             much
             to
             himself
             ,
             the
             Church
             shall
             have
             cause
             to
             complain
             and
             exclaime
             ,
             that
             the
             Pope
             is
             changed
             ,
             but
             the
             Papacy
             remains
             .
          
           So
           if
           Kings
           and
           Magistrates
           stand
           in
           their
           way
           ,
           they
           are
           Political
           Popes
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Bishops
           are
           Ecclesiasticall
           .
           Whatsoever
           these
           men
           do
           ,
           
           is
           
             in
             the
             Name
             of
             our
             Lord
             Iesus
             ,
             and
             by
             Authority
             delegated
             from
             him
             alone
             .
          
        
         
         
           Lastly
           ,
           They
           teach
           that
           they
           have
           all
           this
           Power
           ,
           not
           only
           without
           the
           Magistrate
           ,
           but
           against
           the
           Magistrate
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           
             although
             he
             dissent
             ,
             
             and
             send
             out
             his
             prohibitions
             to
             the
             contrary
             ,
             Parliamentary
             ratifications
             can
             no
             way
             alter
             Church
             Canons
             concerning
             the
             Worship
             of
             God.
             
          
           For
           Eccclesiasticall
           Discipline
           ought
           to
           be
           exercised
           ,
           whether
           it
           be
           ratified
           by
           the
           civill-Magistrate
           or
           not
           .
           
           The
           want
           of
           a
           civill
           Sanction
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           is
           but
           like
           
             Lucrum
             cessans
             ,
             non
             damnum
             emergens
             .
          
           As
           it
           addes
           nothing
           to
           it
           ,
           so
           it
           takes
           nothing
           away
           from
           it
           .
           If
           there
           be
           any
           clashing
           of
           Jurisdictions
           ,
           or
           defect
           in
           this
           kind
           ,
           they
           lay
           the
           fault
           at
           the
           Magistrates
           doore
           .
           It
           is
           a
           great
           sinne
           or
           wickednesse
           ,
           for
           the
           Magistrate
           to
           hinder
           the
           exercise
           ,
           
           or
           execution
           of
           Ecclesiasticall
           Discipline
           .
        
         
           Now
           we
           have
           seen
           the
           pernicious
           practices
           of
           their
           Synods
           ,
           with
           the
           Doctrines
           from
           which
           they
           flow
           ;
           it
           remains
           to
           dispel
           umbrages
           ,
           wherewith
           they
           seek
           to
           hide
           the
           ugliness
           of
           their
           proceedings
           and
           principles
           from
           the
           eyes
           of
           the
           world
           .
           We
           (
           say
           they
           )
           do
           give
           the
           Christian
           Magistrate
           a
           politicall
           Power
           to
           convocate
           Synods
           ,
           to
           preside
           in
           Synods
           ,
           to
           ratifie
           the
           Acts
           of
           Synods
           ,
           to
           reform
           the
           Church
           .
           We
           make
           him
           the
           keeper
           of
           both
           Tables
           .
           Take
           nothing
           and
           hold
           it
           fast
           ,
           here
           are
           good
           words
           ,
           but
           they
           signifie
           nothing
           .
           Trust
           me
           whatsoever
           the
           Disciplinarians
           do
           give
           to
           the
           Magistrate
           ,
           it
           is
           alwayes
           with
           a
           saving
           of
           their
           own
           stakes
           ,
           not
           giving
           for
           his
           advantage
           ,
           but
           their
           own
           .
           For
           they
           teach
           that
           this
           power
           of
           the
           Christian
           Magistrate
           is
           not
           private
           and
           destructive
           to
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Church
           but
           cumulative
           ,
           
           and
           onely
           auxiliary
           or
           assisting
           .
        
         
           Besides
           the
           power
           which
           they
           call
           abusively
           authoritative
           ,
           but
           is
           indeed
           ministeriall
           ,
           of
           executing
           their
           decrees
           ,
           and
           contributing
           to
           their
           settlement
           ,
           they
           ascribe
           to
           the
           Magistrate
           concerning
           the
           Acts
           of
           Synods
           that
           which
           every
           private
           man
           hath
           ,
           a
           judgement
           of
           ●iscretion
           ,
           but
           they
           retain
           to
           themselves
           the
           judgement
           of
           Iurisdiction
           .
           And
           if
           he
           judge
           not
           as
           they
           would
           have
           him
           ,
           but
           suspend
           out
           of
           conscience
           th●
           influence
           of
           his
           politicall
           power
           ,
           where
           they
           would
           have
           him
           exercise
           it
           ,
           they
           will
           either
           teach
           him
           another
           point
           of
           Popery
           ,
           that
           is
           an
           implicite
           faith
           ,
           or
           he
           may
           perchance
           ●eel
           the
           weight
           of
           their
           Church-censures
           ,
           and
           find
           quickly
           what
           manner
           of
           men
           they
           be
           ,
           as
           our
           late
           Gratious
           King
           Charles
           and
           before
           him
           his
           Father
           ,
           his
           Grandmother
           ,
           and
           his
           
           great
           Grandmother
           did
           all
           to
           their
           cost
           .
        
         
           Then
           in
           plain
           English
           ,
           what
           is
           this
           politicall
           Power
           to
           call
           Synods
           to
           preside
           in
           Synods
           ,
           and
           to
           ratifie
           Synods
           ,
           which
           these
           good
           men
           give
           to
           the
           Magistrate
           ,
           and
           magnifie
           so
           much
           ?
           I
           shall
           tell
           the
           truth
           .
           
             It
             is
             a
             duty
             which
             the
             Magistrate
             ows
             to
             the
             Kirk
             ,
             when
             they
             think
             necessary
             to
             have
             a
             Synod
             convocated
             ,
             to
             strengthen
             their
             summons
             by
             a
             civill
             Sanction
             ,
             
             to
             secure
             them
             in
             coming
             to
             the
             Synod
             ,
             and
             returning
             from
             the
             Synod
             ,
             to
             provide
             them
             good
             accommodation
             ,
             to
             protect
             them
             from
             dangers
             ,
             to
             defend
             their
             Rights
             and
             Priviledges
             .
             To
             compel
             obstinate
             persons
             by
             civill
             Laws
             and
             punishments
             ,
             to
             submit
             to
             their
             censures
             and
             decrees
             .
          
           What
           gets
           the
           Magistrate
           by
           all
           this
           to
           himself
           ?
           He
           may
           put
           it
           all
           in
           his
           eye
           ,
           
           and
           see
           never
           a
           whit
           the
           worse
           .
           
             For
             they
             declare
             expresly
             ,
             that
             neither
             all
             the
             power
             ,
             nor
             any
             part
             of
             the
             power
             ,
             which
             Synods
             have
             to
             deliberate
             of
             ,
             or
             to
             define
             Ecclesiasticall
             things
             ,
             (
             though
             it
             be
             in
             relation
             to
             their
             own
             Subjects
             )
             doth
             flow
             from
             the
             Magistrate
             ,
             but
             because
             in
             those
             things
             which
             belong
             to
             the
             outward
             man
             ,
             (
             mark
             the
             reason
             )
             the
             Church
             stands
             in
             need
             of
             the
             help
             of
             the
             Magistrate
             .
          
           Fair
           fall
           a●
           ingenuous
           confession
           ,
           they
           attribute
           nothing
           to
           the
           Magistrate
           ,
           but
           only
           what
           may
           render
           him
           able
           to
           serve
           their
           own
           turns
           ,
           and
           supply
           their
           needs
           .
           I
           wish
           these
           men
           would
           think
           a
           little
           more
           of
           the
           distinction
           ,
           between
           habituall
           and
           actuall
           Jurisdiction
           .
           After
           a
           School-master
           hath
           his
           License
           to
           teach
           ,
           yet
           his
           actuall
           Jurisdiction
           doth
           proceed
           from
           the
           Parents
           of
           his
           Scholars
           .
           And
           though
           he
           enjoy
           a
           kind
           of
           Supremacy
           among
           them
           ,
           he
           must
           not
           think
           that
           this
           extinguisheth
           ,
           either
           his
           own
           filiall
           duty
           ,
           o●
           theirs
           .
        
         
           Like
           this
           power
           of
           presiding
           politically
           in
           Synods
           is
           the
           other
           power
           which
           they
           give
           him
           of
           reforming
           the
           Church
           ,
           that
           is
           when
           the
           State
           of
           the
           Church
           is
           corrupted
           ,
           but
           not
           when
           it
           is
           pure
           ,
           as
           they
           take
           it
           for
           granted
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           ,
           when
           the
           Jurisdiction
           is
           in
           their
           own
           hands
           .
           
             Although
             godly
             Kings
             and
             Princes
             ,
             someti●●
             by
             their
             own
             Authority
             ,
             
             when
             the
             Kirk
             is
             corrupted
             ,
             and
             all
             things
             out
             of
             order
             ,
             place
             Ministers
             ,
             and
             restore
             the
             true
             service
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             after
             the
             example
             of
             some
             godly
             Kings
             of
             Iud●●
             ,
             and
             divers
             godly
             Emperours
             and
             Kings
             also
             in
             the
             light
             of
             the
             New
             Testament
             ;
             yet
             where
             the
             Ministry
             of
             the
             Kirk
             is
             once
             lawfully
             constituted
             ,
             and
             they
             that
             are
             placed
             ,
             do
             their
             office
             faithfully
             ,
             
             all
             godly
             Princes
             and
             Magistrates
             ought
             to
             hear
             and
             obey
             their
             voice
             ,
             and
             reverence
             the
             Majesty
             of
             the
             Son
             of
             God
             speaking
             in
             them
             .
             Leave
             this
             jugling
             ;
             who
             shall
             judge
             ,
             when
             the
             Church
             is
             corrupted
             ;
             the
             Magistrates
             or
             Church-men
             ?
             if
             the
             Magistrates
             ,
             why
             not
             over
             you
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             others
             ?
             If
             the
             Church-men
             ,
             why
             not
             others
             as
             well
             as
             you
             ?
             here
             is
             nothing
             to
             be
             answered
             ,
             but
             to
             beg
             the
             question
             ,
             that
             they
             only
             are
             the
             true
             Church
             .
             Hear
             another
             witnesse
             ,
             in
             evill
             and
             troublesome
             times
             ,
             and
             in
             a
             lapsed
             state
             of
             affairs
             ;
             when
             the
             order
             instituted
             by
             God
             in
             the
             Church
             ,
             
             is
             degenerated
             to
             Tyranny
             ,
             to
             the
             trampling
             upon
             the
             true
             Religion
             ,
             and
             oppressing
             the
             professors
             of
             it
             ,
             when
             nothing
             is
             sound
             ,
             the
             godly
             Magistrate
             may
             do
             some
             things
             ,
             which
             ordinarily
             are
             not
             lawfull
             ,
             &c.
             
             But
             ordinarily
             and
             of
             common
             right
             ,
             in
             Churches
             already
             constituted
             ,
             if
             a
             man
             flye
             to
             the
             Magistrate
             complaining
             that
             he
             is
             injured
             ,
             by
             the
             abuse
             of
             Ecclesiasticall
             Discipline
             ,
             or
             if
             the
             Sentence
             of
             the
             Presbyteries
             displease
             the
             Magistrate
             ,
             either
             in
             point
             of
             Discipline
             or
             of
             Faith
             ,
             he
             must
             not
             therefore
             draw
             such
             causes
             to
             a
             civill
             tribunall
             ,
             nor
             introduce
             a
             Politicall
             Papacy
             .
             
             And
             as
             the
             Magistrate
             hath
             power
             in
             extraordinary
             causes
             ,
             when
             the
             Church
             is
             wholly
             corrupted
             ,
             to
             reforme
             Ecclesiasticall
             abuses
             ;
             so
             if
             the
             Magistrate
             shall
             Tyrannize
             ,
             over
             the
             Church
             ,
             it
             is
             lawfull
             to
             oppose
             him
             ,
             by
             certain
             wayes
             and
             meanes
             ,
             extraordinarily
             ;
             how
             ever
             ordinarily
             not
             to
             be
             allowed
             .
          
           This
           is
           plain
           dealing
           ,
           the
           Magistrate
           cannot
           lawfully
           reforme
           them
           ,
           but
           in
           cases
           extraordinary
           ;
           and
           in
           cases
           extraordinary
           they
           may
           lawfully
           reforme
           the
           Magistrate
           ,
           
             ●y
             meanes
             not
             to
             be
             ordin●rily
             allowed
             ,
          
           that
           is
           by
           force
           of
           armes
           ,
           See
           the
           principles
           from
           whence
           all
           our
           miseries
           ;
           and
           the
           losse
           of
           our
           gratious
           Master
           ,
           hath
           flowed
           ;
           and
           learn
           to
           detest
           them
           ;
           They
           
             give
             the
             Magistrate
             the
             custody
             of
             both
             Tables
             ,
          
           
           so
           they
           do
           give
           the
           same
           to
           themselves
           ,
           they
           keep
           the
           second
           Table
           ,
           by
           admonishing
           him
           ;
           he
           keeps
           the
           first
           Table
           by
           assisting
           them
           :
           they
           reforme
           the
           abuses
           ,
           of
           the
           first
           Table
           by
           ordinary
           right
           ,
           of
           the
           s●cond
           Table
           extraordinari●y
           .
           He
           reforms
           the
           abuses
           against
           the
           second
           Table
           ;
           by
           ordinary
           right
           :
           and
           the
           abuses
           against
           the
           first
           Table
           extraordinarily
           .
        
         
           But
           can
           the
           Magistrate
           ,
           according
           to
           their
           learning
           call
           the
           Sy●od
           to
           an
           account
           for
           any
           thing
           they
           do
           ,
           can
           he
           remedy
           the
           erto●rs
           of
           a
           Synod
           either
           in
           Doctrine
           or
           Discipline
           ?
           
           
             No
             ,
             if
             Magistrates
             
             had
             power
             to
             change
             ,
             or
             diminish
             ,
             or
             restraine
             the
             Rights
             of
             the
             Church
             ;
             the
             Condition
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             should
             be
             worse
             ,
             and
             their
             Liberties
             less
             ,
             under
             a
             Christian
             Magistrate
             ,
             than
             und●r
             an
             Heathen
             .
             For
          
           (
           say
           they
           )
           
             Parliaments
             and
             supreame
             Senates
             ,
             are
             no
             more
             infallible
             th●n
             Synods
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             in
             matters
             of
             Faith
             and
             Discipline
             more
             apt
             to
             ●rre
             ;
             And
             again
             ,
             the
             Magistrate
             is
             ●ot
             judge
             of
             Spirituall
             caus●s
             co●troverted
             in
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
           
             And
             if
             he
             decree
             any
             thing
             in
             such
             businesses
             ;
             according
             to
             the
             wisdom
             of
             the
             flesh
             ,
             and
             not
             according
             to
             the
             rule
             of
             Gods
             Word
             ,
             and
             the
             wisdome
             which
             is
             from
             above
             ,
             he
             must
             give
             an
             account
             of
             i●
             unto
             God.
             
          
        
         
           
           Or
           may
           the
           Supreame
           Magistrate
           oppose
           the
           execution
           of
           their
           discipline
           practised
           in
           their
           Presbyteries
           ,
           or
           Synods
           ,
           by
           Laws
           o●
           prohibitions
           ?
           
           No
           ,
           
             it
             is
             wickednesse
             ,
             If
             he
             do
             so
             farre
             abuse
             his
             Authority
             ,
             good
             Christians
             must
             rather
             suffer
             extremities
             ,
             th●●
             obey
             him
             .
          
        
         
           
           Then
           what
           remedy
           hath
           the
           Magistrate
           ,
           if
           he
           find
           himself
           gri●ved
           in
           this
           case
           ?
           
             He
             may
             desire
             and
             procure
             a
             review
             in
             another
             Nationall
             Synod
             ,
          
           
           
             that
             the
             matter
             may
             be
             lawfully
             determined
             by
             Ecclesiasticall
             judgement
             .
          
           Yet
           upon
           this
           condition
           ,
           
             the
             notwithstanding
             the
             future
             review
             ,
             the
             first
             sentence
             of
             the
             Synod
             be
             executed
             without
             delay
             ,
          
           This
           is
           one
           main
           branch
           of
           Popery
           ,
           and
           agrosse
           incrochment
           ,
           upon
           the
           right
           of
           the
           Magistrate
           .
        
      
       
         
           CHAP.
           III.
           That
           this
           Discipline
           robs
           the
           Magistrate
           of
           the
           last
           appeale
           of
           ●i●
           Subjects
           .
        
         
           
           THe
           second
           flows
           from
           this
           .
           The
           last
           appeal
           ought
           to
           be
           the
           Supreame
           Magistrate
           ,
           or
           Magistrates
           ,
           within
           his
           or
           their
           Dominions
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           highest
           Power
           under
           God.
           And
           where
           it
           is
           not
           so
           ordered
           ,
           the
           Common-wealth
           can
           injoy
           no
           tranquility
           ,
           ●s
           we
           shall
           see
           in
           the
           second
           part
           of
           this
           discourse
           .
           By
           the
           Laws
           of
           England
           ,
           if
           any
           man
           find
           himself
           grieved
           with
           the
           sentence
           o●
           consistoriall
           proceedings
           of
           a
           Bishop
           ,
           or
           of
           his
           Officers
           ,
           he
           may
           appeal
           from
           the
           highest
           judicatory
           of
           the
           Church
           to
           the
           King
           i●
           Chancery
           ,
           who
           useth
           in
           that
           case
           to
           grant
           Commissions
           under
           the
           great
           Seal
           ,
           to
           Delegates
           expert
           in
           the
           Laws
           of
           the
           Realme
           ,
           wh●
           
           have
           power
           to
           give
           him
           remedy
           ,
           and
           to
           see
           Justice
           done
           .
           In
           Scotland
           this
           would
           be
           taken
           in
           great
           scorn
           ,
           as
           an
           high
           indignity
           upon
           the
           Commissioners
           of
           Christ
           ,
           to
           appeal
           from
           his
           Tribunal
           ,
           to
           the
           judgement
           of
           a
           mortal
           man.
           
