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25 Feby 1813
Church

II
Ch. 7. Pay
§.6. Practice Scoticé

§.6. Practice Scoticé

1
Under the Scotch
Church will be seen
not perfection, but
such an approach
to it, as shows in it's
proper light the
monstrous imperfection
of the Church
of England. p 1

2
As to Provision and
discipline together,
the effects of the system
has been seen,
which could not
have been produced
without adequate
causes. p.1.

3
At the Reformation
Anglicé as well as
Scoticé the rapacity
of the few completed
what the discernment
and zeal of the many
began. Anglicé the
spoils of the Monks
were seized by the
King — who after
reservation for new
bishoprics, gave them
to favorites. Scoticé
the spoils of the
whole clergy were
seized on by the Aristocracy.
p 1.

4
If at present the distinction
between
Clergy & Laity were
as unknown as in
the time of Jesus,
religion would be
the purer, & not less
extensive. p.2

5
But in England and
Scotland at the time
of the reformation,
the existence of Xianity
in any but it's most
corrupt form, depended
on the existence of
a Protestant Clergy.
Their existence depended
on their being
paid, and thus on the
property of the Church
depended it's existence. Thus
what ever care was bestowed
on the maintenance of the
clergy was bestowed on the religion of Jesus. p.2.

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6
From the reign of
Q. Anne (at the time when
it was a question
whether any such
care were necessary,
inefficient means
were taken
for encreasing the
amount of the incomes,
evidently
insufficient to produce
the desired service)
the statute book
by its vacuity affords
proof of the complete
absence of that care.
p.3

7
During the same
time the Scotch
Statute Book affords
fruits of that care
calling loudly for
imitation on the
part of the English
Church. p.3.

8
From 1562 the idea
of proportionality
was taken up, & acted
on. Of Popish
benefices, ⅓ set apart
for protestant missionaries.
p.4

9
10 years after the
whole of every living
not exceeding between
₤15 & ₤16 sterling
vested in the hands
of the Protestant
minister. p.4

10
To this purpose an
Order of Council
was issued, Anno 1551.
to procure an account
of the annual produce
of the benefices.
Of such an account
partial fragments
for partial purposes
are all that has
been obtained under
Church of Englandism.
p.4

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11
In 1617, the principle
of a minimum
was developed, &
500 marks Scots — about
₤16 sterling, fixt
as the minimum,
twice that amount
as the maximum.
Ao 1633, the minimum
was raised to 600 marks
about ₤41 sterling —
but only where ⅓ of
the glebe and tythes
would make up this
sum. p.5.

12
Fifteen years before
bishoprics reimposed
by James 1st. p.5

13.
At the time when
⅓ of the value of benefices
was given to
the King charged
with support of Protestant
clergy — the
two other thirds were
left to the Papist
incumbents, at whose
deaths it does not
clearly appear
what became of them
p.5

(a)
They are mentioned
as being in lay hands
but whether those
hands were the proprietors
of the lands
or grantees of the crown
or both, does not appear.
p.5

14
One salutary effect
from this reservation
the great evil of excess
was prevented,
and if the interest
of the million be
thought superior
to that of a few hundreds,
seeing the
excellent state in
which this Church
has been preserved,
the evil which has
been produced by the
deficiency cannot
be regarded as great.
p 5

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15
II By the act of 1617
to compose the 500 marks,
power is given to Commissioners
to unite
parishes. p.7

16.
By an act of 1621, to
disunite do where
"interjection of waters"
or any other impediment
prevents access
to the parish Church
on the part of certain
parishioners. p.7.

17
Fuller powers of the
same kind, given by
an act of 1633. p.7

18
The Bishops were existing
at this time in
Scotland (since 1602)
while in England no
such solicitude for the
interest of the church
was manisfested. p.7.

19
But in Scotland, the
vigilance of Presbyterianism
had borne
sway for 40 years —
During the civil
wars, the church was
again dismembered
of the bishops, & it
was only in imitation
of which had been done
D in that interval
that the provisions
after the Restoration
were made. p.8.

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