rarium determinationi sacrae Sinodi
Tridentinae_: The proposition was defective, because it pretermitted the
Presbyters and Deacons; it was censured as redundant, because it made the
_Hierarchie_ to consist of the _Pope_, _Cardinals_, _Archbishops_, and
_Regulars_; the _Pope_ is not within the _Hierarchie of Primats_,
_Metropolitanes_, and _Archbishops_, but as they are Bishops. Furthermore,
this _Hierarchie_ is distinguished in the confession from the _Popes
monarchie_. And howbeit this _Hierarchie_ be called the _Antichrists
Hierarchie_, yet it is not to distinguish betwixt the _Hierarchie_ in the
Popish Kirk, and any other as lawful: But the _Hierarchie_, wheresoever it
is, is called his, as the rest of the Popish corruptions are called his:
To wit, _Invocation of Saints_, _canonisation of Saints_, _dedication of
Altars_, &c. are called his, not that there is another lawfull
canonization, invocation, or dedication of altars: whatsoever corruption
was in the Kirk, either in doctrine, worship, or government since the
ministry of iniquitie began to work, and is retained, and maintained, by
the _Pope_, and obtruded upon the Kirk by his authority, are his. A
passage also out of the history of the councell of _Trent_ was alledged,
where it is related, that the Councell would not define the _Hierarchie_
by the _seven orders_: we have in our confession of Faith the _manifold
orders_ set apart and distinguished from the _Hierarchie_, but as it is
set down in the cannon above cited: We have in the book of Policie or
second booke of Discipline, in the end of the second chapter, this
conclusion agreed upon. _Therefore all the ambitious titles invented in
the kingdome of Antichrist, and in his usurped HIERARCHIE which are not of
one of these four sorts, To wit, Pastours, Doctours, Elders, and Deacons,
together with offices depending thereupon, in one word ought to be
rejected._

All which and many other warrands being publickly read, and particularly
at great length examined, and all objections answered in face of the
Assembly, all the members of the Assembly being many times desired and
required to propone their doubts, and scruples, and every one being heard
to the full, and after much agitation as fully satisfied; the Moderatour
at last exhorting every one to declare his minde, did put the matter to
voicing in these termes: _Whether according to the confession of faith, as
it was professed in the year_ 1580. 1581. and 1590. _Th