           In
           the
           year
           1582.
           
           King
           Iames
           by
           his
           Letter
           by
           his
           Messenger
           ,
           the
           
             Master
             of
             Requests
          
           ,
           and
           by
           an
           Herald
           at
           Arms
           ,
           
           prohibited
           the
           
             Assembly
             at
             Saint
             Andrews
          
           to
           proceed
           in
           the
           case
           of
           one
           Mongomery
           ,
           and
           Mongomery
           hims●lf
           appealed
           to
           Caesar
           ,
           or
           to
           King
           and
           Councel
           .
           What
           did
           our
           new
           Matters
           upon
           this
           ?
           They
           sleighted
           the
           Kings
           Letter
           ,
           his
           Messenger
           ,
           his
           Herald
           ,
           reject●d
           the
           Appeal
           ,
           as
           made
           to
           an
           incompetent
           Judge
           ,
           and
           proceeded
           most
           violently
           in
           the
           cause
           .
           About
           four
           years
           after
           this
           ,
           
           another
           Synod
           held
           at
           
             Saint
             Andrews
          
           ,
           proceeded
           in
           like
           manner
           against
           the
           Bishop
           of
           that
           Se●
           ,
           for
           Voting
           in
           Parliament
           according
           to
           his
           conscience
           ,
           and
           for
           being
           suspected
           to
           have
           penned
           a
           Declaration
           ,
           published
           by
           the
           King
           and
           Parliament
           at
           the
           end
           of
           the
           Statutes
           ;
           notwithstanding
           that
           he
           declined
           their
           judicature
           ,
           and
           appealed
           to
           the
           King
           and
           Parliament
           .
           When
           did
           any
           Bishops
           dare
           to
           doe
           such
           acts
           ?
           There
           need
           no
           more
           instances
           ,
           their
           Book
           of
           Discipline
           it
           s●lf
           being
           so
           full
           in
           the
           case
           ,
           
             From
             the
             Kirk
             there
             is
             no
             reclamation
             ,
             or
             appellation
             ,
          
           to
           any
           Judge
           Civil
           or
           Ecclesiastical
           ,
           within
           the
           Realm
           .
        
      
       
         
           CHAP.
           IV.
           That
           it
           exempts
           the
           Ministers
           from
           due
           Punishment
           .
        
         
           THirdly
           ,
           If
           Ecclesiastick
           Persons
           in
           their
           Pulpits
           or
           Assemblies
           ,
           
           shall
           leave
           their
           Text
           and
           proper
           work
           to
           turn
           Incendiaries
           ,
           Trumpeters
           of
           sedition
           ,
           stirring
           up
           the
           people
           to
           tumults
           and
           disloyal
           attempts
           in
           all
           well-ordered
           Kingdoms
           and
           Commonwealths
           ,
           they
           are
           punishable
           by
           the
           Civil
           Magistrate
           ,
           whose
           proper
           office
           it
           is
           to
           take
           cognizance
           of
           Treason
           and
           Sedition
           .
           It
           was
           well
           said
           by
           a
           King
           of
           France
           to
           some
           such
           seditious
           Sheba's
           ,
           That
           if
           they
           would
           not
           let
           him
           alone
           in
           their
           Pulpits
           ,
           he
           would
           send
           them
           to
           preach
           in
           another
           climate
           .
           In
           the
           
             Vnited
             Provinces
          
           there
           want
           not
           examples
           of
           seditious
           Oratours
           ,
           who
           for
           controlling
           their
           Magistrates
           too
           sawcily
           in
           the
           Pulpit
           ,
           have
           been
           turned
           both
           out
           of
           their
           Churches
           and
           Cities
           ,
           without
           any
           fear
           of
           wresting
           
             Christs
             Scepter
          
           out
           of
           his
           hand
           .
           In
           Geneva
           it self
           ,
           the
           correction
           of
           Ecclesiastical
           
           persons
           
             (
             qua
             tales
          
           ,
           
           )
           is
           expresly
           reserved
           to
           the
           Signiory
           .
           So
           much
           our
           Disciplinarians
           have
           ou●-done
           their
           pattern
           ,
           as
           the
           passionate
           writings
           of
           heady
           men
           out-do
           the
           calmer
           decrees
           of
           a
           stayed
           Senate
           .
        
         
           But
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Scotland
           have
           exempted
           themselves
           in
           this
           case
           from
           all
           secular
           judgement
           ,
           
           as
           King
           Iames
           (
           who
           knew
           them
           best
           of
           any
           man
           living
           )
           witnesseth
           .
           They
           said
           ,
           He
           was
           an
           
             incompetent
             Iudge
          
           in
           such
           cases
           ,
           and
           that
           
             matters
             of
             the
             Pulpit
             ought
             to
             be
             exempted
             from
             the
             judgement
             and
             correction
             of
             Princes
             .
          
           They
           themselves
           speak
           plain
           enough
           .
           It
           is
           an
           absurd
           thing
           ,
           that
           sundry
           of
           them
           ,
           
           (
           Commissaries
           )
           
             having
             no
             function
             of
             the
             Kirk
             ,
             should
             be
             Iudges
             to
             Ministers
             ,
             and
             depose
             them
             from
             their
             rooms
             .
          
           The
           reason
           holds
           as
           well
           against
           Magistrates
           as
           Commissaries
           .
           To
           passe
           by
           the
           sawcy
           and
           seditious
           expressions
           of
           Mr
           Dury
           ,
           Mr
           Mellvill
           ,
           Mr
           B●lcanqu●ll
           ,
           
           and
           their
           impunity
           .
           Mr
           
             Iames
             Gibson
          
           in
           his
           Sermon
           taxed
           the
           King
           for
           a
           Persecutor
           ,
           and
           threatned
           him
           with
           a
           curse
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           
             die
             childless
             ,
             and
             be
             the
             last
             of
             his
             race
          
           ;
           for
           which
           being
           convented
           before
           the
           Assembly
           ,
           and
           not
           appearing
           ,
           he
           was
           onely
           suspended
           during
           the
           pleasure
           of
           his
           brethren
           ,
           (
           he
           should
           have
           been
           suspended
           indeed
           ,
           that
           is
           hanged
           .
           )
           But
           at
           another
           Assembly
           ,
           in
           August
           following
           ,
           upon
           his
           all●gation
           ,
           that
           his
           not
           appearing
           was
           out
           of
           his
           tender
           care
           of
           the
           Rights
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           he
           was
           purged
           from
           his
           contumacy
           ,
           without
           once
           so
           much
           as
           acquainting
           his
           Majesty
           .
        
         
           
           The
           case
           is
           famous
           of
           Mr
           
             David
             Blake
          
           Minister
           of
           St
           Andrews
           ,
           who
           had
           said
           in
           his
           Sermon
           ,
           
             That
             the
             King
             had
             discovered
             the
             
               treachery
               of
               his
               heart
            
             ,
             in
             admitting
             the
             Popish
             Lords
             into
             the
             Countrey
             .
             That
             all
             Kings
             were
             the
             
               Devils
               barns
            
             ,
             that
             the
             Devil
             was
             in
             the
             Court
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             guiders
             of
             it
             .
             And
             in
             his
             prayer
             for
             the
             Queen
             ,
             he
             used
             these
             words
             ,
             We
             must
             pray
             for
             her
             for
             fashion
             sake
             ,
             but
             we
             have
             no
             cause
             ,
             she
             will
             never
             do
             us
             any
             good
             .
             He
             said
             ,
             that
             the
             Queen
             of
             England
             (
             Queen
             Elizabeth
             )
             was
             
               an
               Atheist
            
             ,
             that
             the
             Lords
             of
             the
             Session
             were
             miscreants
             and
             bribers
             ,
             that
             the
             Nobility
             were
             degenerated
             ,
             godless
             ,
             dissemblers
             ,
             and
             enemies
             to
             the
             Church
             ,
             that
             the
             Councel
             were
             holly
             glasses
             ,
             Cormorants
             and
             men
             of
             no
             Religion
             .
          
           I
           appeal
           to
           all
           the
           Estates
           in
           Europe
           ,
           what
           punishment
           could
           be
           severe
           enough
           for
           such
           audacious
           virulence
           ?
           The
           English
           Ambassadour
           complains
           of
           it
           ;
           Blake
           is
           cited
           before
           the
           Councel
           .
           The
           Commissioners
           of
           
           the
           Church
           plead
           ,
           
             That
             it
             will
             be
             ill
             taken
             ,
             to
             bring
             Ministers
             in
             question
             upon
             such
             trifling
             delations
             ,
             as
             inconsistent
             with
             the
             liberties
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           They
           conclude
           ,
           that
           a
           Declinatour
           should
           be
           used
           ,
           and
           a
           Protestation
           made
           against
           those
           proceedings
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             It
             was
             Gods
             cause
             ,
             wherein
             they
             ought
             to
             stand
             to
             all
             haz●rds
             .
          
           Accordingly
           a
           Declinatour
           was
           framed
           and
           presented
           .
           Blake
           desires
           to
           be
           remitted
           to
           the
           Presbytery
           ,
           as
           his
           Ordinary
           .
           The
           Commissioners
           send
           the
           Copie
           of
           the
           Declinatour
           to
           all
           the
           Presbyteries
           ,
           requiring
           them
           for
           the
           greater
           corroboration
           of
           their
           doings
           ,
           to
           subscribe
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           to
           commend
           the
           cause
           in
           hand
           in
           their
           private
           and
           publick
           prayers
           to
           God
           ,
           using
           their
           best
           credit
           with
           their
           flocks
           for
           the
           maintenance
           thereof
           .
           The
           King
           justly
           incensed
           herewith
           ,
           dischargeth
           the
           Commissioners
           .
           Notwithstanding
           this
           Injunction
           ,
           they
           stay
           still
           ,
           and
           send
           Delegates
           to
           the
           King
           ,
           to
           represent
           the
           inconveniences
           that
           might
           ensue
           .
           The
           King
           more
           desirous
           to
           decline
           their
           envy
           ,
           than
           they
           his
           judgement
           ,
           offers
           peace
           .
           The
           Commissioners
           refuse
           it
           ,
           and
           present
           an
           inso●ent
           Petition
           ,
           which
           the
           King
           rejects
           deservedly
           ,
           and
           the
           cause
           was
           heard
           th●
           very
           day
           that
           the
           Princes
           Elizabeth
           (
           now
           Queen
           of
           Bohemia
           )
           w●s
           Christened
           .
           The
           witnesses
           were
           produced
           ,
           Mr
           
             Robert
             Ponte
          
           in
           the
           name
           of
           the
           Church
           makes
           a
           
             Pretestation
             .
             Blake
          
           presents
           a
           second
           D●clinatour
           .
           The
           Councel
           decree
           that
           the
           cause
           being
           treasonable
           ,
           is
           cognoscible
           before
           them
           .
           The
           good
           King
           still
           seeks
           peace
           ,
           sends
           Messengers
           ,
           treats
           ,
           offers
           to
           remit
           :
           but
           it
           is
           labour
           in
           vain
           .
           The
           Ministers
           answer
           peremptorily
           by
           Mr
           
             Robert
             Bruce
          
           their
           Prolocutor
           ,
           
             That
             the
             liberty
             of
             Christs
             Kingdom
             had
             received
             such
             a
             wound
             ,
             by
             this
             usurpation
             of
             the
             Rights
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             that
             if
             the
             lives
             of
          
           Mr
           Blake
           ,
           
             and
             twenty
             others
             had
             been
             taken
             ,
             it
             would
             not
             have
             grieved
             the
             hearts
             of
             good
             people
             so
             much
             ,
             as
             these
             injurious
             proceedings
             .
          
           The
           King
           still
           woos
           and
           conferres
           .
           At
           last
           the
           matter
           is
           concluded
           ,
           That
           the
           King
           shall
           make
           a
           Declaration
           in
           favour
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           that
           Mr
           Blake
           shall
           only
           make
           an
           acknowledgment
           to
           the
           Queen
           ,
           and
           be
           pardoned
           :
           But
           Mr
           Blake
           refuseth
           to
           confesse
           any
           fault
           ,
           or
           to
           acknowledge
           the
           King
           and
           Councel
           to
           be
           any
           Judges
           of
           his
           Sermon
           .
           Hereupon
           he
           is
           convicted
           and
           sentenced
           
             to
             be
             guilty
             of
             false
             and
             treasonable
             slanders
             ,
             and
             his
             punishment
             referred
             to
             the
             King.
          
           Still
           the
           King
           treats
           ,
           makes
           Propositions
           unbeseeming
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           once
           or
           twice
           .
           The
           Ministers
           reject
           them
           ,
           proclaim
           a
           Fast
           ,
           raise
           ●
           Tumult
           in
           Edenburgh
           ,
           Petition
           ,
           preferre
           Articles
           .
           The
           King
           
           departeth
           from
           ●he
           City
           ,
           removeth
           his
           
             Courts
             of
             Iustice
          
           ,
           the
           peop●e
           repent
           ,
           the
           Ministers
           persist
           ,
           and
           seek
           to
           engage
           the
           Subjects
           in
           
             a
             Covenant
             for
             mutual
             Defence
          
           .
           One
           Mr
           Walsh
           in
           his
           Sermon
           tells
           the
           people
           ,
           
             That
             the
             King
             was
             possessed
             with
             a
             Devil
             ,
             yea
             with
             seven
             Devils
          
           ;
           that
           
             the
             Subjects
             might
             lawfully
             rise
             and
             take
             the
             sword
             out
             of
             his
             hands
             .
          
           The
           seditious
           encouraged
           from
           the
           Pulpit
           ,
           send
           a
           Letter
           to
           the
           Lord
           Hamilton
           to
           come
           and
           be
           their
           General
           .
           He
           nobly
           refuseth
           ,
           and
           sheweth
           their
           Letter
           to
           the
           King.
           Hereupon
           the
           Mini●ters
           are
           sought
           for
           to
           be
           apprehended
           ,
           and
           flie
           into
           England
           .
           The
           Tumult
           is
           declared
           to
           be
           Treason
           by
           the
           Estates
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           .
           I
           have
           urged
           this
           the
           more
           largely
           (
           yet
           as
           succinctly
           as
           I
           could
           )
           to
           let
           the
           world
           see
           ,
           what
           dangerous
           Subjects
           these
           Disciplinarians
           are
           ,
           and
           how
           inconsistent
           their
           principles
           be
           ,
           with
           all
           orderly
           Societies
           .
        
      
       
         
           CHAP.
           V.
           That
           it
           subjects
           the
           Supreme
           Magistrate
           to
           their
           Censures
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           
           FOurthly
           ,
           They
           have
           not
           onely
           exempted
           themselves
           in
           their
           duties
           of
           their
           own
           Function
           from
           the
           Tribunal
           of
           the
           Sovereign
           Magistrate
           or
           Supream
           Senate
           ,
           but
           they
           have
           subjected
           him
           and
           them
           (
           yea
           even
           in
           the
           discharge
           of
           the
           Sovereign
           Trust
           )
           to
           their
           own
           Consistories
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           highest
           Censure
           of
           Excommunication
           ,
           which
           is
           like
           the
           cutting
           of
           a
           member
           from
           the
           body
           Natural
           ,
           
           or
           the
           out-lawing
           of
           a
           Subject
           from
           the
           body
           politic●
           ,
           Excommunication
           ;
           that
           very
           Engine
           ,
           whereby
           the
           Popes
           of
           old
           advanced
           themselves
           above
           Emperours
           .
           
             To
             discipline
             must
             all
             the
             Estates
             within
             this
             Realm
             be
             Subject
          
           ;
           
           
             as
             w●ll
             Rulers
             ,
             as
             they
             tha●
             are
             ruled
             .
          
           
           And
           elswhere
           ,
           
             All
             men
             ,
             as
             well
             Magistrates
             ,
             as
          
           Inferiours
           ,
           
             ought
             to
             be
             subject
             to
             the
             judgement
             of
             General
             Assembli●●
             .
          
           And
           yet
           again
           ,
           
             No
             man
             that
             is
             in
             the
             Church
             ,
             ought
             to
             be
             exempted
             from
             Ecclesiastical
             Censures
             .
          
           What
           h
           orrid
           and
           pernicious
           mischiefs
           do
           use
           to
           attend
           the
           Excommunication
           of
           Sovereign
           Magistrates
           ,
           I
           leave
           to
           every
           mans
           memory
           or
           imagination
           .
           Such
           cours●s
           make
           great
           Kings
           become
           cyphers
           ,
           and
           turn
           the
           tenure
           of
           ●
           Crown
           Copy-hold
           ,
           
             ad
             voluntatem
             Dominorum
          
           .
           Such
           Doctrines
           might
           better
           become
           some
           of
           the
           
             Roman
             Alexanders
          
           ,
           or
           B●nifaces
           ,
           or
           Gregorius
           ,
           or
           
             Pius
             Quintus
          
           ,
           than
           such
           great
           Prosessors
           
           of
           Humility
           ,
           such
           great
           disclaimers
           of
           Authority
           ,
           who
           have
           inveighed
           so
           bitterly
           against
           the
           Bishops
           for
           their
           usurpations
           .
           This
           was
           never
           the
           practice
           of
           any
           orthodox
           Bishop
           .
           St
           Ambrose
           is
           mistaken
           ,
           what
           he
           did
           to
           Theodosius
           was
           no
           act
           of
           Ecclesiastical
           jurisdiction
           ,
           but
           of
           Christian
           discretion
           .
           No
           ,
           he
           was
           better
           grounded
           .
           David
           said
           ,
           
             Against
             thee
             onely
             have
             I
             sinned
             ,
             because
             he
             was
             a
             King.
          
