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CXI propositions concerning the ministry and government of the ChurchCXI propositions concerning the ministerie and government of the Church
Edinburgh: printed by Evan Tyler, 1647
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For the National Synod ought to declare, and that with greatest reverence, to the Magistrate, the grounds of their sentence, and the reasons of their proceedings, when he demandeth or enquireth into the same, and desireth to be satisfied: but if the Magistrate nevertheless do dissent, or cannot by contrary reasons (which may be brought, if he please) move the Synod to alter their judgement, yet may he require and procure that the matter be again debated and canvassed in another National Synod; and so the reasons of both sides being throughly weighed, may be lawfully determined in an Ecclesiastical way.
For the Nationall Synode ought to declare, and that with greatest reverence, to the Magistrate, the grounds of their sentence, and the reasons of their proceedings, when hee demandeth or enquireth into the same, and desireth to bee satisfied: but if the Magistrate neverthelesse do dissent, or cannot by contrary reasons (which may be brought, if hee please) move the Synode to alter their judgement, yet may he require and procure that the matter be again debated and canvassed in another Nationall Synode; and so the reasons of both sides being throughly weighed, may be lawfully determined in an Ecclesiasticall way.