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to_o perfection_n not_o only_o in_o doctrine_n and_o worship_n but_o also_o in_o discipline_n and_o government_n etc._n etc._n whereupon_o first_o we_o must_v remark_n that_o if_o they_o have_v sorious_o consider_v that_o excellent_a work_n of_o reformation_n with_o due_a respect_n towards_o these_o worthy_a reformer_n who_o god_n use_v as_o instrument_n in_o effectuate_a that_o work_n they_o shall_v never_o have_v be_v move_v thereby_o to_o have_v conclude_v such_o a_o act_n as_o this_o so_o direct_o contrary_a to_o their_o mind_n for_o they_o at_o the_o reformation_n do_v establish_v such_o a_o discipline_n and_o government_n in_o the_o church_n according_a to_o god_n word_n as_o whereby_o one_o pastor_n under_o the_o name_n of_o superintendent_n may_v lawful_o have_v power_n and_o pre-eminence_n over_o other_o brethren_n of_o the_o ministry_n and_o over_o more_o particular_a flock_n than_o one_o which_o discipline_n and_o government_n continue_v with_o happy_a success_n in_o the_o 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novation_n but_o rather_o a_o restore_n of_o the_o ancient_a constitution_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n in_o her_o pure_a time_n 2._o these_o thing_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v obtrude_v upon_o the_o church_n which_o be_v receive_v by_o the_o consent_n both_o of_o the_o church_n in_o general_n assembly_n and_o by_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o parliament_n as_o all_o those_o constitution_n which_o they_o challenge_v have_v be_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_a those_o thing_n be_v say_v more_o true_o to_o be_v obtrude_v upon_o the_o church_n which_o be_v not_o bring_v in_o either_o by_o assembly_n or_o parliament_n yea_o direct_o against_o the_o act_n of_o both_o stand_n in_o force_n be_v violent_o urge_v upon_o the_o people_n not_o only_o to_o receive_v they_o simple_o but_o likewise_o to_o swear_v solemn_o to_o the_o truth_n thereof_o by_o the_o great_a name_n of_o god_n and_o that_o not_o by_o any_o have_v authority_n or_o lawful_a call_n thereunto_o but_o by_o certain_a seditious_a private_a person_n and_o such_o be_v their_o seditious_a covenant_n and_o impertinent_a application_n or_o false_a interpretation_n of_o the_o confession_n of_o faith_n whereby_o many_o person_n of_o sundry_a estate_n be_v by_o false_a allurement_n and_o violent_a threaten_n force_v against_o their_o mind_n to_o swear_v direct_o disobedience_n to_o the_o king_n law_n and_o constitution_n of_o the_o church_n final_o it_o be_v also_o false_a that_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o call_v novaâ—ions_n have_v undo_v the_o work_n of_o reformation_n and_o change_v the_o whole_a form_n of_o god_n worship_n or_o face_n of_o the_o church_n for_o the_o work_n of_o reformation_n be_v rather_o restore_v by_o the_o establish_n of_o bishop_n which_o be_v destroy_v in_o that_o point_n by_o their_o presbyterial_a government_n and_o absolute_a parity_n of_o pastor_n as_o we_o have_v touch_v already_o and_o shall_v be_v more_o full_o clear_v hereafter_o then_o albeit_o some_o circumstance_n and_o ceremony_n in_o god_n worship_n and_o external_a apparel_n of_o the_o church_n have_v be_v change_v yet_o the_o substance_n and_o form_n of_o faith_n religion_n worship_n and_o the_o beautiful_a face_n of_o the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n the_o church_n do_v notwithstanding_o remain_v still_o without_o change_n or_o alteration_n which_o s._n austin_n epist._n 86._o express_v fit_o speak_v of_o the_o like_a novation_n in_o these_o word_n una_fw-la fides_fw-la oft_fw-la universa_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la tametsi_fw-la ipsa_fw-la fidei_fw-la unitas_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la diversis_fw-la observationibus_fw-la celebratur_fw-la quibus_fw-la nullo_fw-la modo_fw-la quod_fw-la in_fw-la fide_fw-la verum_fw-la est_fw-la impeditur_fw-la omnis_fw-la enim_fw-la pulchritudo_fw-la filia_fw-la regis_fw-la intrinsecùs_fw-la illa_fw-la autem_fw-la observationes_fw-la quae_fw-la variè_fw-la celebrantur_fw-la in_fw-la ejus_fw-la veste_fw-la intelliguntur_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n be_v one_o although_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o faith_n itself_o be_v celebrate_v by_o some_o diversity_n of_o observation_n whereby_o the_o truth_n