           Our
           Disciplinarians
           abhorre
           the
           name
           of
           Authority
           ,
           but
           hugge
           the
           thing
           ,
           their
           profession
           of
           Humility
           ,
           is
           just
           like
           that
           Cardinals
           hanging
           up
           of
           a
           Fishers
           Net
           in
           his
           Dining-room
           ,
           to
           put
           him
           in
           mind
           of
           his
           discent
           ,
           but
           so
           soon
           as
           he
           was
           made
           Pope
           he
           took
           it
           down
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             The
             Fish
             was
             caught
             now
             ,
             there
             was
             no
             more
             need
             of
             the
             Net.
             
          
        
      
       
         
           CHAP.
           VI.
           That
           it
           robs
           the
           Magistrate
           of
           his
           Dispensative
           Power
           .
        
         
           FIfthly
           ,
           All
           supreame
           Magistrates
           do
           assume
           to
           themselves
           a
           
           power
           of
           pardoning
           offences
           and
           offenders
           ,
           where
           they
           judge
           it
           to
           be
           expedient
           .
           He
           who
           believes
           that
           the
           Magistrate
           cannot
           with
           a
           good
           conscience
           dispence
           with
           the
           punishment
           of
           a
           penitent
           malefactour
           ,
           I
           wish
           him
           no
           greater
           censure
           ,
           than
           that
           the
           penall
           Laws
           might
           be
           duly
           executed
           upon
           him
           ,
           untill
           he
           recant
           his
           errour
           .
           But
           our
           Disciplinarians
           have
           restrained
           this
           dispensative
           power
           ,
           in
           all
           such
           crimes
           as
           are
           made
           capitall
           by
           the
           judiciall
           Law
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           case
           of
           Bloud
           ,
           Adultery
           ,
           Blasphemy
           ,
           &c.
           in
           which
           cases
           ,
           
             they
             say
             the
             offender
             ought
             to
             suffer
             death
             ,
             as
             God
             hath
             commanded
             .
             And
             ,
             If
             the
             life
             be
             spared
             ,
             as
             it
             ought
             not
             to
             be
             to
             the
             offenders
             ,
             &c.
             
             And
             ,
             
             the
             Magistrate
             ought
             to
             preferre
             Gods
             expresse
             commandment
             before
             his
             own
             corrupt
             judgement
             ,
             especially
             in
             punishing
             these
             crimes
             which
             he
             commandeth
             to
             be
             punished
             with
             death
             .
             
          
           When
           the
           then
           Popish
           Earls
           of
           
             Angus
             ,
             Huntley
          
           ,
           and
           Erroll
           ,
           
           were
           excommunicated
           by
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           forfeited
           for
           treasonable
           practices
           against
           the
           King
           ,
           it
           is
           admirable
           to
           read
           with
           what
           wisdome
           ,
           and
           charity
           ,
           and
           sweetnesse
           his
           Majesty
           did
           seek
           from
           time
           to
           time
           to
           reclaime
           them
           from
           their
           errours
           ,
           and
           by
           their
           unfeigned
           conversion
           to
           the
           reformed
           Religion
           to
           prevent
           their
           punishment
           .
           Wherein
           he
           had
           the
           concurrence
           of
           two
           Conventions
           of
           Estates
           ,
           the
           one
           at
           Falkland
           ,
           the
           other
           at
           Dumfermling
           .
           And
           on
           the
           other
           side
           to
           see
           with
           what
           bitternesse
           and
           radicated
           malices
           they
           were
           prosecuted
           by
           the
           Presbyteries
           ,
           and
           their
           
           Commissioners
           ,
           sometimes
           Petitioning
           ,
           That
           
             they
             might
             have
             no
             benefit
             of
             Law
             ,
             as
             being
             excommunicated
             ,
          
           Sometimes
           threatning
           ,
           that
           
             they
             were
             resolved
             to
             pursue
             them
             to
             the
             uttermost
             ,
             though
             it
             should
             be
             with
             the
             loss
             of
             all
             their
             lives
             in
             one
             day
             .
             That
             if
             they
             continued
             enemies
             to
             God
             and
             his
             Truth
             ,
             the
             Countrey
             should
             not
             brook
             both
             them
             and
             the
             Lords
             together
             .
          
           Sometimes
           pressing
           to
           
             have
             their
             Estates
             confiscated
             ,
             and
             their
             lives
             taken
             away
             .
          
           Alledging
           for
           their
           ground
           ,
           that
           
             by
             Gods
             Law
             they
             had
             deser●ed
             death
             .
          
           And
           when
           the
           King
           urged
           that
           the
           bosom
           of
           the
           Church
           should
           be
           ever
           open
           to
           penitent
           sinners
           ,
           they
           answered
           ,
           That
           
             the
             Church
             could
             not
             refuse
             their
             satisfaction
             ,
             if
             it
             was
             truly
             offered
             ,
             but
             the
             King
             was
             obliged
             to
             do
             justice
             .
          
           What
           do
           you
           think
           of
           those
           that
           roar
           out
           ,
           
             Iustice
             ,
             Iustice
          
           ,
           now
           adayes
           ,
           whether
           they
           be
           not
           the
           right
           spawn
           of
           these
           Bloud-suckers
           ,
           Look
           upon
           the
           examples
           of
           
             Cain
             ,
             Esau
             ,
             Ishmael
             ,
             Antiochus
             ,
          
           Antichrist
           ,
           and
           tell
           me
           ,
           if
           you
           ever
           find
           such
           supercilious
           ,
           cruel
           ,
           bloud-thirsty
           persons
           ,
           to
           have
           been
           pious
           towards
           God
           ,
           but
           their
           Religion
           is
           commonly
           like
           themselves
           ,
           stark
           naught
           ,
           
             Cursed
             be
             their
             anger
             for
             it
             was
             fierce
             ,
             
             and
             their
             wrath
             ,
             for
             it
             was
             cruel
             .
          
        
         
           These
           are
           some
           of
           those
           incroachments
           which
           our
           Disciplinarians
           have
           made
           upon
           the
           rights
           of
           all
           Supreame
           Magistrates
           ,
           there
           be
           sundry
           others
           ,
           which
           especially
           concerne
           the
           Kings
           of
           
             Great
             Brittain
          
           ,
           as
           the
           losse
           of
           his
           tenths
           ,
           first-fruits
           ,
           and
           patronages
           ,
           and
           which
           is
           more
           than
           all
           these
           ,
           the
           dependence
           of
           his
           Subjects
           ▪
           by
           all
           which
           we
           see
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           thrust
           out
           the
           Pope
           indeed
           ,
           but
           retained
           the
           Papacy
           .
           The
           Pope
           as
           well
           as
           they
           ,
           and
           they
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Pope
           ,
           (
           neither
           barrel
           better
           Herrings
           ,
           )
           do
           make
           Kings
           but
           half
           Kings
           ,
           Kings
           of
           the
           bodies
           ,
           not
           of
           the
           souls
           of
           their
           Subjects
           :
           They
           allow
           them
           some
           sort
           of
           judgement
           over
           Ecclesiastical
           persons
           ,
           in
           their
           civill
           capacities
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           little
           (
           according
           to
           their
           rules
           )
           which
           ever
           is
           not
           Ecclesiasticall
           ,
           or
           may
           not
           be
           reduced
           to
           Ecclesiasticall
           .
           But
           over
           Ecclesiastick
           persons
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           Ecclesiasticks
           ,
           
           or
           in
           Ecclesiasticall
           matters
           ,
           they
           ascribe
           unto
           them
           no
           judgment
           in
           the
           world
           .
           
             They
             say
             it
             cannot
             stand
             with
             the
             Word
             of
             God
             ,
             that
             no
             Christian
             Prince
             ever
             claimed
             ,
             nor
             can
             claime
             to
             himself
             such
             a
             power
             ,
          
           If
           the
           Magistrate
           will
           be
           contented
           to
           wave
           his
           Power
           in
           Ecclesiasticall
           matters
           ,
           and
           over
           Ecclesiasticall
           persons
           ,
           (
           as
           they
           are
           such
           ,
           )
           and
           give
           them
           leave
           to
           do
           what
           they
           list
           ,
           and
           say
           what
           they
           list
           in
           their
           Pulpits
           ,
           in
           their
           Consistories
           ,
           in
           
           their
           Synods
           ,
           and
           permit
           them
           to
           rule
           the
           whole
           Commonwealth
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           the
           advancement
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           Christ.
           If
           he
           will
           be
           contented
           to
           become
           a
           subordinate
           Minister
           to
           their
           Assemblies
           ,
           to
           see
           their
           decrees
           executed
           ,
           then
           it
           may
           be
           they
           will
           become
           his
           good
           Masters
           ,
           and
           permit
           him
           to
           injoy
           a
           part
           of
           his
           civill
           power
           .
           When
           Sovereigns
           are
           made
           but
           accessaries
           ,
           and
           inferiours
           do
           become
           principals
           ,
           when
           stronger
           obligations
           are
           devised
           ,
           than
           those
           of
           a
           Subject
           to
           his
           Sovereign
           ,
           it
           is
           time
           for
           the
           Magistrate
           to
           look
           to
           himself
           ,
           these
           are
           prognosticks
           of
           insuing
           storms
           ,
           the
           avant
           curriers
           of
           seditious
           tumults
           .
           When
           Supremacy
           lights
           into
           strange
           and
           obscure
           hands
           ,
           it
           can
           hardly
           contain
           it self
           within
           any
           bounds
           .
           Before
           our
           Disciplinarians
           be
           well
           warmed
           in
           their
           Ecclesiasticall
           Supremacy
           ,
           they
           are
           beginning
           ,
           or
           rather
           they
           have
           already
           made
           a
           good
           progresse
           in
           the
           invasion
           of
           the
           temporall
           Supremacy
           also
           .
        
      
       
         
           CHAP.
           VII
           .
           That
           the
           Disciplinarians
           cheat
           the
           Magistrate
           of
           his
           Civill
           Power
           in
           order
           to
           Religion
           .
        
         
           THat
           is
           their
           sixt
           incroachment
           upon
           the
           Magistrate
           ,
           and
           the
           verticall
           
           point
           of
           Jesuitism
           ,
           Consider
           first
           how
           many
           civil
           causes
           they
           have
           drawn
           directly
           into
           their
           Consistories
           ,
           and
           made
           them
           of
           Ecclesiasticall
           cognisance
           ,
           
           as
           
             fraud
             in
             bargaining
             ,
             false
             weights
             and
             measures
             ,
             oppressing
             one
             another
             ,
          
           &c.
           and
           in
           the
           case
           of
           Ministers
           ,
           bribery
           ,
           pe●jury
           ,
           theft
           ,
           fighting
           ,
           usury
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Consider
           that
           all
           offences
           whatsoever
           are
           made
           cognoscible
           in
           their
           Consistories
           ,
           in
           case
           of
           scandall
           ,
           yea
           even
           such
           as
           are
           punishable
           by
           the
           civill
           Sword
           with
           death
           :
           
             If
             the
             civill
             Sword
             foolishly
             spare
             the
             life
             of
             the
             offender
             ,
             yet
             may
             not
             the
             Kirk
             be
             negligent
             in
             their
             office
             ,
             which
             is
             to
             excommunicate
             the
             wicked
             .
          
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           
           They
           ascribe
           unto
           their
           Ministers
           a
           liberty
           and
           power
           to
           direct
           the
           Magistrate
           ,
           even
           in
           the
           Managerie
           of
           civill
           Affairs
           :
           
             To
             governe
             the
             Commonwealth
             ,
             and
             to
             establish
             civill
             Laws
             is
             proper
             to
             the
             Magistrate
             :
             To
             interpret
             the
             Word
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             from
             thence
             to
             shew
             the
             Magistrate
             his
             duty
             ,
             how
             he
             ought
             to
             governe
             the
             Commonwealth
             ,
             and
             how
             he
             ought
             to
             use
             the
             Sword
             ,
             
             is
             comprehended
             in
             the
             office
             of
             the
             Minister
             ,
             for
             the
             holy
             Scripture
             is
             profitable
             to
             shew
             what
             is
             the
             best
             governement
             
             of
             the
             Commonwealth
             .
             And
             again
             all
             the
             duties
             of
             the
             second
             Table
             as
             well
             as
             the
             first
             ,
             between
             King
             and
             Subject
             ,
             Parents
             and
             Children
             ,
             
             Husbands
             and
             Wives
             ,
             Masters
             and
             servants
             ,
             &c.
             are
             in
             difficult
             cases
             a
             subject
             of
             cognisance
             and
             judgement
             to
             the
             Assemblies
             of
             the
             Kirk
             .
          
           Thus
           they
           are
           risen
           up
           from
           a
           judgment
           of
           direction
           ,
           to
           a
           judgement
           of
           Jurisdiction
           ,
           And
           if
           any
           perso●s
           ,
           Magistrates
           or
           others
           ,
           dare
           act
           contrary
           to
           this
           judgement
           of
           the
           Assembly
           ,
           
           (
           as
           the
           Parliament
           and
           Committee
           of
           Estates
           did
           in
           Scotland
           ,
           in
           the
           late
           expedition
           )
           
             they
             make
             it
             to
             be
             an
             unlawfu●l
             ingagement
             ,
             a
             sinfu●l
             War
             ,
             contrary
             to
             the
             Testimonies
             of
             Gods
             servants
             ,
             and
             decree
             the
             parties
             so
             offending
             ,
             to
             be
             
               suspended
               from
               the
               communion
               ,
               and
               from
               their
               offices
               in
               the
               Kirk
               .
            
          
           I
           confesse
           Ministers
           do
           well
           to
           exhort
           Christians
           to
           be
           care●ull
           ,
           honest
           ,
           industrious
           in
           their
           speciall
           callings
           :
           but
           for
           them
           to
           meddle
           pragmatically
           with
           the
           mysteries
           of
           particular
           Trad●s
           ,
           and
           much
           more
           with
           the
           mysteries
           of
           State
           ,
           which
           never
           came
           within
           the
           compasse
           of
           their
           shallow
           capacities
           ,
           is
           a
           most
           audacious
           insolence
           ,
           and
           an
           insufferable
           presumption
           .
           They
           may
           as
           well
           teach
           the
           Pilot
           how
           to
           steer
           his
           course
           in
           a
           tempest
           ,
           or
           the
           Physician
           how
           to
           cure
           the
           distempers
           of
           his
           patient
           .
        
         
           But
           their
           high●st
           cheat
           is
           that
           Jesuiticall
           invention
           ,
           
             (
             in
             ordi●
             ad
             spiritualia
             ,
             )
          
           they
           assume
           a
           power
           in
           worldly
           affairs
           indirectly
           ,
           and
           in
           order
           to
           the
           advancement
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           Christ.
           
           
             The
             Ecclesiasticall
             Ministry
             is
             conversant
             spiritually
             about
             civill
             things
             .
          
           Again
           
             must
             not
             duties
             to
             God
             whereof
             the
             securing
             of
             Religion
             is
             a
             main
             one
             ,
             have
             the
             Supreame
             and
             first
             place
             ,
             duties
             to
             the
             King
             a
             subordinate
             and
             second
             place
             ?
          
           The
           case
           was
           this
           .
           The
           Parliament
           levied
           forces
           to
           ●ree
           their
           Kings
           out
           of
           prison
           .
           A
           meet
           civill
           duty
           .
           But
           the
           Commissioners
           of
           the
           Assembly
           declare
           against
           it
           ,
           unlesse
           the
           King
           will
           first
           give
           assurance
           under
           hand
           and
           seal
           ,
           by
           solemne
           oath
           ,
           that
           he
           will
           establish
           the
           Covenant
           ,
           the
           Presbyterian
           Discipline
           ,
           &c.
           in
           all
           his
           Dominions
           ,
           and
           never
           indeavour
           any
           change
           thereof
           ,
           least
           otherwise
           his
           liberty
           might
           bring
           
             their
             bygone
             proceedings
          
           about
           the
           League
           and
           Covenant
           into
           question
           ,
           there
           is
           their
           power
           
             in
             ordine
             ad
             spiritualia
          
           .
           
           
             The
             Parliament
             will
             restore
             to
             the
             King
             his
             negative
             voice
             .
             A
             meer
             civill
             thing
             .
             The
             Commissioners
             of
             the
             Church
             oppose
             it
             ,
             because
             of
             the
             gre●t
             dangers
             that
             may
             thereby
             come
             to
             Religion
             .
          
           The
           Parliament
           name
           Officers
           and
           Commanders
           for
           the
           Army
           .
           A
           meer
           civil
           thing
           .
           
           The
           Church
           will
           not
           allow
           them
           ,
           because
           they
           want
           such
           qualifications
           as
           Gods
           word
           requires
           ,
           that
           is
           to
           say
           in
           plain
           terms
           ,
           because
           they
           were
           not
           their
           confidents
           .
           Was
           there
           ever
           Church
           challenged
           such
           an
           omnipotence
           as
           this
           ?
           Nothing
           in
           this
           world
           is
           so
           civil
           or
           political
           ,
           wherein
           they
           do
           not
           interest
           themselves
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           the
           advancement
           of
           the
           kingdom
           of
           Christ.
           
