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Propositions
concerning
kneeling
before
the
bread
in
the
Sacrament
.
The
Bishops
instruction
to
Master
Bishop
of
George
Gladstones
letter
to
the
Earle
of
THE
Ministers
standing
for
the
preservation
of
the
puritie
of
religion
in
Doctrine
worship
,
and
governement
,
assayed
sundrie
meanes
to
have
his
MAIESTIE
rightlie
informed
of
the
estate
of
our
Kirk
,
but
the
successe
was
not
answerable
to
their
expectation
.
Yet
having
the
opportunitie
of
his
Majest.
coming
to
his
native
countrie
of
to
be
crowned
,
and
hold
his
first
Parliament
,
they
advised
upon
some
grievances
to
be
presented
to
his
Maiestie
and
Estates
.
It
was
ordained
by
act
of
Parliament
that
foure
of
everie
estate
should
conveene
twentie
dayes
before
the
beginning
of
the
Parliament
,
to
consider
all
articles
and
petitions
,
which
were
to
be
given
in
,
that
such
things
onlie
might
be
put
in
forme
,
and
presented
to
the
Lords
of
the
articles
in
time
of
Parliament
,
as
were
reasonable
and
necessarie
,
and
that
such
,
as
were
impertinent
and
frivolous
,
might
be
rejected
.
But
it
was
not
determined
who
should
make
choice
of
the
persons
.
Yet
this
was
not
observed
before
the
last
Parliament
.
But
upon
the
16
of
May
intimation
was
made
by
Proclamation
,
that
all
such
,
as
purposed
to
give
in
any
articles
or
petitions
,
deliver
the
same
to
the
Clerk
Register
betwixt
and
the
first
day
of
Iune
,
to
be
presented
by
him
to
such
of
the
estates
and
counsell
,
as
should
be
appointed
to
hear
and
consider
them
.
The
ministers
fearing
not
to
be
heard
otherwise
,
appointed
one
of
their
distressed
brethren
to
present
their
grievances
to
him
,
which
he
presented
and
delivered
and
tooke
instruments
thereupon
in
the
hands
of
a
Notair
.
The
Presenter
attended
in
to
compear
,
if
need
were
before
such
,
as
were
to
conveene
to
consider
the
articles
and
petitions
,
which
were
given
in
to
the
Clerk
Register
.
But
there
was
no
appearance
of
any
such
convention
.
The
Ministers
therefore
directed
the
brother
above
named
to
present
the
supplication
following
to
his
Majestie
,
which
he
did
upon
the
fifteen
day
of
Iunie
in
the
Castle
of
the
same
day
that
he
was
to
make
his
entrie
in
The
King
read
the
petition
at
length
.
Yet
there
was
no
more
heard
of
our
grievances
either
among
the
Lords
of
the
articles
,
or
in
open
Parliament
,
where
nothing
cometh
in
voting
,
but
that
which
first
must
passe
the
Lords
of
the
articles
,
and
usuallie
what
passeth
through
their
hands
is
concluded
by
the
whole
Estates
in
publike
.
Not
onlie
were
our
grievances
suppressed
,
but
also
all
former
acts
concerning
the
Kirk
,
were
ratified
.
Howbeit
it
was
wel
knowne
that
sundrie
former
acts
had
wrought
great
disturbance
in
our
Kirk
.
An
act
also
in
particular
concerning
the
common
habits
of
Kirkmen
,
(
not
of
surplice
or
other
like
superstitious
vestures
,
as
many
mistake
)
was
ratified
and
made
a
point
of
the
royall
prerogative
.
Small
hope
had
we
of
any
better
event
considering
the
dependance
either
of
Noblemen
upon
the
Kings
favour
for
the
recoverie
of
their
brocken
estates
,
or
of
some
other
men
for
preferment
,
or
the
fear
of
others
to
lose
it
,
all
knowing
verie
well
the
Kings
bent
and
inclination
.
For
the
better
clearing
of
the
equitie
of
our
grievances
,
I
will
set
downe
these
few
observations
:
Great
opposition
was
made
by
manie
worthie
men
of
the
ministrie
to
Ministers
vote
in
Parliament
,
convention
,
or
counsell
,
and
not
without
reason
.
