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wron9c haa thereby testified TO tho groaa injuslico
q bringing tho sanctionh md Tho aAnclits Of law
agsl ss asati,, sri again, Tor liz same otIo1so "f'S
"only thoy u. o THO clergy) but. iuesty to appeal
Sasss ~ s.'s sns ., + % asss.. ' ds,s
y great m 'esa oeune o sss
reaar hear tho acosaions tha sf9a nac
5ss Pas e h ssssssss ses S'ss .]ss Il e Sse
s ss sa3 G y Ii. u sss assa r.
rroVncia Synod, and Int of iii betoro te Patrisre'
tosS Instances u havo flo dca 81 iapv lone 70 e M
ground Of tho appeal. "" A''p1'"D'0
to2 To thG as same spoEt so,a aiesccr Church
g b:hs 5as 1 as Il ss tSs q 4ise 5sst e.
po'nt Judges 70 bear Tho arpcalH Of whom unaao-
St,sf St.a ESsssaors HSse, IT, f1r srssys Nc bnt
So also simsn asin UhristiansSy, yo i. D. no,
ssys esIly tn tho nth century began 10 be driven
sion TIC turbulent for protection w. tho legitimate
authority q their Dishoa Of aictroro!lans." "No
ha q as be e IL Y stg
earses nrc assgno, for appeals. But what slall wo
AZ Of ono of tc,o7 tll sny mon.ber of this court
turbulent for protection Legitimate authority?
ahsre can b. 10 9hGr "a. 1 e appellants
"the turbulont."
y Hena .oen' II tho abuse Of tho right Of appeal
might bc taken NJ snro token Of tho decline Of tho
spiritual fc Of tho Church, aud Of tho dominance and
Oppressive oxerctde Of occes,aatical poncr Accord
s :" po9sys @ h liz q ohup is
That period whiSh ta perhaps tho dsrksst Of Der hs.
,osythe Twelfth t., sentry: io % aTcy ppsas
for Tho weak and oppressed Ito will Of tho mighty
but much more Of securing for arbitrary power
laws and defeat tic ena OF justice. EYery SENTENCE
however Just md lawful, could, by arbitrary appeal
whose Holo object It was to royeugo himself on nj
enemy be either reversed At leaa seriously rcard-
Now lot mo so particular to put in here disclaimer
al of rejecting upon ha notivcs u tho prosecutor
o showing tlat you Would bo aling dangerous action @
you sowed on appeal IL thls 3nstance for IL would
cdous, Of history, aud Of tustico.
THE HCoTulE CHURCH.
Tho ancient scotisl Church took guod cars 10 guard
With t. D. lis Assembly Of lssl2naarly a 0 % years
Asssmy assarea tut "aptess ase r5opeE
mado from nteslocusory sentences. whero they contain
s whereof ,pss b
auoto from stewa.t's Collections tp. a3i m old aud
curtoue volume published in 1'7o. Nothing con bo
n @ f a TT ao yla Of ae aw Of
1uotcd prcsumca and intends that tho appellant shall
1t8 dp In t{1trdt pnri1-
~ ~, Hn.y ycan..i:3. ~ .M3hiss is Psattts. Psts
,,v tho H. ~ ~, mnranne ~ ~ r nta, @
n orr eTo ~ ~ a,rcnt T:hi ~ H., % nn Hhets haaEs
Of tso riah. Of appcai aA petsons losed fdapaae, %
h. ihc nrnccSnrn ~ sc,fanco ~ h,rI sssssn, s
anreai IL liz prestcTx ~ ta sGston nT ta nay
cess tho preshytery mi lin srszon hnfh 1vapro,e
liz n1nrcciicJ Il inctin III as somtanen h"t a,
cSn md 4 thnr"v liz Ias o,sa ,aaon 1n s-
inlirs1 a Prosbvsarv il MT only 10 nsan;1zic faen
H. nrnmh.n M ~ hm ~ tsro e.r 49, ~ 80 t - n
and yncao bo nnneont. n nudre'ey "
All horo IL r,,,ci +r ~ ~ H. III ~ ~. . s
nj not sor mor ssa,o o atr.r ~ ~ ~ SG,a u,a
nuntr1 Thern cannot In fot,nI cinsa % ~ ,enrJ
Hi ion .nr nt.n,,s ~ ha. eabu ~ ~ VI MJra
at mn yars M ~ 1po
nav nrsnn n sco.ifni dnsen1snt tT, III X
rourte nj the Church fTn In lowest IN H. ,t1sos
Aud tl,,s provision uf the law s richt it Is esscn
tjully ht te nraetjco Of Tho Church II, nverv non
yirtiIcatcs the vfsdnn, nni in.ticn ~ thn iy 1e1
mean NJ reelection i,,,on thn MOTIVES or charaesr ~
Prof Patton when Say thnt II cannot concn tn ,he
utercst OF usiicc, or 10 TIC weiiaro of the churc
e!lcS as regards lho rurity Of hor dootrine ar thr
snritna c1uty and friitf,ilnea. nT her ito fht ~
Should longer 10 permitted to lear tj,e ONCE Of nsoso
cuior in ths caeo liz is b,man ike tna reat AZ 1s
And wero ono fna embartod on dtftcu]t sn1 roriI II
n,s ,naertnEirr m lii nwn rcannmsh;iit. tSina