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1662._o which_o be_v again_o renew_v act._n 1._o anno_fw-la 1663._o that_o his_o majesty_n with_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o his_o estate_n appoint_v church-censure_n to_o be_v infflict_v for_o church-transgression_n as_o plain_o and_o formal_o as_o ever_o a_o general_n assembly_n or_o synod_n do_v in_o these_o word_n that_o whatsoever_o minister_n shall_v without_o a_o lawful_a excuse_n to_o be_v admit_v by_o his_o ordinary_n absent_a himself_o from_o the_o visitation_n of_o the_o diocese_n or_o who_o shall_v not_o according_a to_o his_o duty_n concur_v therein_o or_o who_o shall_v not_o give_v their_o assistance_n in_o all_o the_o act_n of_o church-discipline_n as_o they_o shall_v be_v require_v thereto_o by_o the_o archbishop_n or_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n every_o such_o minister_n n._n b._n so_o offend_v shall_v for_o the_o first_o fault_n be_v suspend_v from_o his_o office_n and_o benefice_n until_o the_o next_o diocesian_n meeting_n and_o if_o he_o amend_v not_o shall_v 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clergy_n as_o shall_v be_v nominate_v by_o his_o maj._n in_o the_o external_a government_n and_o policy_n of_o the_o church_n the_o same_o consist_v with_o the_o stand_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v valide_fw-la and_o effectual_a and_o which_o be_v more_o in_o the_o same_o act_n all_o precede_a act_n of_o parl_n be_v rescinded_a by_o which_o the_o sole_a and_o only_a power_n and_o jurisdiction_n within_o the_o church_n do_v stand_v in_o the_o church_n and_o in_o the_o general_n provincial_a and_o presbyterial_a assembly_n and_o kirk-session_n and_o all_o act_n of_o parliament_n or_o council_n which_o may_v be_v interpret_v to_o have_v give_v any_o church-power_n jurisdiction_n or_o government_n to_o the_o office-bearer_n of_o the_o church_n their_o respective_a meeting_n other_o than_o that_o which_o acknowledge_v a_o dependence_n upon_o and_o subordination_n to_o the_o sovereign_a â—â—wer_n of_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a so_o that_o we_o see_v by_o virtue_n of_o this_o 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administration_n whence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o
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and_o maintain_v the_o church_n in_o the_o present_a state_n and_o government_n hereof_o by_o archbishop_n &_o bishop_n and_o other_o bear_v office_n therein_o and_o not_o to_o endure_v nor_o give_v way_n or_o connivace_n to_o any_o variation_n therein_o in_o the_o least_o do_v therefore_o with_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o his_o estate_n convene_v in_o this_o three_o session_n of_o his_o parliament_n ratify_v and_o approve_v the_o afore_o mention_v act_n and_o all_o other_o act_n and_o law_n make_v in_o the_o two_o former_a session_n of_o parliament_n in_o order_n to_o the_o settle_n of_o episcopal_a dignity_n jurisdiction_n and_o authority_n within_o the_o kingdom_n and_o ordain_v they_o to_o stand_v in_o full_a force_n as_o public_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o to_o be_v put_v to_o further_a execution_n in_o all_o point_n conform_v to_o the_o tenor_n thereof_o here_o be_v a_o further_a ratification_n and_o confirmation_n of_o the_o law_n mention_v and_o the_o council_n 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obtain_v presentation_n and_o collation_n as_o aforesaid_a yet_o dar_v to_o preach_v in_o contempt_n of_o the_o law_n and_o to_o punish_v they_o as_o seditious_a person_n and_o contemner_n of_o the_o royal_a authority_n as_o also_o that_o they_o be_v careful_a that_o such_o minister_n who_o keep_v not_o the_o diocesian_a meeting_n and_o concur_v not_o with_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o act_n of_o church-discipline_n be_v for_o the_o same_o suspend_v or_o deprive_v as_o say_v be_v be_v according_o after_o deprivation_n remove_v from_o their_o benefice_n gleeb_n and_o manse_v and_o if_o any_o of_o they_o shall_v notwithstanding_o offer_v to_o retain_v the_o possession_n of_o their_o benefice_n or_o manse_v that_o they_o take_v present_a course_n to_o see_v they_o dispossess_v and_o if_o they_o shall_v thereafter_o presume_v to_o exercise_v their_o ministry_n that_o they_o be_v punish_v as_o seditious_a person_n and_o such_o as_o contemn_v the_o authority_n of_o church_n and_o state_n now_o 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lord_n will_v bless_v they_o especial_o in_o the_o pursuance_n of_o his_o maj._n mind_n in_o his_o letter_n 5._o it_o be_v matter_n of_o astonishment_n to_o i_o consider_v what_o be_v say_v how_o they_o can_v acknowledge_v this_o for_o such_o a_o act_n of_o favour_n and_o clemency_n and_o how_o they_o can_v say_v that_o in_o this_o letter_n the_o king_n be_v singular_a moderation_n do_v eminent_o appear_v when_o from_o what_o be_v say_v and_o what_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v more_o full_o hold_v forth_o it_o be_v so_o notoure_n that_o the_o content_n of_o this_o letter_n do_v hold_v forth_o a_o design_n of_o overturning_a all_o church-power_n as_o exercise_v by_o church-person_n and_o of_o clothe_v the_o council_n with_o power_n to_o impose_v prescription_n to_o prescribe_v rule_n and_o limitation_n and_o to_o order_n and_o regulate_v minister_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o