When
it
was
carried
by
pluralitie
of
procured
voces
in
a
generall
assemblie
holden
at
against
which
and
the
two
former
assemblies
M.
protested
,
the
nixt
care
of
the
sincerer
sort
was
to
have
the
Commissioner
voter
in
Parliament
tyed
to
a
certaine
forme
of
admission
,
and
to
some
cautions
,
that
he
degener
not
into
a
Roman
or
Anglican
Bishop
.
He
was
to
be
recommended
to
his
Majestie
,
by
the
generall
assemblie
,
and
to
be
admitted
by
the
Synod
as
it
then
stood
in
integritie
.
The
first
two
cautions
ye
have
heard
in
the
grievances
.
By
the
third
,
the
commissioner
voter
in
Parliament
was
bound
not
to
prejudge
the
provision
of
other
Kirks
planted
or
to
be
planted
.
By
the
fourth
he
was
bound
not
to
delapidar
or
dispone
any
part
of
his
benefice
without
the
advice
and
consent
of
his
Majestie
and
the
generall
assemblie
,
and
to
interdite
himselfe
to
that
effect
.
By
the
fifth
,
By
the
sixt
caution
By
the
seventh
By
the
eight
By
the
ninth
Such
as
plotted
the
course
of
Episcopacie
and
aspired
to
prelacies
were
constrained
for
the
present
to
condescend
to
these
cautions
,
but
were
not
minded
to
stand
to
one
jot
of
them
longer
then
they
saw
occasions
to
breake
loose
.
Because
they
were
made
countable
by
these
cautions
to
the
generall
assemblies
,
they
procured
first
a
prorogation
of
the
diets
of
the
assemblies
by
the
Kings
authoritie
,
and
at
last
the
bereaving
of
the
Kirk
of
all
libertie
to
indict
any
assemblies
,
that
so
they
might
bee
freed
from
making
any
count
at
all
.
After
they
had
gathered
strength
and
power
to
overrule
assemblies
of
their
owne
devising
,
and
after
that
some
of
the
Ministrie
were
banished
,
others
confined
,
a
third
sort
drawen
up
to
court
,
they
procured
a
convention
at
of
Noblemen
and
Ministers
nominat
by
them
and
recommended
by
the
King
to
the
presbyteries
to
be
sent
to
that
meeting
.
The
name
of
a
generall
assemblie
was
concealed
in
the
Kings
missives
.
But
soone
after
presbyteries
were
charged
with
letters
of
horning
to
accept
the
constant
moderators
chosen
by
that
meeting
,
such
as
were
styled
vulgarly
Bishops
in
respect
of
their
benefices
to
be
moderators
of
the
presbyteries
where
they
made
residence
.
Synods
likewise
were
urged
to
accept
these
Bishops
for
constant
moderators
,
howbeit
no
such
thing
was
concluded
at
that
meeting
but
their
acte
falsified
.
This
moderation
did
not
satisfie
their
ambitious
humour
,
nor
was
it
well
accepted
by
presbyteries
or
the
Synodes
.
In
the
yeare
they
were
armed
with
the
power
of
the
high
commission
,
of
which
they
were
not
capable
,
and
without
consent
of
the
Estates
,
contrairy
to
an
act
of
Parliament
Anno
to
silence
&
deprive
,
fine
and
incarcerat
Ministers
,
to
command
them
to
excommunicat
such
as
in
their
judgement
deserved
that
censure
,
and
to
fine
and
imprison
other
whatsoever
subjects
.
After
that
they
become
thus
great
and
terrible
,
and
now
able
to
extort
any
thing
from
servile
ministers
,
they
procured
an
assemblie
to
be
holden
at
soone
after
like
that
other
at
but
that
there
was
more
gold
delt
among
mercenarie
ministers
at
this
assemblie
.
Soone
after
three
of
their
number
went
to
court
to
be
consecrat
Bishops
,
returned
&
consecrated
the
rest
of
their
fellowes
,
no
such
thing
being
concluded
at
that
meeting
as
the
office
of
a
Diocesan
Bishop
,
Anglican
or
Roman
,
that
is
,
to
be
the
proper
Pastor
of
all
the
congregations
within
the
Diocie
,
the
power
of
ordination
residing
in
him
,
and
of
jurisdiction
flowing
from
him
.