        
         
           Upon
           this
           ground
           their
           Synod
           enacted
           ,
           
             that
             no
             Scotish
             merchants
             should
             from
             thenceforth
             traffique
             in
             any
             of
             the
             dominions
             of
             the
             King
             of
             Spain
             ,
             
             until
             his
             Majesty
             had
             procured
             from
             that
             King
             some
             relaxation
             of
             the
             rigour
             of
             the
             Inquisition
             ,
             upon
             pain
             of
             excommunication
             .
          
           As
           likewise
           that
           the
           Munday
           market
           at
           Ed●nburgh
           should
           be
           abolished
           ,
           It
           seems
           they
           thought
           it
           ministered
           some
           occasion
           to
           the
           breach
           of
           the
           Sabba●h
           .
           The
           Merchants
           petitioned
           the
           King
           to
           maintain
           the
           liberty
           of
           their
           trade
           ,
           He
           grants
           their
           request
           but
           could
           not
           protect
           them
           ,
           for
           the
           Church
           prosecuted
           the
           poor
           merchants
           with
           their
           censuers
           ,
           untill
           they
           promised
           to
           give
           over
           the
           Spanish
           trade
           ,
           so
           soon
           as
           they
           had
           perfected
           their
           accounts
           ,
           and
           payed
           their
           Creditors
           in
           those
           parts
           .
        
         
           But
           the
           Shoemakers
           ,
           who
           were
           most
           interested
           in
           the
           Munday
           markets
           with
           their
           tumults
           and
           threatenings
           comp●lled
           the
           Ministers
           to
           retract
           ,
           whereupon
           it
           became
           a
           jest
           in
           the
           City
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Souters
             could
             obtain
             more
             at
             the
             Ministers
             hands
             than
             the
             King.
          
           So
           they
           may
           meddle
           with
           the
           Spanish
           trade
           or
           Munday
           markets
           ,
           or
           any
           thing
           in
           order
           to
           Religion
           .
        
         
           Upon
           this
           ground
           they
           assume
           to
           themselves
           a
           power
           to
           ratifie
           Acts
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           So
           the
           assembly
           at
           Edenburgh
           enacted
           ,
           That
           the
           Acts
           made
           in
           the
           Parliament
           at
           Edenburgh
           the
           24
           of
           August
           1560
           ,
           (
           without
           either
           Commission
           or
           Proxie
           from
           their
           Sovereign
           ,
           )
           touching
           Religion
           ,
           
           &c.
           should
           have
           the
           force
           of
           a
           publick
           Law
           :
           
             And
             that
             the
             said
             Parliament
             ,
             so
             far
             as
             concerned
             Religion
             ,
             should
             be
             maintained
             by
             them
             ,
             &c.
             and
             be
             ratified
             by
             the
             first
             Parialment
             that
             should
             happen
             to
             be
             kept
             within
             the
             Realm
             .
          
           See
           how
           bo●d
           they
           make
           with
           Kings
           and
           Parliaments
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           Religion
           .
           I
           cannot
           omit
           that
           famous
           summons
           which
           this
           Assembly
           sent
           out
           ,
           not
           onely
           to
           entreat
           ,
           
             but
             to
             
               admonish
               ●ll
               persons
            
             truly
             professing
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             within
             the
             Realm
             ,
          
           as
           well
           Noble-men
           as
           Barons
           and
           those
           of
           other
           estates
           ,
           to
           meet
           and
           give
           their
           personal
           appearance
           at
           Edenburgh
           the
           20
           of
           Iuly
           ensui●g
           ,
           for
           giving
           their
           advice
           and
           concurrence
           in
           matters
           then
           to
           be
           proponed
           ,
           especially
           for
           purging
           
           the
           Realm
           of
           Popery
           ,
           establishing
           the
           policy
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           restoring
           the
           patrimony
           thereof
           to
           the
           just
           possessours
           .
           Assuring
           such
           as
           did
           absent
           themselves
           that
           they
           should
           be
           esteemed
           dissimulate
           professours
           ,
           unworthy
           of
           the
           fe●lowship
           of
           Christs
           flock
           ,
           who
           thinks
           your
           Scotish
           Disciplinarians
           know
           not
           how
           to
           ruffle
           it
           ?
        
         
           Upon
           this
           ground
           they
           assume
           a
           power
           to
           abrogate
           and
           invalidate
           Laws
           and
           Acts
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           if
           they
           seem
           disadvantagious
           to
           the
           Church
           .
           
             Church
             Assemblies
             have
             power
             to
             abrogate
             and
             abolish
             all
             statutes
             and
             ordinances
             concerning
             Ecclesiastical
             matters
             ,
             
             that
             are
             found
             noysom
             and
             unprofitable
             ,
             and
             agree
             not
             with
             the
             times
             ,
             or
             are
             abused
             by
             the
             p●ople
             .
             So
             the
             Acts
             of
             Parliament
             1584
             ▪
             at
             the
             very
             same
             time
             that
             they
             were
             proclamed
             ,
             were
             protesied
             against
             at
             the
             market
             crosse
             of
             Edenburgh
             by
             the
             Ministers
             ,
             in
             the
             name
             of
             the
             ●irk
             of
             Scotland
             .
             
             And
             a
             li●tle
             before
             ,
             whatsoever
             be
             the
             Treason
             o●
             i●
             pugni●g
             the
             authority
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             it
             can
             be
             no
             Treason
             to
             obey
             God
             rather
             than
             man.
             Neither
             did
             the
             General
             assembly
             of
             Glasgow
             1638
             ,
             &c.
             commit
             any
             treason
             ,
             when
             they
             impugned
             Epis●opacy
             ,
             and
             Perth-Ar●icles
             ,
             although
             ratified
             by
             Acts
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             standing
             laws
             then
             unrepealed
             .
          
           He
           saith
           so
           far
           true
           ,
           than
           we
           ought
           rather
           to
           obey
           God
           than
           man
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           to
           suffer
           when
           we
           cannot
           act
           ;
           but
           to
           impugn
           the
           authority
           of
           a
           lawfull
           Magistrate
           ,
           is
           neither
           to
           obey
           God
           nor
           man.
           God
           commands
           us
           to
           die
           innocent
           rather
           than
           live
           nocent
           ,
           they
           teach
           us
           rather
           to
           live
           nocent
           than
           die
           innocent
           .
           Away
           with
           these
           seeds
           of
           sedition
           ,
           these
           rebllious
           principles
           ,
           Our
           Master
           Christ
           hath
           left
           us
           no
           such
           warrant
           ,
           and
           the
           unsound
           practise
           of
           an
           obscure
           Conventicle
           is
           no
           safe
           patern
           .
           The
           King
           was
           surprized
           at
           Ruthen
           by
           a
           company
           of
           Lords
           and
           other
           conspirators
           ;
           this
           fact
           was
           as
           plain
           Treason
           as
           could
           be
           imagined
           ,
           and
           so
           it
           was
           declared
           ;
           (
           I
           say
           declared
           not
           made
           )
           in
           Parliament
           .
           
           
             Yet
             an
             Assembly
             Generall
             
               (
               no
               man
               gain
               saying
            
             )
             did
             justify
             that
             Treason
             in
             order
             to
             Religion
             as
             good
             and
             acceptable
             service
             to
             God
             ,
             
             their
             Soveraign
             ,
             
             and
             native
             Countrey
             ,
             requiring
             the
             Ministers
             in
             all
             their
             Churches
             to
             commend
             it
             to
             the
             people
             ,
             and
             exhort
             all
             men
             to
             concurre
             with
             the
             actors
             ,
             as
             they
             tendred
             the
             glory
             of
             God
             ,
             the
             full
             deliverance
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             perfect
             reformation
             of
             the
             Commonwealth
             ,
             threatning
             all
             those
             who
             subscribed
             not
             to
             their
             judgement
             with
             Excommunication
             .
          
           We
           see
           this
           is
           not
           the
           first
           time
           that
           Disciplinarian
           Spectacles
           have
           made
           abominable
           Treason
           to
           seem
           Religion
           ,
           if
           it
           serve
           for
           the
           advancement
           
           of
           the
           good
           Cause
           .
           And
           if
           were
           well
           if
           they
           could
           rest
           here
           ,
           or
           their
           zeale
           to
           advance
           their
           Ecclesiasticall
           Soveraignty
           ,
           by
           force
           of
           Armes
           ,
           and
           effusion
           of
           Christian
           blood
           ,
           would
           confine
           it self
           within
           the
           limits
           o●
           Scotland
           :
           No
           ,
           those
           bounds
           are
           too
           narrow
           for
           their
           pragmaticall
           spirits
           :
           
           And
           for
           bus●e
           Bishops
           in
           other
           mens
           Diocesses
           ,
           see
           the
           Articles
           of
           Sterling
           ,
           
             That
             the
             securing
             and
             setling
             Religion
             at
             home
             ,
             and
             promoting
             the
             work
             of
             Reformation
             abroad
             ,
             in
             England
             and
             Ireland
             ,
             be
             referred
             to
             the
             determination
             of
             the
             General
             Assembly
             (
             of
             the
             Kirk
             )
             or
             their
             Commissioners
             .
          
           What
           ,
           is
           old
           Edenburgh
           turned
           new
           Rome
           ,
           and
           the
           old
           Presbyters
           young
           Cardinals
           ,
           and
           their
           Consistory
           a
           Conclave
           ,
           and
           their
           Committees
           a
           Juncto
           for
           propagating
           the
           faith
           ?
           Themselves
           stand
           most
           in
           need
           of
           Reformation
           ;
           If
           there
           be
           a
           mote
           in
           the
           eye
           of
           our
           Church
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           beam
           in
           theirs
           .
           Neither
           want
           we
           at
           home
           God
           be
           praised
           ,
           those
           who
           are
           a
           thousand
           times
           fitter
           for
           learning
           ,
           for
           piety
           ,
           for
           discretion
           ,
           to
           be
           reformers
           ,
           then
           a
           few
           giddy
           innovators
           .
           This
           I
           am
           sure
           ,
           since
           they
           undertook
           our
           cure
           against
           our
           wills
           ,
           they
           have
           made
           many
           fat
           Church-yards
           in
           England
           .
           Nothing
           is
           more
           civill
           ,
           or
           essentiall
           to
           the
           Crowne
           ,
           then
           the
           Militia
           ,
           or
           power
           of
           raising
           Armes
           :
           Yet
           we
           have
           seen
           in
           the
           attempt
           at
           Ruthen
           ,
           in
           their
           Letter
           to
           the
           Lord
           Hamilton
           ,
           in
           their
           Sermons
           ,
           
           what
           is
           their
           opinion
           .
           They
           insinuate
           as
           much
           in
           their
           Theorems
           ,
           
             It
             is
             lawfull
             to
             resist
             the
             Magistrate
             by
             certain
             extraordinary
             wayes
             or
             meanes
             ,
             not
             to
             be
             ordinarily
             allowed
             .
          
           It
           were
           no
           difficult
           task
           out
           of
           their
           private
           Authors
           ,
           to
           justifie
           the
           barbarous
           acts
           that
           have
           been
           committed
           in
           England
           .
           But
           I
           shall
           hold
           my selfe
           to
           their
           publike
           actions
           and
           records
           .
           
             A
             mutinous
             company
             of
             Citizens
             forced
             the
             gates
             of
             Halyrood-house
             ,
             to
             search
             for
             a
             Priest
             ,
             and
             plunder
             at
             their
             plrasure
             .
          
           
           M.
           Knox
           
             was
             charged
             by
             the
             Councell
             to
             have
             bin
             the
             author
             of
             the
             sedition
             ;
             and
             further
             ,
             to
             have
             convocated
             his
             M●jesties
             Subjects
             by
             Letters
             missiv●
             when
             he
             pleased
             .
          
           He
           answered
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           no
           preache●
           of
           Rebellion
           ,
           but
           taught
           people
           to
           obey
           their
           Princes
           in
           the
           Lord
           ;
           [
           I
           se●●
           he
           t●ught
           them
           likewise
           ,
           that
           he
           and
           they
           were
           the
           compet●nt
           judges
           what
           is
           obedience
           in
           the
           Lord.
           
           ]
           He
           confessed
           
             his
             convocating
             of
             the
             Subjects
             by
             vertue
             of
             a
             command
             form
             the
             Church
             ,
             to
             advertise
             the
             brethren
             when
             he
             saw
             a
             ●ecessity
             of
             their
             meeting
             ,
             especially
             if
             he
             perceived
             Religion
             to
             be
             in
             peril
             .
          
           Take
           another
           instance
           ,
           The
           Assembly
           having
           received
           an
           answer
           from
           the
           King
           ,
           about
           the
           tryall
           of
           the
           Popish
           Lords
           ;
           not
           
           to
           their
           contentment
           ,
           resolve
           all
           to
           convéne
           in
           Armes
           at
           the
           place
           appointed
           for
           the
           tryall
           ;
           
             whereupon
             some
             were
             left
             at
             Edinburgh
             to
             give
             timely
             advertisement
             to
             the
             rest
             .
             The
             King
             at
             his
             return
             gets
             notice
             of
             it
             ,
             calls
             the
             Ministers
             before
             him
             ,
             shewes
             them
             what
             an
             undutifull
             part
             it
             was
             in
             them
             to
             levy
             Forces
             ,
             and
             draw
             his
             Subjects
             into
             Armes
             without
             his
             warrant
             .
          
           The
           Ministers
           pleaded
           ,
           
             That
             it
             was
             the
             cause
             of
             God
             ,
             in
             defence
             whereof
             they
             could
             not
             be
             deficient
             .
          
           This
           is
           the
           Presbyterian
           wont
           ,
           to
           subject
           all
           causes
           and
           persons
           to
           their
           Consistories
           ,
           to
           ratifie
           and
           abolish
           civill
           Lawes
           ,
           to
           confirm
           and
           pull
           down
           Parliaments
           ,
           to
           levy
           Forces
           ,
           to
           invade
           other
           Kingdoms
           ,
           to
           do
           any
           thing
           respectively
           to
           the
           advancement
           of
           the
           good
           cause
           ,
           and
           in
           order
           to
           Religion
           .
        
      
       
         
           CHAP.
           VIII
           .
           That
           the
           Disciplinarians
           challenge
           this
           exorbitant
           Power
           by
           Divine
           Right
           .
        
         
           BEhold
           both
           Swords
           spirituall
           and
           temporall
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           Presbytery
           ,
           the
           one
           ordinarily
           by
           common
           right
           ,
           the
           other
           extraordinarily
           ;
           the
           one
           belonging
           directly
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           the
           other
           indirectly
           ;
           the
           one
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           Christ
           ,
           the
           other
           for
           his
           Kingdom
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           the
           propagation
           of
           Religion
           .
           See
           how
           these
           
             hoc
             as
             pocases
          
           with
           stripping
           up
           their
           sleeves
           and
           professions
           of
           plain-dealing
           ,
           with
           declaiming
           against
           the
           tyranny
           of
           Prelates
           ,
           under
           the
           pretense
           of
           humility
           and
           Ministeriall
           duty
           ,
           have
           wrested
           the
           Scepter
           out
           of
           the
           hand
           of
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           jugled
           themselves
           into
           as
           absolute
           a
           Papacy
           ,
           as
           ever
           was
           within
           the
           walls
           of
           Rome
           .
           O
           saviour
           ,
           behold
           thy
           Vicars
           ,
           and
           see
           whither
           the
           pride
           of
           the
           servants
           of
           thy
           servants
           is
           ascended
           .
           Now
           their
           Consistories
           are
           become
           the
           
             Tribunalls
             of
             Christ.
          
           That
           were
           strange
           indeed
           I
           Christ
           hath
           bet
           one
           Tribunall
           ,
           his
           Kingdome
           is
           not
           of
           this
           world
           .
           Their
           determinations
           passe
           for
           the
           
             Santence
             of
             Christ.
          
           Alas
           there
           is
           too
           much
           fiction
           ,
           and
           passion
           ,
           and
           ignorance
           in
           their
           Presbyteries
           .
           Their
           Synodall
           Acts
           go
           for
           the
           
             Lawes
             of
             Christ.
          
           His
           Lawes
           are
           immutable
           ,
           mortall
           man
           may
           not
           persume
           to
           alter
           them
           ,
           or
           to
           adde
           to
           them
           ;
           but
           these
           men
           are
           chopping
           and
           changing
           their
           constitutions
           every
           day
           .
           Their
           Elders
           must
           be
           looked
           upon
           as
           the
           
             commissioners
             of
             Christ.
          
           It
           is
           impossible
           !
           Geneva
           was
           the
           first
           City
           where
           this
           discipline
           was
           hatched
           ;
           though
           since
           it
           hath
           lighted
           into
           hucksters
           hands
           .
           In
           those
           dayes
           they
           magnified
           the
           platform
           of
           Geneva
           ,
           for
           the
           
             pattern
             she●ed
             
             in
             the
             mount
             .
          
           But
           there
           ,
           the
           Presbyters
           at
           their
           admission
           take
           an
           oath
           ,
           to
           observe
           the
           Ecclesiasticall
           Ordinances
           of
           the
           small
           ,
           great
           ,
           and
           generall
           Councels
           of
           th●t
           City
           .
           Can
           any
           man
           be
           so
           stupid
           ,
           as
           to
           think
           ,
           that
           the
           high
           Commissioners
           of
           Christ
           swear
           fealty
           to
           the
           Burgers
           of
           Geneva
           ?
           Now
           forsooth
           their
           Discipline
           is
           become
           the
           
             Scepter
             of
             Christ
             ,
             the
             Eternall
             Gospel
             .
          
