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A05535 A true narration of all the passages of the proceedings in the generall Assembly of the Church of Scotland, holden at Perth the 25. of August, anno Dom. 1618 VVherein is set downe the copy of his Maiesties letters to the said Assembly: together with a iust defence of the Articles therein concluded, against a seditious pamphlet. By Dr. Lyndesay, Bishop of Brechen. Lindsay, David, d. 1641?; Calderwood, David, 1575-1650. Perth assembly. 1621 (1621) STC 15657; ESTC S108553 266,002 446

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●●erefore_o after_o the_o eat_n of_o the_o paschall_n supper_n that_o the_o apostle_n sit_v still_o without_o alter_v their_o gesture_n until_o they_o ●ad_v receive_v ●he_n sacrament_n be_v not_o to_o be_v believe_v and_o ●olden_a for_o a_o undoubted_a truth_n in_o god_n worship_n but_o ●ee_o subio●ne_n 〈…〉_z ●u●dem_fw-la pag._n p●_n this_o be_v so_o evident_a that_o never_o man_n doubt_v of_o it_o 〈…〉_z ●eare_z even_o ●hose_v who_o affirm_v but_o against_o the_o 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o ●●ood_v at_o the_o 〈◊〉_d service_n confess_v that_o 〈◊〉_d sit_v at_o the_o second_v and_o at_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n 〈◊〉_d master_n ●ohn_n mare_n and_o the_o bishop_n o●_n 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ans_fw-fr ●hat_n this_o be_v not_o ●o_o evident_a as_o you_o allege_v be_v manifest_a 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v but_o the_o cause_n that_o have_v 〈◊〉_d doubt_n since_o the_o last_o year_n be_v the_o paradox_n which_o ●ee_n and_o your_o follower_n have_v undertake_v to_o defend_v 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