shall_v please_v they_o within_o their_o own_o diocese_n and_o there_o all_o the_o clergy_n of_o the_o diocese_n be_v bind_v to_o convene_v and_o all_o matter_n which_o concern_v the_o diocese_n be_v therein_o to_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o bishop_n so_o likewise_o albeit_o that_o in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o discipline_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o synodal_a or_o provincial_n assembly_n yet_o after_o by_o act_n of_o general_n assembly_n it_o be_v appoint_v that_o every_o superintendent_n and_o commissioner_n shall_v hold_v synod_n in_o their_o own_o bound_n wherein_o all_o matter_n pertain_v particular_o to_o their_o own_o diocese_n or_o province_n shall_v be_v determine_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o assembly_n at_o edinburgh_n march_n 5._o 1570._o wherein_o these_o two_o act_n be_v set_v down_o first_o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o offender_n in_o heinous_a crime_n shall_v not_o appear_v before_o the_o general_a assembly_n but_o shall_v be_v call_v before_o the_o superintendent_n and_o commissioner_n of_o province_n to_o appear_v before_o they_o in_o their_o synodal_a convention_n and_o there_o to_o receive_v their_o injunction_n conform_v to_o the_o order_n use_v before_o in_o general_n assembly_n itein_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o all_o questionâ—_n concerning_o the_o province_n shall_v be_v propound_v first_o to_o the_o superintendent_n et_fw-fr commissioner_n to_o receive_v resolution_n in_o their_o synodal_a convention_n and_o if_o they_o be_v diffieile_v to_o be_v propound_v to_o the_o next_o general_a assembly_n by_o the_o superiatendent_n or_o commissioner_n with_o certification_n that_o no_o question_n shall_v be_v receive_v hereafter_o from_o any_o private_a minister_n so_o likewise_o in_o the_o assembly_n at_o edinburgh_n 1568._o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o no_o minister_n exhort_v or_o read_v or_o other_o person_n shall_v trouble_v the_o general_n assembly_n with_o such_o matter_n as_o superintendent_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o decide_v in_o their_o synod_n and_o if_o they_o do_v so_o their_o letter_n shall_v be_v reject_v five_o as_o no_o pastor_n ought_v to_o have_v place_n in_o national_a assembly_n except_o such_o as_o be_v authorize_v thereunto_o by_o their_o ordinary_a bishop_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n although_o our_o bishop_n in_o scotland_n since_o they_o be_v re-etablish_v do_v never_o usurp_v this_o power_n to_o themselves_o but_o leave_v the_o election_n of_o the_o commissioner_n in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o brethren_n of_o the_o presbytery_n so_o likewise_o it_o be_v ordain_v in_o the_o assembly_n at_o edinburgh_n 1568._o that_o no_o minister_n shall_v have_v voice_n in_o general_n assembly_n nor_o leave_v their_o flock_n to_o attend_v thereat_o unless_o they_o be_v choose_v by_o their_o superintendent_n as_o man_n know_v able_a to_o reason_n and_o of_o knowledge_n to_o judge_v in_o matter_n of_o weight_n the_o same_o likewise_o we_o see_v testify_v to_o have_v be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n by_o a_o letter_n write_v by_o the_o lord_n glames_z then_o chancellor_n of_o scotland_n unto_o beza_n about_o the_o year_n 1575._o when_o episcopacy_n begin_v to_o be_v quarrel_v wherein_o quaest._n 2._o he_o say_v post_fw-la reformatam_fw-la religionem_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la receptum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la episcopi_fw-la under_o which_o word_n he_o comprehend_v the_o superintendent_n and_o ex_fw-la ministris_fw-la pastoribus_fw-la ac_fw-la senioribus_fw-la tot_fw-la quot_fw-la ijdeâ—_z episcopi_fw-la jusserint_fw-la unum_fw-la in_fw-la locum_fw-la conveniant_fw-la cum_fw-la praecipuis_fw-la barronibus_fw-la ac_fw-la nobilibus_fw-la religionem_fw-la veram_fw-la profitentibus_fw-la and_o de_fw-la doctrinâ_fw-la et_fw-la de_fw-la moribus_fw-la inquisituri_fw-la six_o as_o all_o the_o presentation_n of_o benefice_n vacant_a be_v to_o be_v direct_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n