           (
           See
           how
           successe
           exalts
           mens
           desires
           and
           demands
           .
           )
           In
           good
           time
           ,
           where
           did
           this
           Scepter
           lye
           hid
           for
           1500
           yeers
           ,
           that
           we
           cannot
           finde
           the
           least
           footsteps
           of
           it
           in
           the
           meanest
           village
           of
           Christendom
           ?
           This
           world
           drawes
           towards
           an
           end
           ;
           was
           this
           discipline
           fitted
           and
           contrived
           for
           the
           world
           to
           come
           ?
           Or
           how
           should
           it
           be
           the
           Eternal
           Gospel
           ?
           When
           every
           man
           sees
           how
           different
           it
           is
           from
           it self
           ,
           in
           all
           Presbyterian
           Churches
           ,
           adapted
           and
           accommodated
           to
           the
           civill
           policy
           of
           each
           particular
           place
           where
           it
           is
           admitted
           ,
           except
           only
           Scotland
           ,
           where
           it
           comes
           in
           like
           a
           Conqueror
           ,
           and
           makes
           the
           Civill
           Power
           stoop
           and
           strike
           top
           saile
           to
           it
           .
           Certainly
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           it
           is
           the
           fifth
           Gospel
           ,
           for
           it
           hath
           no
           kindred
           with
           the
           other
           foure
           .
           There
           is
           not
           a
           Text
           which
           they
           wrest
           against
           Episcopacy
           ,
           but
           the
           Independants
           may
           with
           as
           much
           colour
           of
           reason
           ,
           and
           truth
           ,
           urge
           it
           against
           their
           Presbyteries
           .
           Where
           doth
           the
           Gospel
           distinguish
           between
           temporary
           and
           perpetuall
           Rulers
           ?
           Between
           the
           Government
           of
           a
           person
           ,
           and
           of
           a
           corporation
           ?
           There
           is
           not
           a
           Text
           which
           they
           produce
           for
           their
           Presbytery
           ,
           but
           may
           with
           much
           more
           reason
           be
           alledged
           for
           Episcopacy
           ,
           and
           more
           agreeable
           to
           the
           
             analogie
             of
             faith
          
           ,
           to
           the
           perpe●uall
           practice
           and
           belif
           of
           the
           Catholick
           Church
           ,
           to
           the
           concurrent
           Expositions
           of
           all
           Interpreters
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           other
           Texts
           of
           holy
           Scrip●u●e
           ;
           for
           untill
           this
           new
           modell
           was
           yesterday
           devised
           ,
           none
           of
           those
           Texts
           were
           ever
           so
           understood
           .
           When
           the
           practise
           ushers
           in
           the
           doctrine
           ,
           it
           is
           very
           suspicious
           ,
           or
           rather
           evident
           ,
           that
           the
           Scripture
           was
           not
           the
           rule
           of
           their
           reformation
           ,
           but
           their
           subsequent
           excuse
           .
           This
           (
           
             jure
             devino
          
           )
           is
           that
           which
           makes
           their
           sore
           incurable
           ,
           themselves
           incorrigible
           ,
           that
           they
           father
           their
           own
           brat
           upon
           God
           Almighty
           ,
           and
           make
           this
           Mushrome
           which
           sprung
           but
           up
           the
           other
           night
           ,
           to
           be
           of
           heavenly
           d●scent
           .
           It
           is
           just
           like
           the
           doctrine
           of
           the
           Pop●s
           infallibility
           ,
           which
           shu●s
           the
           door
           against
           all
           hope
           of
           remedy
           .
           How
           should
           they
           be
           brought
           to
           reform
           their
           errors
           ,
           who
           bel●eve
           they
           cannot
           erre
           ,
           or
           they
           be
           brought
           to
           renounce
           their
           drowsy
           dreams
           ,
           who
           take
           it
           for
           granted
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           divine
           revelations
           !
        
         
         
           
           And
           yet
           when
           that
           wise
           Prince
           ,
           King
           Iames
           ,
           a
           little
           before
           the
           Nationall
           Assembly
           at
           Perth
           ,
           published
           in
           print
           55
           Articles
           or
           Questions
           ,
           concerning
           the
           uncertainty
           of
           this
           Discipline
           ,
           and
           the
           vanity
           of
           their
           pretended
           plea
           of
           
             divine
             right
          
           ,
           and
           concerning
           the
           errours
           and
           abuses
           crept
           into
           it
           ,
           for
           the
           better
           preperation
           of
           all
           men
           to
           the
           ensuing
           Synod
           ,
           that
           Ministers
           might
           study
           the
           point
           beforehand
           ,
           and
           speak
           to
           the
           purpose
           ;
           they
           who
           stood
           effected
           to
           that
           way
           were
           extremely
           perplexed
           .
           To
           give
           a
           particular
           account
           ,
           they
           knew
           well
           it
           was
           impossible
           ;
           but
           their
           chifest
           trouble
           was
           ,
           that
           their
           foundation
           of
           
             divine
             right
          
           ,
           which
           they
           had
           given
           out
           all
           this
           while
           to
           be
           a
           solid
           rock
           ,
           should
           come
           now
           to
           be
           questioned
           for
           a
           shaking
           quagmire
           .
           And
           so
           without
           any
           opposition
           they
           yeelded
           the
           bucklers
           .
           Thus
           it
           continued
           untill
           these
           unhappy
           troubles
           ,
           when
           they
           started
           aside
           again
           like
           broken
           bowes
           .
           This
           plant
           thrives
           better
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           tumults
           ,
           then
           in
           the
           times
           of
           peace
           and
           tranquillity
           .
           The
           Elme
           which
           supports
           it
           ,
           is
           a
           factio●●
           multitude
           ,
           but
           a
           prudent
           and
           couragious
           Magistrate
           nips
           it
           i●
           the
           bud
           .
        
      
       
         
           CHAP.
           IX
           .
           That
           this
           Discipline
           makes
           a
           monster
           of
           the
           Commonwealth
           ,
        
         
           WE
           have
           seen
           how
           pernicious
           this
           Discipline
           (
           as
           it
           is
           maintained
           in
           Scotland
           ,
           and
           endeavoured
           to
           be
           introduced
           into
           England
           by
           the
           Covenant
           ,
           )
           is
           to
           the
           supreme
           Magistrate
           ,
           how
           it
           robs
           him
           of
           his
           Supremacy
           in
           Ecclesiasticall
           affaires
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           last
           appeals
           of
           his
           own
           Subjects
           ,
           that
           it
           exempts
           the
           Presbyters
           from
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Magistrate
           ,
           and
           subjects
           the
           Magistrate
           to
           the
           Presbyters
           ,
           that
           it
           restraines
           his
           dispensative
           power
           of
           pardoning
           ,
           deprives
           him
           of
           the
           dependance
           of
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           that
           it
           doth
           challenge
           and
           usurp
           a
           power
           paramount
           both
           of
           the
           word
           and
           of
           the
           Sword
           ,
           both
           of
           Peace
           and
           War
           ,
           over
           all
           Courts
           and
           Estates
           ,
           over
           all
           Laws
           Civill
           and
           Ecclesiasticall
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           the
           advencement
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           Christ
           ,
           wherof
           the
           Presbyters
           alone
           are
           consti●●ted
           rulers
           by
           God
           ,
           and
           all
           this
           by
           a
           pretended
           divine
           right
           ,
           which
           takes
           away
           all
           hope
           of
           remedy
           ,
           untill
           it
           be
           hissed
           out
           of
           the
           world
           ;
           in
           a
           word
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           the
           top-branch
           of
           Popery
           ,
           a
           greater
           tyranny
           ,
           then
           ever
           Rome
           was
           guilty
           of
           .
           It
           remains
           to
           show
           how
           disadvantagious
           it
           is
           also
           to
           the
           Subject
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           to
           the
           Common-wealth
           in
           generall
           ,
           which
           it
           makes
           a
           
           Monster
           ,
           like
           an
           Amphishbaina
           ,
           or
           a
           Serpent
           wi●h
           two
           heads
           ,
           one
           at
           either
           end
           .
           It
           makes
           a
           coordination
           of
           Soveraignty
           in
           the
           same
           Society
           ,
           two
           supermes
           in
           the
           same
           Kingdom
           or
           State
           ,
           the
           one
           Civill
           ,
           the
           other
           Ecclesiasticall
           ,
           then
           which
           nothing
           can
           be
           more
           pernicious
           ,
           either
           to
           the
           consciences
           ,
           or
           the
           estates
           of
           Subjects
           ,
           when
           it
           falls
           out
           (
           as
           it
           often
           doth
           )
           that
           from
           these
           two
           heads
           issue
           contrary
           commands
           ,
           
           
             If
             the
             Trumpet
             give
             an
             uncertain
             sound
             ,
             who
             shall
             prepare
             himself
             to
             the
             battel
             ?
          
           Much
           more
           when
           there
           are
           two
           Trumpets
           ,
           and
           the
           one
           sounds
           an
           Alarm
           ,
           the
           other
           a
           Retreat
           .
           What
           should
           the
           poor
           Souldier
           do
           in
           such
           a
           case
           ?
           or
           the
           poor
           Subject
           in
           the
           other
           case
           ?
           If
           he
           obey
           the
           Civill
           Magistrate
           ;
           he
           is
           sure
           to
           be
           excommunicated
           by
           the
           Church
           ;
           if
           he
           obey
           the
           Church
           ,
           he
           is
           sure
           to
           be
           imprisoned
           by
           the
           Civill
           Magistrate
           ;
           What
           shall
           become
           of
           him
           ?
           
           I
           know
           no
           remedy
           ,
           but
           according
           to
           Solomons
           sentence
           ,
           the
           living
           Subject
           must
           be
           divided
           into
           two
           ,
           and
           the
           one
           half
           given
           to
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           half
           to
           the
           other
           .
           For
           the
           Oracle
           of
           Truth
           hath
           said
           ,
           that
           
             one
             man
             cannot
             serve
             two
             masters
             .
          
           But
           in
           Scotland
           every
           man
           must
           serve
           two
           Masters
           ,
           and
           (
           which
           is
           worse
           )
           many
           times
           disagreeing
           Masters
           .
           At
           the
           same
           time
           the
           Civill
           Magistrate
           hath
           command●d
           the
           Feast
           of
           the
           Nativity
           of
           our
           Saviour
           to
           be
           observed
           ,
           and
           the
           Church
           hath
           forbidden
           it
           .
           At
           the
           same
           time
           the
           King
           hath
           summoned
           the
           Bishops
           to
           sit
           and
           Vote
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           the
           Church
           hath
           forbidden
           them
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           year
           1582.
           
           
           Monsieur-le-mot
           ,
           a
           Knight
           of
           the
           Order
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           with
           an
           associate
           ,
           were
           sent
           Ambassadours
           from
           France
           into
           Scotland
           .
           The
           Ministers
           of
           Edenburgh
           approving
           not
           his
           Message
           ,
           (
           though
           meerly
           Civill
           ,
           )
           inveigh
           in
           their
           Pulpits
           bitterly
           against
           him
           ,
           calling
           his
           
             White
             Crosse
             the
             badge
             of
             Antichrist
             ,
             and
             himself
             the
             Ambassadour
             of
             a
             Murtherer
             .
          
           The
           King
           was
           ashamed
           ,
           but
           did
           not
           know
           how
           to
           help
           it
           ;
           The
           Ambassadours
           were
           discontented
           ,
           and
           desired
           to
           be
           gone
           :
           The
           King
           willing
           to
           preserve
           the
           ancient
           Amity
           between
           the
           two
           Crownes
           ,
           and
           to
           dismisse
           the
           Ambassadours
           with
           content
           ,
           
           requires
           the
           Magistrates
           of
           Edenburgh
           to
           feast
           them
           at
           their
           departure
           ;
           
           so
           they
           did
           ;
           But
           to
           hinder
           this
           feast
           ,
           upon
           the
           Sunday
           preceding
           ,
           the
           Ministers
           proclame
           a
           ●ast
           to
           be
           kept
           the
           same
           day
           the
           Feast
           was
           appointed
           ;
           and
           to
           detaine
           the
           people
           all
           day
           at
           Church
           ;
           the
           three
           Preachers
           make
           three
           Sermons
           ,
           one
           after
           another
           without
           intermission
           ,
           thundring
           out
           curses
           against
           the
           Magistrates
           aud
           Noblemen
           which
           waited
           upon
           the
           Ambassadors
           
           by
           the
           Kings
           appointment
           .
           Neither
           stayed
           they
           here
           ,
           but
           pursued
           the
           Magistrates
           with
           the
           censures
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           for
           not
           observing
           the
           Fast
           by
           them
           proclaimed
           ;
           and
           with
           much
           difficulty
           were
           wrought
           to
           abstaine
           from
           Excommunicating
           of
           them
           ;
           which
           censure
           ,
           how
           heavy
           it
           falls
           in
           Scotland
           ,
           you
           shall
           see
           by
           and
           by
           .
           To
           come
           yet
           neerer
           ,
           the
           late
           Parliament
           in
           Scotland
           injoyned
           men
           to
           take
           up
           Armes
           for
           delivery
           of
           their
           King
           out
           of
           prison
           ;
           The
           Commissioners
           for
           the
           Assembly
           disallowed
           it
           ;
           and
           at
           this
           present
           how
           many
           are
           chased
           out
           of
           their
           Country
           ?
           How
           many
           are
           put
           to
           publike
           repentance
           in
           sackcloth
           ?
           how
           many
           are
           excommunicated
           ,
           for
           being
           obedient
           to
           the
           Supreme
           Judicatory
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           King
           and
           Parliament
           ?
           Miserable
           is
           the
           condition
           of
           that
           people
           where
           there
           is
           such
           clashing
           and
           interfereing
           of
           Supreme
           Judicatories
           and
           Authorities
           .
           If
           they
           shall
           pretend
           that
           this
           was
           no
           free
           Parliament
           :
           First
           ,
           they
           affirm
           that
           which
           is
           not
           true
           ;
           either
           that
           Parliament
           was
           free
           ,
           or
           what
           will
           become
           of
           the
           rest
           ?
           Secondly
           ,
           this
           plea
           will
           advantage
           them
           nothing
           ;
           for
           (
           which
           is
           all
           one
           with
           the
           former
           )
           thus
           they
           make
           themselves
           Judges
           of
           the
           validity
           o●
           invaidity
           of
           Parliaments
           .
        
      
       
         
           CHAP.
           X.
           That
           this
           Dicipline
           is
           most
           prejudiciall
           to
           the
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           FRom
           the
           Essentiall
           body
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           we
           are
           to
           proceed
           to
           the
           representative
           body
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Parliament
           .
           We
           have
           already
           seen
           ,
           how
           it
           attributes
           a
           power
           to
           Nationall
           Synods
           to
           restrain
           Parliaments
           ,
           and
           to
           abrogate
           their
           Acts
           ,
           if
           they
           shall
           judge
           them
           prejudiciall
           to
           the
           Church
           .
           We
           need
           no
           other
           instance
           ,
           to
           shew
           what
           small
           account
           Presbyteries
           do
           make
           of
           Parliaments
           ,
           then
           the
           late
           Parliament
           in
           Scotland
           .
           Not
           withstanding
           that
           the
           Parliament
           had
           declared
           their
           resolution
           
             to
             levy
             forces
             vigorously
             ,
             and
             that
             the●
             did
             expect
             as
             well
             from
             the
             Synods
             and
             Presbyteries
             ,
             as
             from
             all
             other
             his
             Majecties
             good
             Sujects
             ,
             a
             ready
             obedience
             to
             the
             commands
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             Committee
             of
             Estates
             .
          
           
             The
             Commissioners
             of
             the
             Assembly
             not
             satisfied
             herewith
             ,
             
             do
             not
             onely
             make
             their
             proposalls
             ,
             that
             the
             grounds
             of
             the
             Warre
             and
             the
             breaches
             of
             the
             Peace
             might
             be
             cleared
             ,
             that
             the
             union
             of
             the
             Kingdomes
             might
             be
             preserved
             ,
             that
             the
             popish
             and
             prelaticall
             party
             might
             be
             suppressed
             ,
             that
             his
             Majesties
             offers
             concerning
             Religion
             might
             be
             declared
             unsatisfactory
             ,
             that
             before
             his
             Majesties
             restitution
             to
             the
             exercise
             of
             his
             Royall
             power
             ,
             he
             shall
             first
             
             engage
             ,
             himself
             by
             solemn
             Oath
             under
             his
             hand
             and
             Seal
             ,
             to
             passe
             Acts
             for
             the
             settlement
             of
             the
             Covenant
             and
             Presbyterian
             Government
             in
             all
             his
             Dominions
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           And
           never
           to
           oppos●
           them
           ,
           or
           endeavour
           the
           Change
           of
           them
           ,
           (
           An
           usurer
           will
           trust
           a
           bankrupt
           upon
           easier
           tearms
           ,
           then
           they
           will
           do
           their
           Soveraign
           ,
           )
           and
           lastly
           ,
           that
           such
           persons
           onely
           might
           be
           intrusted
           ,
           as
           had
           given
           them
           no
           cause
           of
           jealousie
           ,
           (
           which
           had
           been
           too
           much
           ,
           and
           more
           then
           any
           Astates
           in
           Europe
           will
           take
           in
           good
           part
           from
           half
           a
           dozen
           Ministers
           .
           
