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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64. (Book 64)

Therefore all the actions of the civill Magistrate, even when he is imployed about Ecclesiasticall matters, are of their own nature, and essentially, civill. He punisheth externally I∣dolaters, Blasphemers, Sacrilegious persons, Hereticks, Pro∣phaners of holy things, and according to the nature and mea∣sure of the sin, he condemneth to death or banishment, forfei∣ture of goods, or imprisonment: he guardeth and under∣proppeth Ecclesiasticall Canons with civill authority, giveth a place of habitation to the Church in his territory, restrain∣eth or expelleth the insolent and untamed disturbers of the Church.