16. The ciuill power is callit the power of the sword; the uther the power of the keyis.
17. The ciuile power sould command the spirituall, to exerce and do thair office, according to the word of God: The spiritual rewlaris sould require the Christiane magistrat, to minister justice, and puniesh vyce, and to mantene the libertie and quyetnes of the kirk within thair boundis.
18. The magistrat commandeth externall thingis for externall peax and quyetnes amangis the subjectis: The ministerie handlit externall thingis onlie, for conscience caus.
19. The magistrat handlit onlie externall thingis, and actionis done befoir men: Bot the spirituall rewlaris iuge baith inwart affectionis and externall actionis, in respect of conscience, be the word of God.
20. The ciuile magistrat cravis and gettis obedience be the sword, and uther externall menis: Bot the ministrie be the spirituall sword, and spirituall meanis.
21. The magistrat nather aucht to preache, minister the sacramentis, nor execut the censouris of the kirk, nor ʒet prescryve ony reull how it sould be done; bot command the ministrie to obserue the reull commandit in the word, and punishe the transgressouris be ciuile meanis: The ministeris exerce not the ciuile jurisdictioun, bot teaches the magistrat how it sould be exercit according to the word.
22. The magistrat aucht to assist, mantene, and fortifie the jurisdictioun of the kirk: The ministeris sould assist thair princes in all thingis aggreable to the word; providing thay negleck not their awin charge, be involving thame selfis in ciuile effairis.
23. Finallie, as ministeris are subiect to the iugement and punishment of the magistrat in externall thingis, gif thay offend; Swa aucht the magistrat to submit thame selfis to the discipline of the kirk, gif thay transgres in matteris of conscience and religioun.
Off the Partis of the Policie of the Kirk, and Personis or Office-beiraris to whome the Administratioun thairof is committit.
CAP. II.