           )
           But
           afterwards
           by
           their
           publick
           
             Declaration
             to
             the
             whole
             Kirk
             and
             Kingdom
             ,
          
           set
           forth
           that
           not
           being
           
             satisfied
             in
             these
             particulars
          
           ,
           they
           do
           
             plainly
             dissent
          
           and
           disagree
           ,
           and
           declare
           that
           they
           are
           
             clearly
             perswaded
             in
             their
             consciences
             ,
             that
             the
             Engagement
             is
             of
             dangerous
             consequence
             to
             true
             Religion
             ,
             prejudiciall
             to
             the
             Liberty
             of
             the
             Kirk
             ,
             favourable
             to
             the
             Malignant
             party
             ,
             inconsistent
             with
             the
             union
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             ;
             Contrary
             to
             the
             word
             of
             God
             and
             the
             Covenant
             ,
             wherefore
             they
             cannot
             allow
             either
             Ministers
             or
             any
             other
             whatsoever
             to
             concurre
             and
             cooperate
             in
             it
             ,
             and
             trust
             that
             they
             will
             keep
             themselves
             free
             in
             this
             businesse
             ,
             and
             choose
             affliction
             rather
             then
             iniquitie
             .
          
           And
           to
           say
           the
           Truth
           ,
           they
           made
           their
           word
           good
           .
           For
           by
           their
           power
           over
           the
           Church-men
           ,
           and
           by
           their
           influence
           upon
           the
           people
           ,
           and
           by
           threatening
           all
           those
           who
           engaged
           in
           that
           action
           with
           the
           censures
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           they
           retarded
           the
           Levies
           ,
           they
           deterred
           all
           preachers
           from
           accompanying
           the
           Army
           to
           do
           divine
           offices
           .
           And
           when
           Saint
           Peters
           keyes
           would
           not
           serve
           the
           turn
           ,
           they
           made
           use
           of
           Saint
           Pauls
           sword
           ,
           and
           gathered
           the
           countrey
           together
           in
           arms
           at
           Machleene-Moore
           to
           oppose
           the
           expedition
           .
        
         
           So
           if
           the
           high
           court
           of
           Parliament
           will
           set
           up
           Persbytery
           ,
           they
           must
           resolve
           to
           introduce
           an
           higher
           court
           then
           themselves
           ,
           which
           will
           overtop
           them
           for
           eminency
           of
           authority
           ,
           for
           extent
           of
           power
           ,
           and
           greatnesse
           of
           priviledges
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           a
           Nationall
           Synod
           .
        
         
           First
           for
           authority
           ,
           the
           one
           being
           acknowledged
           to
           be
           but
           an
           humain
           convention
           ,
           the
           other
           affirmed
           confidently
           to
           be
           a
           divine
           institution
           .
           The
           one
           sitting
           by
           vertue
           of
           the
           Kings
           writ
           ,
           the
           other
           by
           vertue
           of
           Gods
           writ
           .
           The
           one
           as
           Councellers
           of
           the
           Prince
           ,
           the
           other
           as
           Ambassadours
           and
           Vicars
           of
           the
           Sonne
           of
           God.
           The
           one
           as
           Burgesses
           of
           Corporations
           ,
           the
           other
           as
           Commissioners
           of
           Jesus
           Christ.
           The
           one
           judging
           by
           the
           law
           of
           the
           land
           ,
           the
           other
           by
           the
           holy
           Scriptures
           .
           The
           one
           taking
           care
           for
           this
           temporall
           life
           ,
           the
           other
           for
           eternall
           life
           .
        
         
         
           Secondly
           for
           power
           ,
           as
           Curtius
           saith
           ,
           
             ubi
             multitudo
             vana
             religione
             capta
             ●st
             ,
             melius
             vatibus
             s●uis
             quam
             ducibus
             paret
             ,
          
           where
           the
           multitude
           is
           led
           with
           superstition
           ,
           they
           do
           more
           readily
           obey
           their
           Prophets
           then
           their
           Magistrates
           .
           Have
           they
           not
           reason
           ?
           Pardon
           us
           O
           Magistrate
           ,
           thou
           threatenst
           us
           with
           prison
           ,
           they
           threaten
           us
           with
           hell
           fire
           .
           Thy
           sentence
           deprives
           us
           of
           civill
           protection
           ,
           and
           the
           benefit
           of
           the
           law
           ,
           so
           doth
           theirs
           indirectly
           ,
           and
           withall
           makes
           us
           strangers
           to
           the
           common-wealth
           of
           Israel
           .
           Thou
           canst
           outlaw
           us
           ,
           or
           horn
           us
           ,
           and
           confiscate
           our
           estates
           ,
           their
           keyes
           do
           the
           same
           also
           by
           consequence
           ,
           and
           moreover
           deprive
           us
           of
           the
           prayers
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           the
           comfortable
           use
           of
           the
           blessed
           Sacrament
           .
           Thou
           canst
           deliver
           us
           to
           a
           Pursevant
           ,
           or
           commit
           us
           to
           the
           Black
           Rod
           ,
           they
           can
           deliver
           us
           over
           to
           Sathan
           ,
           and
           commit
           us
           to
           the
           prince
           of
           darknesse
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           for
           priviledges
           ,
           the
           priviledges
           of
           Parliament
           extend
           not
           to
           treason
           ,
           felony
           ,
           or
           breach
           of
           peace
           ,
           but
           they
           may
           talke
           treaso●
           ,
           and
           act
           treason
           in
           their
           pulpits
           and
           Synods
           without
           controlment
           .
           They
           may
           securely
           commit
           not
           onely
           petilar●iny
           but
           Burglary
           ,
           and
           force
           the
           dores
           of
           the
           pallace
           Royall
           .
           They
           may
           not
           onely
           break
           the
           peace
           ,
           but
           convocate
           the
           Subjects
           in
           armes
           ,
           yea
           give
           warrant
           to
           a
           particular
           person
           ,
           to
           conveen
           them
           by
           his
           letters
           missives
           ,
           according
           to
           his
           discretion
           ,
           
             in
             order
             to
             religion
          
           .
           Of
           all
           which
           we
           have
           seen
           instances
           in
           this
           discourse
           .
           The
           priviledges
           of
           Parliaments
           are
           the
           Graces
           and
           Concessions
           of
           man
           ,
           and
           may
           be
           taken
           away
           by
           humane
           Authority
           ,
           but
           the
           priviledges
           of
           Synods
           they
           say
           are
           from
           God
           ,
           and
           cannot
           without
           Sacriledge
           be
           taken
           away
           by
           mortall
           man.
           The
           two
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           cannot
           name
           Commissioners
           to
           sit
           in
           the
           intervalls
           ,
           and
           take
           care
           
             ne
             quid
             detrimenti
             capi
             at
             res●
             publica
             ,
          
           that
           the
           Common-wealth
           receive
           no
           prejudice
           ;
           But
           Synods
           have
           power
           to
           name
           vicars
           Generall
           ,
           or
           Commissioners
           ,
           to
           sit
           in
           the
           intervalls
           of
           Synods
           ,
           and
           take
           order
           that
           neither
           King
           nor
           Parliament
           nor
           people
           do
           incroach
           upon
           the
           Liberties
           of
           the
           Church
           .
           If
           there
           be
           any
           thing
           to
           do
           ,
           they
           are
           (
           like
           the
           fox
           in
           Aesops
           fables
           ,
           )
           sure
           to
           be
           in
           at
           one
           end
           of
           it
           .
        
      
       
         
           
           CHAP.
           XI
           .
           That
           this
           Discipline
           is
           oppressive
           to
           particular
           persons
           .
        
         
           TOwards
           particular
           persons
           this
           Discipline
           is
           too
           full
           of
           rigour
           ▪
           
           like
           Dracos
           lawes
           that
           were
           written
           in
           blood
           .
           First
           in
           lesser
           faults
           ,
           inflicting
           Church
           censures
           upon
           slight
           grounds
           ,
           As
           for
           an
           
           uncomely
           gesture
           ,
           for
           a
           vain
           word
           ,
           for
           suspition
           of
           covetousnesse
           or
           pride
           ,
           for
           superfluity
           in
           raiment
           ,
           either
           for
           cost
           or
           fashon
           ,
           for
           keeping
           a
           table
           above
           a
           mans
           calling
           or
           means
           ,
           for
           dancing
           at
           a
           wedding
           ,
           or
           of
           servants
           in
           the
           streets
           ,
           for
           wearing
           a
           mans
           hair
           
             ala
             mode
          
           ,
           for
           not
           paying
           of
           debts
           ,
           for
           using
           the
           least
           recreation
           upon
           the
           Sabbath
           ,
           though
           void
           of
           scandall
           ,
           and
           consistent
           with
           the
           duties
           of
           the
           day
           .
           I
           wish
           they
           were
           acquainted
           with
           the
           practise
           of
           all
           other
           Protestant
           Countries
           .
           But
           if
           they
           did
           but
           see
           one
           of
           those
           kirmess●s
           which
           are
           observed
           in
           some
           places
           ,
           the
           pulpit
           ,
           the
           consistory
           ,
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           would
           not
           be
           able
           to
           hold
           them
           .
           What
           dig●adiations
           have
           there
           been
           among
           some
           of
           their
           sect
           about
           starch
           and
           cuffes
           ,
           &c.
           just
           like
           those
           grave
           debates
           which
           were
           sometimes
           among
           the
           Franciscans
           ,
           about
           the
           colour
           and
           fashion
           of
           their
           gowns
           ?
           They
           do
           not
           allow
           men
           a
           latitude
           of
           discre●ion
           in
           any
           thing
           .
           All
           men
           ,
           even
           their
           Superiours
           must
           be
           their
           slaves
           or
           pupils
           .
           It
           is
           true
           they
           begin
           their
           censures
           with
           admonition
           ,
           and
           if
           a
           man
           will
           confesse
           himself
           a
           delinquent
           ,
           be
           sorry
           for
           giving
           the
           Presbyters
           any
           offence
           ,
           and
           conform
           himself
           in
           his
           hair
           ,
           apparrell
           ,
           diet
           ,
           every
           thing
           ,
           to
           what
           these
           rough
           hewen
           Cato's
           shall
           prescribe
           ,
           he
           may
           escape
           
             the
             stool
             of
             repentance
          
           ,
           otherwise
           they
           will
           proceed
           against
           him
           for
           contumacy
           ,
           to
           Excommunication
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           this
           discipline
           is
           oppressive
           in
           greater
           faults
           .
           The
           same
           man
           is
           punished
           twice
           for
           the
           same
           crime
           ,
           first
           by
           the
           Magistrate
           according
           to
           the
           lawes
           of
           God
           and
           the
           land
           ,
           for
           the
           offence
           :
           then
           by
           the
           censures
           of
           the
           Church
           for
           the
           scandall
           .
           
           To
           this
           agrees
           their
           Synod
           ,
           
             Nothing
             forbids
             the
             same
             fault
             in
             the
             same
             man
             to
             be
             punished
             one
             way
             by
             the
             politicall
             power
             ,
             another
             way
             by
             the
             Ecclesiasticall
             ;
             by
             that
             under
             the
             formallity
             of
             a
             crime
             with
             Corporall
             or
             pecu●iary
             punishment
             ,
             by
             this
             under
             the
             formallity
             of
             scandall
             with
             spirituall
             censures
             .
          
           
           And
           their
           book
           of
           discipline
           ,
           
             If
             the
             civill
             sword
             foolishly
             spare
             the
             life
             of
             the
             offender
             ,
             yet
             may
             not
             the
             Kirk
             be
             negligent
             in
             their
             office
             .
          
           Thus
           their
           Liturgy
           in
           expresse
           termes
           ,
           
             All
             crimes
             which
             by
             the
             law
             of
             God
             deserve
             death
             ,
          
           
           
             deserve
             also
             excommunication
          
           ,
           
           Yea
           though
           an
           offender
           abide
           an
           assise
           ,
           and
           be
           absolved
           by
           the
           same
           ,
           yet
           may
           the
           Church
           injoyn
           him
           
             publick
             satisfacti●●
          
           ,
           Or
           if
           the
           Magistrate
           shall
           not
           think
           fit
           in
           his
           judgement
           ,
           or
           cannot
           in
           conscience
           prosecute
           the
           party
           upon
           the
           Churches
           intimation
           ,
           
             the
             Church
             may
             admonish
             the
             Magistrate
             publickly
             .
          
           And
           if
           to
           remedy
           be
           found
           ,
           excommunicate
           the
           offender
           ,
           
             first
             for
             his
             
             crime
             ,
             and
             then
             for
             being
             suspected
             to
             have
             corrupted
             the
             judge
             .
          
           Observe
           first
           that
           by
           hook
           or
           crook
           they
           will
           bring
           all
           crimes
           whatever
           great
           and
           small
           ,
           within
           their
           Jurisdiction
           .
           Secondly
           observe
           that
           a
           delinquents
           triall
           for
           his
           life
           is
           no
           sufficient
           satisfaction
           to
           these
           third
           Cato's
           .
           Lastly
           ,
           observe
           that
           to
           satisfie
           their
           own
           humor
           ,
           they
           care
           not
           how
           they
           blemish
           publickly
           the
           reputation
           of
           the
           Magistrate
           upon
           frivolous
           conjectures
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           adde
           to
           this
           which
           hath
           been
           said
           ,
           the
           severity
           and
           extreame
           rigour
           of
           their
           Excommunication
           ,
           
           after
           which
           sentence
           
             no
             person
             (
             his
             wife
             and
             family
             onely
             excepted
             )
             may
             have
             any
             kinde
             of
             conversation
             with
             him
             that
             is
             excommunicated
             ,
             they
             may
             not
             eate
             with
             him
             ,
             nor
             drink
             with
             him
             ,
             nor
             buy
             with
             him
             ,
             nor
             sell
             with
             him
             ,
             they
             may
             not
             salute
             him
             ,
             nor
             speak
             to
             him
             ,
             [
             except
             it
             be
             by
             the
             license
             of
             the
             Presbytery
             ,
             ]
             His
             children
             begotte●
             and
             born
             after
             that
             sentence
             ,
             and
             before
             his
             reconciliation
             to
             the
             Church
             ,
             may
             not
             be
             amitted
             to
             baptisme
             ,
             untill
             they
             be
             of
             age
             to
             require
             it
             ,
             or
             the
             mother
             or
             some
             speciall
             frind
             being
             a
             member
             of
             the
             Church
             present
             the
             childe
             ,
             obhorring
             and
             damning
             the
             iniquity
             and
             obstinate
             contempt
             of
             the
             Father
             .
          
           Adde
           further
           that
           upon
           this
           sentence
           letters
           of
           horning
           (
           as
           they
           use
           to
           call
           them
           in
           Scotland
           )
           do
           follow
           of
           course
           ,
           that
           is
           an
           outlawing
           of
           the
           praty
           ,
           a
           confiscation
           of
           his
           goods
           ,
           a
           putting
           him
           out
           of
           the
           Kings
           protection
           ,
           
           so
           as
           any
           man
           may
           kil●
           him
           ,
           and
           be
           unpunished
           ;
           yea
           ,
           the
           party
           excommunicate
           is
           not
           so
           much
           
             as
             cited
             to
             hear
             th●se
             fatall
             Letters
             granted
             .
          
           Had
           not
           David
           reason
           to
           pray
           ,
           Let
           me
           fall
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           not
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           men
           ,
           for
           their
           mercies
           are
           cruell
           .
           Cruill
           indeed
           ,
           that
           when
           a
           man
           is
           prosecuted
           for
           his
           life
           ,
           prehaps
           justly
           ,
           prehaps
           ,
           unjustly
           ,
           so
           as
           appearing
           and
           hanging
           are
           to
           him
           in
           effect
           the
           same
           thing
           ;
           yet
           if
           he
           appear
           not
           ,
           this
           pitifull
           Church
           will
           Excommunicate
           him
           for
           contumacy
           :
           
             Whether
             the
             offender
             be
             convict
             in
             judgement
             ,
          
           
           
             or
             be
             fugitive
             from
             the
             Law
             ,
             the
             Church
             ought
             to
             proceed
             to
             the
             sentence
             of
             Excommunication
          
           ;
           as
           if
           the
           just
           and
           evident
           fear
           of
           death
           did
           not
           purge
           away
           contumacy
           .
        
      
       
         
           CHAP.
           XII
           .
           That
           this
           Discipline
           is
           hurtfull
           to
           all
           orders
           of
           men
           .
        
         
           LAstly
           ,
           this
           Discipline
           is
           burthensome
           and
           disanvantagious
           to
           all
           orders
           of
           men
           .
           The
           Nobility
           and
           Gentry
           must
           expect
           to
           follow
           the
           fortune
           of
           their
           Prince
           .
           Vpon
           the
           abatement
           of
           ,
           Monarchy
           
           in
           Rome
           ,
           remember
           what
           dismall
           controversies
           did
           presently
           spring
           up
           between
           the
           Patricii
           and
           Plebei
           .
           They
           shall
           be
           subjected
           to
           the
           censures
           of
           a
           raw
           heady
           novice
           ,
           and
           a
           few
           ignorant
           Artificers
           ;
           they
           shall
           lose
           all
           their
           advowsons
           of
           such
           Benefices
           as
           have
           cure
           of
           soules
           ,
           as
           they
           have
           lately
           found
           in
           Scotland
           ,
           for
           
             every
             Congregation
             ought
             to
             choose
             their
             own
             Pastour
             .
          
