...ministers as one of indifference. They laid it down as their opinion in their First Book of Discipline, that "it appertaineth to the people, and to every several congregation to elect their minister;" and again, in the Second Book of Discipline, they include among the Heads of Reformation which they...

...treat it more largely." The initiative, or the right of election, is then committed to the people : " It appertaineth to the people, and to every several congregation, to elect their minister." But if the people did not exercise their right within forty days after the vacancy, the election was...

...2. Ordination or admission, which includes examination. 3. According to the first of these books, " it appertaineth to the people, and to every several congregation, to elect their minister; " 2 and in the second, election is defined to be " the chusing out of a person or persones maist abill...

...her first Book of Discipline, drawn up by John Knox and four other distinguished reformers, she says, "It appertaineth to the people and to every several congregation, to elect their minister ; and it is altogether to be avoided, that any man be violently intruded, or thrust in upon any congregation...

...on its new and reformed establishment. In that book it was set forth generally, that " it pertaineth to the people, and to " every several congregation, to elect their minister." But it is admitted on all hands that this book was never sanctioned by the civil legislature. Afterwards,...

...intrcat it more largely." The initiative, or the right of election, is then committed to the people: "It appertaineth to the people, and to every several congregation, to elect their minister." But if the people did not exercise their right within forty days after the vacancy, the election was...

...would bave settled the point at once, they yet declare it аз a principle founded on the Word of God, that " it appertaineth to the people, and to every several congregation, to elect their own minister." Indeed, from its very infancy, the Church of Scotland was, essentially and pre-eminently,...

...Restoration, renounced or abandoned the great Protestant doctrine taught in the First Book of Discipline, that " it appertaineth to the people, and to every several congregation, to elect their minister." It is enough, as has been said, for the purpose of our present argument, when we are merely inquiring...

...would have settled the point at once, they yet declare it as a principle founded on the "Word of God, that " it appertaineth to the people, and to every several congregation, to elect their own minister." Indeed, from its very infancy, the Church of Scotland was, essentially and pre-eminently,...

...both." And again, " No minister should be intruded upon any particular kirk, without their consent."t " It appertaineth to the people, and to every several congregation, to elect their own ministers. It is to be altogether avoided, that any man be violently intruded or thrust in upon...