. The laws and acts of Parliament made by King James the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Queen Mary, King James the Sixth, King Charles the First, King Charles the Second who now presently reigns, kings and queen of Scotland : collected and extracted, from the publick records of the said kingdom. f Parliament, taking to their ferious confede-ration, that in the beginning of, and by, the late Rebellion within thisKingdom, in the year, one thoufand, fix hundred and thirty feven, theancient and facred order of Bifhops was call off, their Perfons andrights were injured and overturned, and a f
. The laws and acts of Parliament made by King James the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Queen Mary, King James the Sixth, King Charles the First, King Charles the Second who now presently reigns, kings and queen of Scotland : collected and extracted, from the publick records of the said kingdom. f Parliament, taking to their ferious confede-ration, that in the beginning of, and by, the late Rebellion within thisKingdom, in the year, one thoufand, fix hundred and thirty feven, theancient and facred order of Bifhops was call off, their Perfons andrights were injured and overturned, and a feeming parity among theClergy faftioufly and violentlie brought in, to die great diflurbance ofthepublick Peace, the reproach of the reformed Religion, and violati-on of rhe excellent Laws of the Realm, for preferving an orderly fub-ordination in the Church: And therewithal confidering, what difor-lers and exorbitances have been in the Church, what encroachments upon the Prerogative and Rights of|tie Crown, whatufurpations upon the Authority of Parliaments, and what prejudice the liberty of thelubje&hath fufTered by the invaftons made upon the Bifhops and Epifcopal Government, which theymdto be the Church-Government, mofl aggreeable to the word of God, mofl convenient and effectual I 3 for. yo The fecond Sefsim of the jirfi Parliament of for the prefervation of Truth, Order and Unity, and moil fuitable to Monarchy and the Peace and Qui-et of the State. Therefore, His Majefty with advice and confent of his Eftates of Parliament, haththought it neceflar, and accordingly doth hereby Redintigrat the State of Bifhops to their ancient places andundoubted priviledges in parliament, and to all their other accuilomed Dignities, priviledges and Jurifdi-ctions; and doth hereby Reftore them to the exercife of their Epifcopal Function, prefidence in the Church,power of Ordination, inflicting of Cenfures, and all other Aits ofChurch-difcipline, which they are toperform, with advice and afsif
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