where_o the_o benefice_n lie_v so_o that_o if_o the_o person_n present_v be_v find_v qualify_v he_o may_v enjoy_v the_o same_o so_o be_v it_o appoint_v at_o the_o assembly_n hold_v at_o st._n johnstone_n june_n 1563._o that_o when_o any_o benefice_n shall_v chance_v to_o vaick_a or_o be_v now_o vacant_a that_o a_o qualify_a person_n be_v present_v to_o the_o superintendent_n of_o that_o province_n where_o the_o benefice_n lie_v and_o that_o he_o be_v find_v sufficient_a be_v admit_v minister_n to_o that_o kirk_n etc._n etc._n likewise_o in_o the_o assembly_n at_o edinburgh_n 1578._o wherein_o they_o allege_v the_o second_o book_n of_o discipline_n be_v agree_v unto_o one_o of_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o assembly_n prefer_v to_o the_o king_n and_o council_n be_v that_o all_o presentation_n to_o benefice_n may_v be_v direct_v to_o the_o commissioner_n or_o superintendent_n where_o the_o benefice_n lie_v seven_o as_o the_o ordination_n of_o minister_n appertain_v peculiar_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n so_o likewise_o the_o ordination_n which_o by_o the_o stile_n of_o scotland_n be_v call_v admission_n or_o conftirmation_n not_o only_o of_o minister_n but_o also_o of_o reader_n schoolmaster_n and_o principal_n of_o college_n do_v appertain_v to_o the_o superintendent_n in_o their_o own_o bound_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o five_o chapter_n of_o the_o book_n of_o discipline_n in_o the_o article_n of_o superintendent_n and_o in_o the_o article_n of_o school_n and_o university_n eight_o as_o bishop_n have_v at_o all_o time_n have_v power_n to_o examine_v the_o life_n doctrine_n and_o behaviour_n of_o the_o clergy_n of_o his_o own_o diocese_n and_o to_o admonish_v correct_v or_o censure_v they_o according_o so_o likewise_o in_o the_o same_o book_n of_o discipline_n cap._n 5._o the_o superintendent_n receive_v power_n and_o authority_n to_o visit_v the_o church_n of_o their_o bound_n so_o often_o as_o they_o may_v and_o therein_o not_o only_o to_o preach_v but_o also_o to_o exmine_v the_o life_n diligence_n and_o behaviour_n of_o all_o the_o minister_n as_o likewise_o the_o order_n of_o the_o kirk_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o people_n and_o to_o admonish_v where_o admonition_n need_v and_o to_o correct_v they_o by_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o kirk_n etc._n etc._n nine_o as_o bishop_n have_v power_n of_o suspension_n or_o deposition_n of_o minister_n who_o be_v either_o scandalous_a in_o their_o life_n or_o heretical_a in_o their_o doctrine_n so_o by_o the_o book_n of_o discipline_n and_o divers_a act_n of_o the_o assembly_n that_o power_n do_v appertain_v to_o superintendent_n commissioner_n or_o visitor_n as_o be_v manifest_a by_o that_o place_n of_o the_o book_n of_o disciplince_n cite_v by_o we_o in_o the_o former_a article_n and_o by_o the_o assembly_n hold_v at_o edinburgh_n april_n 1576._o wherein_o it_o be_v say_v anent_o the_o demand_n make_v by_o mr._n andrew_n hay_n parson_n of_o ranthrow_n if_o every_o commissioner_n or_o visitor_n in_o his_o own_o bound_n have_v alike_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n to_o plant_v minister_n suspend_v and_o depose_v for_o reasonable_a cause_n the_o assembly_n resolve_v affirmative_a that_o they_o have_v alike_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n therein_o as_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o particular_a act_n concerning_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o visitor_n ten_o as_o bishop_n because_o of_o their_o place_n and_o great_a charge_n in_o oversee_v all_o the_o church_n have_v great_a rent_n appoint_v to_o they_o than_o to_o other_o pastor_n so_o likewise_o by_o the_o book_n of_o disciple_n cap._n 5._o in_o the_o article_n for_o the_o provision_n of_o minister_n be_v appoint_v almost_o four_o time_n much_o stipend_n for_o the_o superintendent_n as_o for_o other_o private_a minister_n moreover_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o many_o act_n of_o general_n assembly_n that_o those_o bishop_n who_o have_v join_v themselves_o to_o the_o reform_a church_n retain_v still_o the_o office_n and_o title_n of_o bishop_n do_v by_o approbation_n of_o the_o general_a 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