A Vindication of the Government in Scotland: During the Reign of King Charles the II. Against Mis-representations Made in Several Scandalous Pamphlets. To which is Added the Method of Proceeding Against Criminals, as Also Some of the Phanatical Covenants, as They Were Printed and Published by Themselves in that Reign |
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... Defendant or Party accu- fed , Sir George Mackenzie us'd to interpofe with the Officers of State , before the Depofitions were brought into the Council , and to represent to them his own Scruples : And if the Officers of State continued ...
... Defendant or Party accu- fed , Sir George Mackenzie us'd to interpofe with the Officers of State , before the Depofitions were brought into the Council , and to represent to them his own Scruples : And if the Officers of State continued ...
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... Defendant is allowed no Advocates to plead for him in Criminal Cafes , but especially not in Treafon , except where the Judges can fee debateable Points of Law ; yet left the Defendant may by Ignorance or Confufi- on omit to reprefent ...
... Defendant is allowed no Advocates to plead for him in Criminal Cafes , but especially not in Treafon , except where the Judges can fee debateable Points of Law ; yet left the Defendant may by Ignorance or Confufi- on omit to reprefent ...
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... Defendant pleafes , with a competent Time for bring . ing them . Fifteen Days being ftill the leaft Time allowed by our Law , for preparing the Defendant in all fuch Cafes . When the Day of Trial or Appearance comes , the Witnesses who ...
... Defendant pleafes , with a competent Time for bring . ing them . Fifteen Days being ftill the leaft Time allowed by our Law , for preparing the Defendant in all fuch Cafes . When the Day of Trial or Appearance comes , the Witnesses who ...
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... Defendant is allowed to chal- dant lenge or reject , without giving anyGround or Reafon for it , any Thirty that he ... Defendant , or any of the Jury for him , and then the whole Depofition is dictated by the Prefident of the Court ...
... Defendant is allowed to chal- dant lenge or reject , without giving anyGround or Reafon for it , any Thirty that he ... Defendant , or any of the Jury for him , and then the whole Depofition is dictated by the Prefident of the Court ...
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... Defendant is for ever Free . And tho ' of old the Clerk of the Court was used to be enclosed with the Jury for their Direction ; yet Sir George Mackenzie procured , That , be- cause the Clerk had fome Dependance upon the Crown , he ...
... Defendant is for ever Free . And tho ' of old the Clerk of the Court was used to be enclosed with the Jury for their Direction ; yet Sir George Mackenzie procured , That , be- cause the Clerk had fome Dependance upon the Crown , he ...
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Page 41 - V. And whereas the happiness of a blessed peace between these kingdoms, denied in former times to our progenitors, is, by the good providence of GOD, granted unto us, and hath been lately concluded and settled by both Parliaments ; we shall each one of us, according to our place and interest, endeavour that they may remain conjoined in a firm peace and union to all posterity; and that justice may be done upon the wilful opposers thereof, in manner expressed in the precedent article.
Page 39 - Majesty and his posterity, and the true public liberty, safety and peace of the kingdoms, wherein every one's private condition is included; and calling to mind the treacherous and bloody plots, conspiracies, attempts and practices of the enemies of God against the true religion and professors thereof...
Page 42 - Him in our lives; which are the causes of other sins and transgressions so much abounding amongst us; and our true and unfeigned purpose, desire, and endeavour for ourselves, and all others under our power and charge, both in publick and in private, in all duties we owe to GOD and man, to amend our lives, and each one to go before another in the example of a real reformation; that the Lord may turn away His wrath and heavy indignation, and establish these churches and kingdoms in truth and peace.
Page 40 - God, and the example of the best reformed churches; and we shall endeavour to bring the churches of God in the three kingdoms to the nearest conjunction and uniformity in religion, confession of faith, form of church government, directory for worship and catechising, that we, and our posterity after us, may as brethren, live in faith and love, and the Lord may delight to dwell in the midst of us.
Page 41 - ... honour of the King ; but shall all the days of our lives zealously and constantly continue therein against all opposition, and promote the...
Page 40 - ... to preserve the rights and privileges of the Parliaments, and the liberties of the kingdoms, and to preserve and defend the King's Majesty's person and authority, in the preservation and defence of the true religion and liberties of the kingdoms, that the world may bear witness with our consciences of our loyalty, and that we have no thoughts or intentions to diminish His Majesty's just power and greatness.
Page 41 - God and the world, our unfeigned desire to be humbled for our own sins, and for the sins of these kingdoms; especially that we have not as we ought valued the inestimable benefit of the Gospel; that we have not laboured for the purity and power thereof; and that we have not...
Page 42 - Christian churches groaning under, or in danger of, the yoke of antichristian tyranny, to join in the same or like association and covenant, to the glory of God, the enlargement of the kingdom of Jesus Christ, and the peace and tranquillity of Christian kingdoms and commonwealths.
Page 40 - God, endeavour in our several places and callings, the preservation of the reformed religion in the Church of Scotland, in doctrine, worship, discipline and government, against our common enemies; the reformation of religion in the kingdoms of England and Ireland in doctrine, worship, discipline and government, according to the Word of God and the example of the best reformed churches...
Page 39 - We noblemen, barons, knights, gentlemen, citizens, burgesses, ministers of the Gospel, and commons of all sorts in the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, by the providence of God living under one King, and being of one reformed religion...