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this_o land_n have_v declare_v king_n and_o queen_n and_o bless_v all_o the_o royal_a family_n root_n and_o branch_n especial_o he_o who_o be_v now_o under_o affliction_n sanctiâ—ie_v it_o uâ—to_fw-mi he_o while_o he_o be_v under_o it_o and_o when_o it_o seem_v good_a to_o thou_o deliver_v he_o from_o it_o this_o say_v he_o be_v the_o form_n i_o make_v to_o myself_o for_o you_o prescribe_v none_o and_o be_v it_o not_o a_o sore_a matter_n that_o when_o nothing_o be_v leave_v to_o king_n james_n in_o reversion_n of_o three_o kingdom_n but_o the_o prayer_n of_o poor_a man_n that_o you_o shall_v deny_v he_o those_o they_o then_o order_v he_o to_o remove_v and_o consult_v by_o what_o other_o way_n they_o may_v reach_v he_o for_o yet_o they_o can_v not_o find_v a_o pretence_n against_o he_o sufficient_a to_o deprive_v he_o at_o last_o they_o call_v he_o in_o and_o the_o precedent_n say_v but_o mr._n ramsay_n you_o do_v not_o
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and_o proceed_v against_o according_o and_o declare_v that_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o church_n consist_v and_o stand_v only_o in_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o true_a word_n of_o jesus_n christ_n correction_n of_o manner_n by_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n and_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n conform_v to_o the_o 69th_o act_n james_n 6._o parl._n 6._o and_o to_o the_o effect_n there_o be_v nothing_o treat_v or_o conclude_v in_o the_o church-judicatories_a that_o concern_v the_o affair_n of_o sâ—ate_n or_o civil_a matter_n it_o be_v declare_v that_o their_o majesty_n if_o they_o shall_v think_v fit_a may_v have_v always_o one_o present_a in_o all_o the_o provincial_n and_o presbyterial_a assembly_n as_o well_o as_o they_o have_v their_o commissioner_n present_a in_o general_a assembly_n that_o in_o case_n any_o affair_n that_o concern_v the_o state_n or_o civil_a matter_n that_o dâ—es_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v come_v in_o before_o the_o say_n assembly_n the_o say_a person_n appoint_v by_o their_o majesty_n shall_v inhibit_v and_o discharge_v the_o provincial_n or_o presbyterial_a assembly_n to_o proceed_v in_o any_o affair_n that_o concern_v the_o state_n or_o civil_a matter_n before_o their_o majesty_n and_o their_o privy_a council_n shall_v be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o same_o that_o they_o may_v declare_v their_o pleasure_n thereanent_n and_o because_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n to_o be_v settle_v in_o relation_n to_o the_o policy_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n therefore_o their_o majesty_n declare_v that_o they_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o parliament_n and_o judicatories_n of_o the_o church_n will_v enact_v such_o rule_n concern_v the_o policy_n discipline_n and_o other_o matter_n to_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o church_n as_o shall_v tend_v most_o to_o the_o curb_v of_o vice_n the_o advancement_n of_o true_a religion_n and_o piety_n and_o the_o preservation_n of_o 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of_o the_o brethren_n that_o they_o may_v