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The Kings Law or Charter giveth power to the Citizens to choose a Major, and describeth all his power and work, and ordereth the Recorder to Swear him and deliver him the insignia. Here now, 1. The Electors do but determine of the person to receive the power, but do not at all give it. 2. The ⟨p. 206⟩King by his Charter as the instrument giveth it: It results hence as every Jus à titulo seu fundamento juris. 3. The Recorder only Ministerially delivereth possession by investiture. Now if the Recorder or Choosers shall say, [We choose you or deliver you power as Major according to the Kings Charter, but you shall have but so much less] than the Charter giveth, this diminution is a nullity? For they have no power to choose another kind of Major than that described in the Charter, nor to make his power more or less; but he may exercise what the Charter giveth.

Let them not deceive men by making a Verbal strife of it. If they will call either electing or investing [a Giving of the Power] I will not contend against their liberty of speaking as unfitly as they list, if they will but well explain it. But the thing is plain and sure, that 1. The election doth but determine of the Receiver, 2. and that the Investing act is but a ministerial public delivery of a Right which resulteth immediately from the Charter or Law of Christ: If a Bishop say [I ordain you to the office of a Presbyter] the Scripture must tell us what that is. If the Bishop say [Take the office of a Presbyter, but preach not, or only preach and administer the Sacraments, or do both, but you shall have none of the Church Keys, or power of discipline] it is null, as to the restraint.

Let them not deceive men by making a Verbal strife of it. If they will call either electing or investing [a Giving of the Power] I will not contend against their liberty of speaking as unfitly as they list, if they will but well explain it. But the thing is plain and sure, that 1. The election doth but determine of the Receiver, 2. and that the Investing act is but a ministerial publick delivery of a Right which resulteth immediately from the Charter or Law of Christ: If a Bishop say [I ordain you to the office of a Presbyter] the Scripture must tell us what that is. If the Bishop say [Take the office of a Presbyter, but preach not, or only preach and administer the Sacraments, or do both, but you shall have none of the Church Keyes, or power of discipline] it is null, as to the restraint.