A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded upon the Church of Scotland Wherein not…A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded vpon the Church of Scotland Wherein not…

Now as when one is called to the work of the Ministry, his fitness and qualification for that work, should be tried and judged by the Clergy of the adjacent bounds assembled in their Classical Presbytery, to whom it also pertaineth (after that he is by them tried and approven, and after that he is elected by that Church where he is to serve) to send him out from them with power to exercise the ⟨p. 194⟩office of a Pastor: so when there is just cause of Suspending or Depriving him, it belongeth to the same Presbytery to consider and judge hereof, and according to his offence to give judgement against him. For who should recall him, but they who sent him? Or who should discharge him his Ministerial function, except they who ordained him to exercise the same? And who may take the power from him, but they who gave the power unto him? That Ordination pertaineth to the whole Presbytery, and not to the Bishop alone, we have showed before: and now by the same reason we say, Suspension and Deposition pertain to the Presbytery also, and are not in the power of the Bishop. And that in the ancient Church, as Bishops gave not Ordination, so neither did they Suspend nor Depose any man without the common Counsel, Advice, and concurrence of the Presbytery, yea and sometimes of a Synod, it is clear from Cypr. lib. 1. Epist. 9. lib. 3. Epist. 2. & 10. Concil. Carthag. 3. can. 8. Concil. Carthag. 4. can. 22. 23. Concil. African. can 20. Concil. Hispal. 2 can. 6. Justin Novel. 42. cap. 1. Hieron. comment. ad Isa. 3. Siricius Epist. ad Ambros. inter Ambr. epist. 80. Touching the Suspension and Deposition of Ministers, the Assembly at Glasgow anno 1610. ordained, that the Bishop should associate to himself the Ministry of these bounds where the Delinquent served, that is, the Presbytery whereof he hath been a Member, and together with them there take trial of the fact, and upon just cause found, to Deprive or Suspend. Which act was ratified in the 21 Parliament of King James anno 1612. Nevertheless, if any man think the sentence of the Bishop and the Presbytery given forth against him, to be unjust, he ought to have liberty of recourse to the Synod, and there to be heard, according as it was decreed by the fourth Council of Carthage Can. 66.

Now as when one is called to the worke of the Ministery, his fitnesse and qualification for that worke, should be tried and judged by the Cleargie of the adjacent bounds assembled in their Classicall Presbitery, to whom it also pertaineth (after that he is by them tried and approven, and after that he is elected by that Church where he is to serve) to send him out from them with power to exercise the