Observations On The Veto Act

Observations On The Veto Act

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1840. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... SECTION VII. VETO LAW INCONSISTENT WITH THE PRINCIPLES MAINTAINED BY THE CHURCH, FROM 1690 DOWNWARDS. Episcopacy having been restored in 1660, and continued as the established form of religion until 1689, the next period to which our attention has to be directed, for ascertaining the mind of the Presbyterian Church as to the point under discussion, is that which elapsed from the re-establishment of Presbytery, in 1690, to the passing of the 10th, Anne, 1711. By Act 1690, cap. 23, it is provided, as we have already seen, That, in case of the vacancy of any particular Church, and for supplying the same with a Minister, the Heritors of the said Parish (being Protestants) and the Elders are to name and propose the person to the whole Congregation, to be either approven or disapproven by them; and, if they disapprove, that the disapproves give in their reasons, to the effect the affair may be cognosced upon by the Presbytery of the bounds, at whose judgment, and by whose determination, the calling and entry of a particular Minister is to be ordered and concluded. Such, then, are the provisions of the Statute 1690; and it is not, and, indeed, it cannot be, a question with any party that, by these provisions, dissenters from the nomination made by the Heritors and Elders, are required to submit to the Presbytery of the bounds the reasons of their dissent. It is readily admitted that, under the statute referred to, which has been already shown, however, to have no connexion with Patronage, it would not be competent to the Heritors and Elders of a vacant parish, authoritatively to require of the Presbytery having charge of that parish, to take on trials their nominee, how slight soever might be the objections urged against him on the part of the Congregation. Unquestio...

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