           They
           shall
           hazard
           their
           Appropriations
           and
           Abby-lands
           :
           A
           Sacrilege
           which
           their
           Nationall
           Synod
           cannot
           in
           conscience
           tolerate
           ,
           longer
           than
           they
           have
           strength
           sufficient
           to
           overthrow
           it
           .
           And
           if
           they
           proceed
           as
           they
           begin
           ,
           the
           Presbyters
           will
           in
           a
           short
           time
           either
           accomplish
           their
           designe
           ,
           or
           change
           their
           soyle
           .
           They
           shall
           be
           bearded
           and
           maited
           by
           every
           ordinary
           Prisbyter
           ,
           witnesse
           that
           insolent
           speech
           of
           M.
           
             Robert
             Bruce
          
           to
           King
           
             Iames
             ,
             Sir
             ,
             I
             see
             your
             resolution
             is
             to
             take
             Huntley
             in
             favour
             ;
             if
             you
             doe
             ,
             I
             will
             oppose
             ;
             You
             shall
             choose
             whether
             you
             will
             lose
             Huntley
             or
             me
             ;
             for
             us
             both
             you
             cannot
             keep
             .
          
           It
           is
           nothing
           with
           them
           for
           a
           pedant
           to
           put
           himselfe
           into
           the
           ballance
           with
           one
           of
           the
           prime
           and
           most
           powerfull
           peers
           of
           the
           Realme
           .
        
         
           The
           poor
           Orthodox
           Clergy
           in
           the
           meane
           time
           shall
           be
           undone
           ,
           their
           straw
           shall
           be
           taken
           from
           them
           ,
           and
           the
           number
           of
           their
           bricks
           be
           doubled
           :
           They
           shall
           lose
           the
           comfortable
           assurance
           of
           an
           undoubted
           succession
           by
           Episcopall
           Ordination
           ,
           and
           put
           it
           to
           a
           dangerous
           question
           ,
           whether
           they
           be
           within
           the
           pale
           of
           the
           Church
           :
           They
           shall
           be
           reduced
           to
           ignorance
           ,
           contempt
           ,
           and
           beggery
           ;
           They
           shall
           lose
           an
           ancient
           Liturgy
           ,
           (
           warranted
           in
           the
           most
           parts
           of
           it
           by
           all
           ,
           in
           all
           parts
           of
           it
           ,
           by
           the
           most
           publick
           formes
           of
           the
           Protestant
           Churches
           ,
           whereof
           a
           short
           time
           may
           produce
           a
           parallel
           to
           the
           view
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           )
           and
           be
           enjoyned
           to
           prate
           and
           pray
           non-sence
           everlastingly
           .
           For
           howsoever
           formerly
           they
           have
           had
           a
           Liturgy
           of
           their
           own
           ,
           as
           all
           other
           Christian
           Churches
           have
           at
           this
           day
           ;
           yet
           now
           it
           seems
           they
           allow
           no
           prayers
           ,
           but
           extemporary
           .
           So
           saith
           the
           information
           from
           
             Scotland
             ,
             It
             is
             not
             Lawfull
             for
             a
             man
             to
             tye
             hims●lf
             ,
          
           
           
             or
             be
             tyed
             by
             others
             ,
             to
             a
             perscript
             form
             of
             words
             in
             prayer
             and
             exhortation
             .
          
        
         
           
             Parents
             shall
             lose
             the
             free
             disposition
             of
             their
             own
             children
             in
             marriage
             if
             the
             childe
             desire
             an
             husband
             or
             a
             wife
             ,
             
             and
             the
             parent
             gainstand
             their
             request
             ,
             and
             have
             no
             other
             cause
             than
             the
             common
             of
             men
             have
             ,
             to
             wit
             lack
             of
             goods
             ,
             or
             because
             the
             other
             
             party
             is
             not
             of
             birth
             high
             enough
             ,
             upon
             the
             childes
             desire
             ,
             the
             Minister
             is
             to
             travail
             with
             the
             parents
             ,
             and
             
               if
               he
               finde
               no
               just
               cause
               to
               the
               contrary
               ,
               may
               admit
               them
               to
               marriage
               .
            
          
           
             For
             the
             work
             of
             God
             ought
             not
             to
             be
             hindered
             by
             the
             corrupt
             affections
             of
             worldly
             men
             .
          
           They
           who
           have
           stripped
           the
           father
           of
           their
           Countrey
           of
           his
           just
           right
           ,
           may
           make
           bold
           with
           fathers
           of
           families
           ,
           and
           will
           not
           stick
           to
           exclude
           all
           other
           fathers
           ,
           but
           themselves
           out
           of
           the
           fifth
           Commandement
           .
           The
           doctrine
           is
           very
           high
           ,
           but
           their
           practise
           is
           yet
           much
           more
           high
           ,
           The
           Presbyteries
           will
           compell
           the
           wronged
           parent
           to
           give
           that
           childe
           as
           great
           a
           portion
           as
           any
           of
           his
           other
           children
           .
        
         
           It
           will
           be
           ill
           newes
           to
           the
           Lawyers
           to
           have
           the
           moulter
           taken
           away
           from
           their
           Mills
           upon
           pretence
           of
           scandall
           ,
           or
           in
           order
           to
           Religion
           ,
           to
           have
           their
           sentences
           repealed
           by
           a
           Synod
           of
           Presbyters
           ,
           and
           to
           receive
           more
           prohibitions
           from
           Ecclesiasticall
           Courts
           ,
           than
           ever
           they
           sent
           thither
           .
        
         
           
             All
             Masters
             and
             mistresses
             of
             families
             ,
             of
             what
             age
             or
             condition
             soever
             ,
          
           
           
             must
             come
             once
             a
             year
             before
             the
             Presbyter
             ,
             with
             their
             housholds
             ,
             to
             be
             examined
             personally
             whether
             they
             be
             fit
             to
             receive
             the
             Sacrament
             ,
             in
             respect
             of
             their
             knowledge
             ,
             and
             otherwise
             .
             And
             if
             they
             suffer
             their
             children
             or
             servants
             to
             continue
             in
             wilfull
             ignorance
             (
             what
             if
             they
             cannot
             help
             it
             ?
             )
             they
             must
             be
             excommunicated
             .
          
           It
           is
           probable
           ,
           the
           persons
           catechised
           could
           often
           better
           instruct
           their
           Catechists
           .
        
         
           The
           common
           people
           shall
           have
           an
           High-Commission
           in
           every
           parish
           ,
           and
           groan
           under
           the
           Arbitrary
           decrees
           of
           ignorant
           unexperienced
           Governours
           ,
           who
           know
           no
           Law
           but
           their
           own
           wills
           ,
           who
           observe
           no
           order
           but
           what
           they
           list
           ;
           from
           whom
           lyes
           no
           appeale
           but
           to
           a
           Synod
           ,
           which
           for
           the
           shortnesse
           of
           its
           continuance
           can
           afford
           ,
           which
           for
           the
           condition
           of
           the
           persons
           will
           afford
           them
           little
           relif
           .
           If
           there
           arise
           a
           private
           jar
           between
           the
           parent
           and
           the
           child
           ,
           or
           the
           husband
           and
           the
           wife
           ,
           these
           domesticall
           Judges
           must
           know
           it
           ,
           and
           censure
           it
           .
           
             
               Scire
               volunt
               secreta
               domus
               ,
               atque
               inde
               timeri
            
          
        
         
           And
           if
           there
           have
           been
           any
           suit
           or
           difference
           between
           the
           Pastor
           and
           any
           of
           his
           flock
           ,
           or
           between
           Neighbour
           and
           Neighbour
           ,
           be
           sure
           it
           will
           not
           be
           forgotten
           in
           the
           sentence
           .
           The
           practice
           of
           our
           
           Law
           hath
           been
           ,
           that
           a
           Judge
           was
           rarely
           permitted
           to
           ride
           a
           circuit
           in
           his
           owne
           countrey
           ,
           least
           private
           interest
           or
           respects
           might
           make
           him
           partiall
           .
           Yet
           a
           Country
           is
           much
           larger
           than
           a
           Parish
           ,
           and
           a
           grave
           learned
           Judge
           is
           presumed
           to
           have
           more
           temper
           than
           such
           homebred
           fellowes
           .
           Thus
           we
           see
           what
           a
           Pandoras
           box
           this
           pretended
           holy
           Discipline
           is
           ,
           full
           of
           manifold
           mischiefes
           ,
           and
           to
           all
           orders
           of
           men
           most
           pernicious
           .
        
      
       
         
           CHAP.
           XIII
           .
           That
           the
           Covenant
           to
           introduce
           this
           Discipline
           is
           void
           and
           wicked
           ,
           with
           a
           short
           Conclusion
           .
        
         
           BUt
           yet
           the
           conscience
           of
           an
           Oath
           sticks
           deep
           .
           Some
           will
           plead
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           made
           a
           Covenant
           with
           God
           ,
           for
           the
           introduction
           of
           this
           Disciplne
           .
           Oaths
           and
           Vowes
           ought
           to
           be
           made
           with
           great
           judgement
           and
           broken
           with
           greater
           .
           My
           next
           task
           therefore
           must
           be
           to
           demonstrate
           this
           clearly
           ,
           that
           this
           Covenant
           is
           not
           binding
           ,
           but
           meerly
           void
           ,
           and
           not
           onely
           void
           but
           wicked
           ;
           so
           as
           it
           is
           necessary
           to
           break
           it
           ,
           and
           impious
           to
           observe
           it
           .
        
         
           The
           first
           thing
           that
           cracks
           the
           credit
           of
           this
           new
           Covenant
           is
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           devised
           by
           strangers
           ,
           to
           the
           dishonour
           of
           our
           Nation
           ,
           imposed
           by
           Subjects
           ,
           who
           wanted
           requisite
           power
           upon
           their
           Sovaraign
           and
           fellow-subjects
           ,
           extorted
           by
           just
           feare
           of
           unjust
           sufferings
           .
           So
           as
           I
           may
           truly
           say
           of
           many
           who
           took
           this
           Covenant
           ,
           that
           they
           sinned
           in
           pronouncing
           the
           words
           with
           their
           lips
           ,
           but
           never
           consented
           with
           their
           hearts
           to
           make
           any
           vow
           to
           God.
           
        
         
           Again
           ,
           errour
           and
           deceite
           make
           those
           things
           voluntary
           to
           which
           they
           are
           incident
           ,
           espcially
           when
           the
           errour
           is
           not
           meerly
           negative
           by
           way
           of
           conce●lement
           of
           truth
           ,
           when
           a
           man
           knowes
           not
           what
           he
           doth
           ,
           but
           positive
           ,
           when
           he
           beleeves
           he
           doth
           one
           thing
           ,
           and
           doth
           the
           clean
           contray
           ,
           and
           that
           not
           about
           some
           inconsiderable
           accidents
           ,
           but
           about
           the
           substantiall
           conditions
           .
           As
           if
           a
           Physitian
           ,
           either
           out
           of
           ignorance
           or
           malice
           ,
           should
           give
           his
           Patient
           a
           deadly
           poyson
           under
           the
           name
           of
           a
           cordiall
           ,
           and
           bind
           him
           by
           a
           solemn
           oath
           to
           take
           it
           ,
           the
           Oath
           is
           void
           ,
           necessary
           to
           be
           broken
           ,
           unlawfull
           to
           be
           k●pt
           ;
           if
           the
           patient
           had
           known
           the
           truth
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           no
           cordiall
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           poyson
           ,
           he
           would
           not
           have
           sworn
           to
           take
           it
           :
           Such
           an
           errour
           there
           is
           in
           the
           Covenant
           with
           a
           
           witnesse
           ,
           to
           gull
           men
           with
           a
           strange
           ,
           unknown
           ,
           lately
           devised
           platforme
           of
           Discipline
           ,
           most
           pernicious
           to
           the
           King
           and
           Kingdome
           ,
           as
           if
           it
           were
           the
           very
           institution
           of
           Christ
           ,
           of
           high
           advantage
           to
           the
           King
           and
           Kingdome
           ,
           to
           gull
           them
           with
           that
           Covenant
           which
           King
           Iames
           did
           sometimes
           take
           ,
           as
           if
           that
           and
           this
           were
           all
           one
           ,
           whereas
           that
           Covenant
           issued
           out
           by
           the
           Kings
           Authority
           ,
           this
           Covenant
           without
           his
           Authority
           ,
           against
           his
           Authority
           ;
           that
           Covenant
           was
           for
           the
           Lawes
           of
           the
           Realm
           ,
           this
           is
           against
           the
           Lawes
           of
           the
           Realm
           ;
           that
           was
           to
           maintain
           the
           Religion
           established
           ,
           this
           to
           overthrow
           the
           Religion
           established
           :
           But
           because
           I
           will
           not
           ground
           my
           Discourse
           upon
           any
           thing
           that
           is
           disputable
           ,
           either
           in
           matter
           of
           Right
           ,
           or
           Fact
           ;
           And
           in
           truth
           ,
           because
           I
           have
           no
           need
           of
           them
           ,
           I
           forgive
           them
           these
           advantages
           ,
           onely
           with
           this
           gentle
           memento
           ,
           That
           when
           other
           forraign
           Churches
           ,
           and
           the
           Church
           of
           Soctland
           it selfe
           (
           as
           appeares
           by
           their
           publike
           Liturgy
           used
           in
           those
           dayes
           )
           did
           sue
           for
           aid
           and
           assistance
           from
           the
           Crown
           and
           Kingdom
           of
           England
           ,
           they
           did
           not
           go
           about
           to
           obtrude
           their
           owne
           Discipline
           upon
           them
           ,
           but
           left
           them
           free
           to
           choose
           for
           themselves
           .
        
         
           The
           grounds
           which
           follow
           are
           demonstrative
           ;
           First
           ,
           no
           man
           can
           dispose
           that
           by
           vow
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           ,
           either
           to
           God
           or
           man
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           right
           of
           a
           third
           person
           without
           his
           consent
           :
           Neither
           can
           the
           inferiour
           oblige
           himself
           to
           the
           prejudice
           of
           his
           Superiour
           ,
           contrary
           to
           his
           duty
           ,
           without
           his
           Superiours
           allowance
           :
           God
           accepts
           no
           such
           pretences
           ,
           to
           seem
           obsequious
           to
           him
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           undoubted
           right
           of
           another
           person
           .
           Now
           the
           power
           of
           Armes
           ,
           and
           the
           defence
           of
           the
           Lawes
           ,
           and
           portection
           of
           the
           Subjects
           by
           those
           Armes
           ,
           is
           by
           the
           Law
           of
           England
           clearly
           invested
           in
           the
           Crowne
           .
           And
           where
           the
           King
           is
           bound
           in
           conscience
           to
           protect
           ,
           the
           Subject
           is
           bound
           in
           conscience
           to
           assist
           .
           Therefore
           every
           English
           Subject
           owes
           his
           Armes
           and
           his
           Obedience
           to
           his
           King
           ,
           and
           cannot
           dispose
           them
           as
           a
           free
           gift
           of
           his
           owne
           ;
           nor
           by
           any
           act
           of
           his
           whatsoever
           diminish
           his
           Soveraignes
           right
           over
           him
           ,
           but
           in
           those
           things
           wherein
           by
           Law
           he
           owes
           subjection
           to
           his
           Prince
           ,
           he
           remaineth
           still
           obliged
           ,
           notwithstanding
           any
           Vow
           or
           Covenant
           to
           the
           contrary
           ;
           especially
           when
           the
           subject
           and
           scope
           of
           the
           Covenant
           is
           against
           the
           konwn
           Lawes
           of
           the
           Realm
           .
           So
           as
           without
           all
           manner
           of
           doubt
           ,
           no
           Divine
           or
           
           Learned
           Casuist
           in
           the
           world
           dissenting
           :
           This
           Covenant
           is
           either
           void
           in
           it self
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           voided
           by
           his
           Majesties
           Proclamation
           ,
           prohibiting
           the
           taking
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           nullifying
           its
           obligation
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           It
           is
           confessed
           by
           all
           men
           that
           ,
           that
           an
           Oath
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           the
           bound
           of
           iniquity
           ,
           nor
           doth
           oblige
           a
           transgressour
           .
           The
           golden
           rule
           is
           ,
           
             in
             malis
             pr●missis
             rescinde
             fidem
             ,
             in
             turpi
             voto
             muta
             decretum
             ,
          
           To
           observe
           a
           wicked
           engagement
           doubles
           the
           sinne
           :
           Nothing
           can
           be
           the
           matter
           of
           a
           Vow
           or
           Covenant
           ,
           which
           is
           evidently
           unlawfull
           .
           But
           it
           is
           evidently
           unlawfull
           for
           a
           Subject
           or
           Subjects
           to
           alter
           the
           Lawes
           established
           by
           force
           ,
           without
           the
           concurrence
           ,
           and
           against
           the
           commands
           of
           the
           Supreme
           Legislator
           ,
           for
           the
           introduction
           of
           a
           forraign
           Discipline
           .
           This
           is
           the
           very
           matter
           and
           subject
           of
           the
           Covenant
           .
           Subjects
           vow
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           swear
           one
           to
           another
           to
           change
           the
           Lawes
           of
           the
           Realm
           ,
           to
           abolish
           the
           Discipline
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           the
           Liturgy
           lawfully
           established
           ,
           by
           the
           Sword
           ,
           (
           which
           was
           never
           committed
           to
           their
           hands
           by
           God
           or
           man
           ,
           )
           without
           the
           King
           ,
           against
           the
           King
           ,
           which
           no
           man
           can
           deny
           in
           earnest
           to
           be
           plain
           rebel●ion
           .
           And
           it
           is
           yet
           the
           worse
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           to
           the
           main
           prejudice
           of
           a
           third
           order
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           the
           taking
           away
           whose
           rights
           without
           their
           consents
           ,
           without
           making
           them
           satisfaction
           ,
           cannot
           be
           justified
           in
           point
           of
           conscience
           ,
           (
           Yea
           though
           it
           were
           for
           the
           greater
           convenience
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           as
           is
           most
           falsely
           pretended
           ,
           )
           And
           is
           harder
           measure
           than
           the
           Abbots
           and
           Friers
           received
           from
           Hanry
           the
           eight
           ,
           or
           than
           either
           Christians
           or
           Turkes
           do
           offer
           to
           their
           conquered
           enemies
           .
        
