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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…
A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded upon the Church of Scotland Wherein not only our own arguments [sic] against the same are strongly confirmed, but likewise the answers and defences of our opposites, such as Hooker, Morton ... Forbesse, &c. particularly confuted.A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded vpon the Church of Scotland Wherein not only our ovvne argumemts [sic] against the same are strongly confirmed, but likewise the ansvveres and defences of our opposites, such as Hooker, Mortoune ... Forbesse, &c. particularly confuted.
Leiden: printed by W. Christiaens, 1637
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2. The deposing of Ministers pertaineth to Classical Presbyteries, or (if the matter be doubtful and difficile) to Synods, as hath been showed. And who then can give the High Commission such authority as to take this power from them, and to assume it unto it self. These Commissioners profess, that they have authority to discharge other Ecclesiastical Judicatories within the Kingdom from meddling with the judging of any thing which they shall think impertinent for them, and which they shall think good to judge & decide by themselves in their Commission. Which if it be so, then (when it pleaseth them) they may make other Ecclesiastical Judicatories to be altogether useless and of no effect in the Church.
2. The deposing of Ministers pertaineth to Classicall Presbiteries, or (if the matter be doubtfull and difficille) to Synods, as hath been shewed. And who then can give the High Commission such auctority as to take this power from them, and to assume it unto it selfe. These Commissioners professe, that they have auctority to discharge other Ecclesiasticall Iudicatories within the Kingdome from meddling with the judging of any thing which they shall thinke impertinent for them, and which they shall thinke good to judge & decide by themselves in their Cōmission. Which if it be so, then (when it pleaseth them) they may make other Ecclesiasticall Iudicatories to be altogether uselesse and of no effect in the Church.
3. In this Commission, Ecclesiastical and Temporal men are joined together, and both armed with the same power. Therefore it is not right nor regular, nor in any wise allowable. For even as when a Minister hath offended in a Civill matter, his fault is to be judged by Civill Judges according to the Civill Laws, and by no other: so when he offendeth in an Ecclesiastical matter, his fault is to be judged only by Ecclesiastical persons according to Ecclesiastical Laws: and in such a case tJustinian forbiddeth Civill men to be joined with Ecclesiastical men in judgement. They are Ecclesiastical things or causes which are handled and examined by the High Commission in the process of deposing Ministers: and a shame it is to Ecclesiastical men, if they can without the help and joining of Temporal men, judge and decide things of this quality.