The
presbyteries
and
Synods
were
onlie
tyed
to
these
who
were
called
Bishops
in
respect
of
their
benefices
in
the
points
,
and
in
the
manner
expressed
&
upon
trust
that
they
should
be
lyable
to
the
censure
of
ordinarie
and
set
generall
assemblies
.
But
they
were
not
content
with
sundrie
articles
of
that
act
,
howbeit
the
assemblie
was
overruled
by
themselfes
,
and
they
consented
,
to
the
end
that
the
Ministers
there
conveened
might
be
induted
to
yeeld
so
farre
as
they
did
.
Therefore
when
the
act
was
ratified
anno
they
consented
in
Parliament
to
additions
,
alterations
,
and
omissions
,
of
sundrie
clauses
,
as
no
doubt
they
had
devised
themselfes
before
.
In
the
yeare
they
consented
in
Parliament
to
the
election
of
Bishops
by
Deans
and
Chapters
,
which
was
inhibited
by
the
acts
of
the
assemblie
holden
and
condemned
in
the
second
booke
of
policie
as
popish
.
It
was
likewise
farre
different
from
the
forme
of
election
and
admission
agreed
upon
with
their
owne
consents
in
the
generall
assemblies
.
What
was
proponed
in
Parliament
for
their
advancement
was
granted
by
the
Estates
,
and
consented
to
be
themselfes
as
no
doubt
they
had
devised
.
So
they
were
their
owne
carvers
.
In
end
they
brought
in
popish
ceremonies
to
vex
the
Ministers
and
Professors
,
and
to
give
them
some
other
subject
to
worke
upon
,
then
to
medle
with
themselfes
,
and
their
usurped
authoritie
.
Because
they
are
conscious
to
themselfes
of
the
nullitie
of
their
assemblies
,
and
fear
to
want
the
concurrence
of
Synods
and
presbyteries
they
draw
Ministers
&
Professors
before
their
court
of
high
commission
.
But
if
this
court
were
not
fortified
and
assisted
by
the
Lords
of
secret
counsell
by
whom
it
was
first
authorised
,
their
power
in
the
high
commission
would
be
litle
regarded
.
Our
bondage
then
resolves
upon
the
counsell
.
Whatsoever
be
,
the
usurpation
of
the
Prelats
,
the
Ministrie
and
Professors
are
not
to
be
excused
.
First
for
acknowledging
or
not
opponing
to
their
assemblies
.
For
the
safetie
of
religion
dependeth
not
upon
assemblies
of
whatsomeever
kinde
,
but
upon
the
libertie
of
free
and
right
constitute
assemblies
.
As
in
the
common-weale
he
were
not
to
be
thought
a
faithfull
patriot
,
who
would
not
stand
as
much
for
the
libertie
of
a
Parliament
as
his
owne
possessions
,
because
the
safetie
of
all
other
liberties
standeth
in
the
preservation
of
maine
liberty
.
Nixt
,
because
they
continue
in
subjection
,
notwithstanding
we
have
not
the
libertie
of
ordinarie
and
set
assemblies
to
censure
them
according
to
the
cautions
and
acts
agreed
unto
by
themselfes
.
Thirdlie
,
because
they
give
farther
obedience
,
then
is
required
by
the
acts
of
their
owne
assemblies
,
as
if
they
had
an
absolute
power
to
direct
and
enjoyne
as
pleaseth
them
.
But
the
first
is
the
fountaine
of
all
our
mischief
.
I
have
here
subjoyned
certaine
propositions
concerning
adoration
before
the
bread
in
the
Sacrament
without
the
knowledge
of
the
Author
,
who
is
knowne
to
be
learned
and
judicious
.
Relative
worship
Prayer
,
Thanksgiving
,
the
religious
hearing
of
the
voice
of
God
speaking
to
us
immediatlie
:
A.
B.
C.
Mr.
Iohn
Murrey
M.
Iohn
M.
Iohn
David
Lindsey
Sant
Andrewis
organes
,
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