A form for Church government and ordination of ministers, contained in CXI propositions, propounded to the late Generall Assembly at Edinburgh, 1647. Together with an Act concerning Erastianisme, independencie, and liberty of conscience. Published by authority.

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Title: A form for Church government and ordination of ministers, contained in CXI propositions, propounded to the late Generall Assembly at Edinburgh, 1647. Together with an Act concerning Erastianisme, independencie, and liberty of conscience. Published by authority.
Author: Gillespie, George, 1613-1648.
Publication: London :: Printed for Robert Bostock, at the King's Head in Pauls Church-yard,; MDCXLVII. [1647]
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Subject terms: Church of Scotland -- Government -- Early works to 1800.; Church of Scotland -- Clergy -- Early works to 1800.; Ordination -- Church of Scotland -- Early works to 1800.; Liberty of conscience -- Early works to 1800.
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8. (Book 8)

None that is within the Church ought to be without the reach of Church Law, and exempt from Ecclesiastick Cen∣su••es; but Discipline is to be exercised on all the Members of the Church, without respect or consideration of those ad∣hering qualities which use to commend a man to other men; such as Power, Nobility, illustrious Descent, and the like: for the judgement cannot be right, where men are led and moved with these considerations. Wherefore, let respect of Persons be farre from all Judges, chiefly the Ecclesiasticall: And if any in the Church doe so swell in pride, that he refuse to be under this Discipline, and would have himself to be free and exempt from all trial and Ecclesiastick judgement, this mans disposition is more like the haughtinesse of the Roman Pope, then the meeknesse and submissivenesse of Christs Sheep.