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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90. (Book 90)

Furthermore, the line of Ecclesiasticall Subordination is longer and further stretched, then the line of civill Subordina∣tion; for a Nationall Synod must be subordinate and subject to an Universall Synod, in the manner aforesaid, whereas yet there is no Occumenicall Parliament, or generall civill Court acknowledged, unto which the supream civill Senate, in this or that Nation, should be subject. Finally, neither is the Church altogether destitute of nearer remedies, whether an universall counsell may be had or not.