         
           Lastly
           a
           supervenient
           oath
           or
           covenant
           either
           with
           God
           or
           man
           ,
           cannot
           take
           away
           the
           obligation
           of
           a
           just
           oath
           precedent
           .
           But
           such
           is
           the
           Covenant
           ,
           a
           subsequent
           oath
           ,
           inconsistent
           with
           ,
           and
           destuructive
           to
           a
           precedent
           oath
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           oath
           of
           Supremacy
           ,
           which
           all
           the
           Church-men
           throughout
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           all
           the
           Parliament
           men
           at
           their
           admission
           to
           the
           house
           ,
           all
           persons
           of
           quality
           throughout
           England
           have
           taken
           .
           The
           former
           oath
           acknowledgeth
           the
           King
           to
           be
           the
           
             onely
             supreame
          
           head
           ,
           (
           that
           is
           civill
           head
           to
           see
           that
           every
           man
           do
           his
           duty
           in
           his
           calling
           ,
           )
           and
           Governour
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           The
           second
           
           aoth
           or
           covenant
           ,
           to
           set
           up
           the
           Presbyterian
           Gouernment
           as
           it
           is
           in
           Scotland
           ,
           denieth
           all
           this
           virtually
           ,
           maks
           it
           a
           politicall
           papacy
           ,
           acknowledgeth
           no
           governors
           but
           onely
           the
           Presbyters
           .
           The
           former
           oath
           gives
           the
           King
           the
           supream
           power
           over
           all
           persons
           ,
           in
           all
           causes
           ,
           The
           second
           oath
           gives
           him
           a
           power
           over
           all
           persons
           ,
           (
           as
           they
           are
           subjects
           ,
           )
           but
           none
           at
           all
           in
           Ecclesiasticall
           causes
           ,
           This
           they
           make
           to
           be
           sacriledge
           .
        
         
           By
           all
           which
           it
           is
           most
           apparent
           ,
           that
           this
           Covenant
           was
           neither
           free
           nor
           deliberate
           ,
           nor
           valide
           .
           nor
           lawfull
           ,
           nor
           consistent
           with
           our
           former
           oathes
           ,
           but
           inforced
           ,
           deceitfull
           ,
           invalid
           ,
           impious
           ,
           rebellious
           ,
           and
           contradictory
           to
           our
           former
           ingagements
           ,
           and
           consequently
           obligeth
           no
           man
           to
           performance
           ,
           but
           all
           men
           to
           repentance
           .
           For
           the
           greater
           certainty
           whereof
           I
           appeale
           ,
           upon
           this
           stating
           of
           the
           case
           ,
           to
           all
           the
           learned
           Casuists
           and
           Divines
           in
           Europe
           ,
           touching
           the
           point
           of
           common
           right
           ;
           And
           that
           this
           is
           the
           true
           state
           of
           the
           case
           ,
           I
           appeal
           to
           our
           adversaries
           themselves
           .
           No
           man
           that
           hath
           any
           spark
           of
           ingenuity
           will
           denie
           it
           .
           No
           English-man
           who
           hath
           any
           tolerable
           degree
           of
           judgement
           ,
           or
           knowledge
           in
           the
           laws
           of
           his
           countrey
           ,
           can
           denie
           it
           ,
           but
           at
           the
           same
           instant
           his
           conscience
           must
           give
           him
           the
           lie
           .
        
         
           They
           who
           plead
           for
           this
           rebellion
           ,
           dare
           not
           put
           it
           to
           a
           triall
           at
           law
           ,
           they
           doe
           not
           ground
           their
           defence
           upon
           the
           lawes
           ,
           but
           either
           upon
           their
           own
           groundlesse
           jealosie
           and
           fears
           ,
           of
           the
           Kings
           intention
           to
           introduce
           Popery
           ,
           to
           subvert
           the
           lawes
           ,
           and
           to
           ensla●e
           the
           people
           .
           This
           is
           to
           run
           into
           a
           certain
           crime
           ,
           for
           fear
           of
           an
           uncertain
           .
        
         
           They
           who
           intend
           to
           pick
           quarrels
           ,
           know
           how
           to
           feign
           suspicions
           .
           Or
           they
           ground
           it
           upon
           the
           succ●sse
           of
           their
           arms
           ,
           or
           upon
           the
           Soveraigne
           right
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           over
           all
           lawes
           and
           Magistrates
           ,
           whose
           Representatives
           they
           create
           themselves
           ,
           whilest
           the
           poor
           people
           sigh
           in
           corners
           ,
           and
           dare
           not
           say
           their
           soul
           is
           their
           own
           ,
           lamenting
           their
           former
           folly
           ,
           to
           have
           contributed
           so
           much
           to
           their
           own
           undoing
           .
        
         
           Or
           lastly
           upon
           Religion
           ,
           the
           cause
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           worst
           plea
           of
           all
           the
           rest
           ,
           to
           make
           God
           accessary
           to
           their
           treasons
           ,
           murthers
           ,
           covetousnesse
           ,
           ambition
           .
           Christ
           did
           never
           authorise
           Subjects
           to
           
           plant
           Christian
           Religion
           ,
           much
           lesse
           their
           own
           fancticall
           dreames
           ,
           or
           fantasticall
           devises
           ,
           in
           the
           blood
           of
           their
           Soveraigne
           ,
           and
           fellow
           subjects
           .
        
         
           Speak
           out
           ,
           is
           it
           lawfull
           for
           Subjects
           to
           take
           up
           arms
           against
           their
           Prince
           meerly
           for
           Religion
           ?
           or
           is
           it
           not
           lawfull
           ?
           If
           ye
           say
           it
           is
           not
           lawfull
           ,
           ye
           condemn
           your selves
           ,
           for
           your
           Covenant
           testifieth
           to
           the
           world
           ,
           that
           ye
           have
           taken
           up
           armes
           ,
           meerly
           to
           alter
           Religion
           ,
           and
           that
           ye
           bear
           no
           Allegiance
           to
           your
           King
           ,
           but
           onely
           in
           order
           to
           Religion
           ,
           that
           is
           in
           plain
           terms
           ,
           to
           to
           your
           own
           humours
           and
           conceits
           .
           If
           ye
           say
           it
           is
           lawfull
           ,
           ye
           justifie
           the
           Independents
           in
           England
           ,
           for
           supplanting
           your selves
           ,
           ye
           justifie
           the
           Anabaptists
           in
           
             Germany
             ,
             Iohn
          
           of
           Leyden
           and
           his
           cure
           .
           Ye
           break
           down
           the
           banks
           of
           Order
           ,
           and
           make
           way
           for
           an
           inundation
           of
           bloud
           and
           confusion
           in
           all
           Countreys
           .
           Ye
           render
           your selves
           justly
           odious
           to
           all
           Christian
           Magistrates
           ,
           when
           they
           see
           ,
           that
           they
           owe
           their
           safety
           not
           to
           your
           good
           wills
           ,
           but
           to
           your
           weaknesse
           ,
           that
           ye
           want
           sufficient
           strength
           to
           cut
           their
           throats
           .
           This
           is
           fine
           doctrine
           for
           Europe
           ,
           wherein
           there
           is
           scarce
           that
           King
           or
           State
           ,
           which
           hath
           not
           Subjects
           of
           different
           opinions
           and
           communions
           in
           Religion
           .
           Or
           lastly
           if
           ye
           say
           ,
           it
           is
           lawfull
           for
           you
           to
           plant
           that
           which
           ye
           apprehend
           to
           be
           true
           Religion
           ,
           by
           force
           of
           arms
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           not
           lawfull
           for
           others
           to
           plant
           that
           which
           they
           apprehend
           to
           be
           true
           Religion
           by
           force
           ,
           because
           yours
           is
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           theirs
           is
           not
           .
           
             Ye
             beg
             the
             question
          
           ,
           and
           make
           your selves
           ridiculously
           partiall
           by
           your
           overweening
           opinion
           ,
           worse
           than
           that
           of
           the
           men
           of
           China
           ,
           as
           if
           yee
           onely
           had
           two
           eyes
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           world
           were
           stark
           blind
           .
           There
           is
           more
           hope
           of
           a
           fool
           ,
           then
           of
           him
           that
           is
           wise
           in
           his
           own
           eyes
           .
        
         
           I
           would
           to
           God
           we
           might
           be
           so
           happy
           as
           to
           see
           a
           Generall
           Councell
           of
           Christians
           ,
           at
           least
           a
           Generall
           Synod
           of
           all
           Protestants
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           first
           Act
           might
           be
           to
           denounce
           an
           
             Anathema
             Maranatha
          
           ,
           against
           all
           brochers
           and
           maintainers
           of
           seditious
           principles
           ,
           to
           take
           away
           the
           scandall
           which
           lyes
           upon
           Christian
           Religion
           ,
           and
           to
           shew
           that
           in
           the
           search
           of
           piety
           ,
           we
           have
           not
           lost
           the
           principles
           of
           humanity
           .
           In
           the
           mean
           time
           ,
           let
           all
           Christian
           Magistrates
           ,
           who
           are
           principally
           
           concerned
           ,
           beware
           how
           they
           suffer
           this
           Cockatrice
           egg●
           be
           hatched
           in
           their
           Dominions
           .
           Much
           more
           how
           they
           〈◊〉
           
             for
             Baal
          
           ,
           or
           Baal-Berith
           ,
           the
           Baalims
           of
           the
           Covenant
           .
           〈◊〉
           were
           worth
           the
           inquiring
           ,
           whether
           the
           marks
           of
           Antio●●
           do
           not
           agree
           as
           eminently
           to
           the
           Assembly
           Generall
           of
           S●●●land
           ,
           as
           either
           to
           the
           Pope
           ,
           or
           to
           the
           Turk
           :
           This
           we
           〈◊〉
           plainly
           ,
           that
           they
           spring
           out
           of
           the
           ruines
           of
           the
           〈◊〉
           Magistrate
           ,
           they
           sit
           upon
           the
           Temple
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           they
           ●●●vance
           themselves
           above
           those
           whom
           holy
           Scripture
           〈◊〉
           Gods.
           
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A29197-e540
           
             Syn.
             Gen.
             1647.
             
             Declar.
             Parl.
             1648.
             &c.
             
          
           
             Assemb
             Gen.
             Anno.
             1556.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A29197-e800
           
             Can.
             50.
             
          
           
             Ench.
             cand
             .
             S.
             min.
             ex
             decreto
             fal
             .
             The
             Edit
             .
             Gron.
             1645.
             pag.
             161.
             
          
           
             Les
             ordium
             Eccles.
             printed
             at
             Geneva
             1562.
             pag.
             66.
             
          
           
             ●ag
             .
             20.
             
          
           
             Pagin
             .
             20.
             
          
           
             Pag.
             9.
             
          
           
             Pag.
             11.
             
          
           
             Octob.
             10.
             1597.
             
          
           
             Assemb
             .
             Abherd
             .
             1600.
             
          
           
             1.
             
             Book
             disc
             .
             1.
             head
             .
          
           
             Ass.
             D●n
             .
             1580.
             
          
           
             Parl.
             1584.
             
          
           
             1.
             
             Book
             discip
             .
             4.
             and
             6.
             head
             .
          
           
             Anno.
             203.
             
          
           
             1606.
             
             Ass.
             Glasg
             .
             1610.
             
             Parl.
             Edenb
             .
             1612.
             
          
           
             Ass.
             Edenb
             .
             1590.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             Book
             disc
             .
             Chap.
             9.
             
          
           
             1.
             
             Book
             disc
             .
             6.
             head
             .
          
           
             Ibidem
             .
          
           
             Ibidem
             .
          
           
             Ibidem
             .
          
           
             Ass.
             Edenb
             .
             1647.
             
          
           
             Ass.
             Glasg
             .
             1581.
             
             Ass.
             Edenb
             .
             1590.
             
             Ass.
             Edenb
             .
             1591.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             Book
             disc
             .
             Chap.
             7.
             
          
           
             Chap.
             12.
             
          
           
             Ass.
             Edenb
             .
             1570.
             
          
           
             ●
             .
             Book
             disc
             .
             Chap.
             7.
             
          
           
             Chap.
             12.
             
          
           
             ●
             .
             Book
             disc
             .
             Chap.
             1.
             
          
           
             Theoremata
             III.
             imp
             .
             Edenb
             .
             1647.
             decreto
             Synodi
             Theor.
             4.
             
             Theor.
             9.
             
          
           
             Theor.
             68.
             
          
           
             Informatio●
             .
             ●r●m
             S●otland
             pag.
             1●
             .
          
           
             Theor.
             98.
             
          
           
             Theor.
             82.
             
          
           
             Theor.
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             Theor.
             50
             ,
             ●1
             .
          
           
             Ibid.
             
          
           
             1.
             
             Book
             disc
             .
             ●hap
             .
             10.
             
          
           
             Theor
             84
             ,
             and
             ●5
             .
          
           
             Ibidem
             .
          
           
             Theo●
             .
             48.
             
          
           
             Theor.
             97.
             
          
           
             Theor.
             88.
             
          
           
             Theor.
             82.
             
          
           
             Theor.
             82.
             
          
           
             Theor.
             91
             ,
             92.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A29197-e2560
           
             1582.
             
          
           
             A●●
             .
             Saint
             Andrews
             ,
             1532.
             
          
           
             Ass.
             Saint
             Andrews
             ,
             15●●
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A29197-e2760
           
             Eccl.
             Ord.
             p
             14.
             
          
           
             Declar
             1581.
             
          
           
             2
             Book
             disc
             .
             chap.
             11.
             
          
           
             At
             Fdenb
             .
             1567.
             
          
           
             Master
             David
             Blake
             ,
             1596.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A29197-e3620
           
             1
             Book
             di●c
             7.
             head
             .
          
           
             2
             Book
             disc
             .
             Chap.
             12.
             
          
           
             Theor.
             8.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A29197-e3880
           
             1
             Book
             di●●
             head
             9.
             
          
           
             Ibid.
             
          
           
             Ass.
             Eden●
             .
             1594.
             
             Par.
             Ed.
             1594.
             
          
           
             Gen
             '
             49
             ●
             
          
           
             Vindicatiou
             of
             Commissioners
             :
             J●n
             .
             6.
             1648.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A29197-e4150
           
             1
             Book
             disc
             .
             7
             he●d
             .
             2
             Book
             disc
             .
             Chap.
             7.
             
          
           
             1
             Book
             disc
             .
             9
             h●ad
             and
             Theor.
             6●
             .
          
           
             Theor.
             47
             ,
             48.
             
          
           
             Vindicat.
             com
             .
             p.
             6.
             
          
           
             Solemn
             acknowl●dgem●●●
             .
             Octob.
             6
             1648.
             
          
           
             Theor.
             6●
             .
             vindication
             .
             ●
             .
             5
             ▪
             
          
           
             Humble
             advise
             Edenb
             .
             〈◊〉
             10.
             1648.
             :
          
           
             A●s
             .
             D●●b
             .
             1598.
             
          
           
             Ass.
             Edenb
             .
             1597.
             
          
           
             a
             Book
             disc
             .
             ch
             .
             7.
             
          
           
             Vindication
             pag.
             11.
             p
             10.
             
          
           
             1582.
             
          
           
             1583.
             
          
           
             Ass.
             Edenb
             .
             1582.
             
          
           
             Sept.
             27.
             1648.
             
             Ar.
             3.
             
          
           
             Theor.
             84.
             
          
           
             A●n
             .
             1562.
             
          
           
             Ass.
             Edenburg
             ;
             1593.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A29197-e4980
           
             〈◊〉
             1596.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A29197-e5210
           
             1
             Cor.
             1.
             
             ●
             .
          
           
             1
             Kings
             ●
             ,
             ●●●
             
          
           
             158●●
             
          
           
             Febr.
             16●
             
          
           
             At
             Saint
             Gil●●
             Church
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A29197-e5460
           
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             De●la●
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A29197-e5750
           
             Sco●t
             〈◊〉
             pag.
             57.58
             .
          
           
             1
             ●o●ok
             dis
             .
             7.
             head
             .
          
           
             Theor
             ,
             63.
             
          
           
             1
             Book
             9
             ●ead
             Pag.
             44.
             
          
           
             Sco●
             ▪
             lit
             .
             4●
             .
          
           
             47.
             
          
           
             1
             Book
             dis
             .
             7.
             hea●
             .
          
           
             79.
             
             Arti●l
             .
             1599.
             
          
           
             Scot.
             Lit.
             47
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A29197-e6090
           
             Motus
             B●●●nici
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             1
             Book
             dis
             .
             9
             hea●
             .
          
           
             1
             Book
             dis
             .
             9
             he●d
             .
          
        
      
    
  

