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that_o subordination_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v and_o not_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o superior_a authority_n of_o the_o priesthood_n and_o sir_n it_o may_v be_v worth_a your_o observation_n that_o this_o plea_n of_o the_o doctor_n and_o that_o of_o the_o hebrew_n rebel_n have_v the_o same_o sense_n for_o just_a thus_o they_o plead_v numb_a 16._o 3._o all_o the_o congregation_n be_v holy_a every_o one_o of_o they_o that_o be_v in_o the_o doctor_n be_v phrase_n do_v we_o not_o own_o moses_n his_o law_n the_o same_o point_n of_o faith_n the_o same_o act_n of_o worship_n but_o this_o plausible_a plea_n will_v not_o prevail_v nor_o mitigate_v the_o provocation_n for_o god_n punish_v one_o schism_n with_o another_o the_o earth_n rend_v and_o swallow_v they_o up_o and_o with_o open_a mouth_n teach_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o church_n to_o keep_v unity_n and_o order_n as_o well_o as_o the_o profession_n of_o a_o true_a religion_n therefore_o the_o answer_n be_v very_o easy_a to_o 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the_o apostle_n but_o those_o conventicle_n that_o creep_v into_o house_n and_o form_v assembly_n distinct_a from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o apostolic_a church_n those_o that_o heap_v to_o themselves_o teacher_n which_o as_o the_o phrase_n import_v be_v not_o set_v over_o they_o by_o apostolic_a order_n and_o institution_n those_o that_o despise_a dominion_n and_o sake_n evil_a of_o those_o dignity_n which_o do_v superintend_v the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n these_o man_n st._n judas_n tell_v we_o be_v those_o that_o do_v separate_v themselves_o that_o be_v be_v schismatic_n and_o just_o so_o be_v their_o brethren_n the_o sectary_n of_o england_n before_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o next_o enquiry_n that_o concern_v the_o schism_n from_o the_o church_n of_o england_n it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o state_n the_o right_a notion_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o ancient_a council_n and_o father_n the_o doctor_n and_o his_o complice_n be_v for_o comprehension_n and_o give_v we_o a_o very_a wide_a notion_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n for_o they_o will_v have_v all_o man_n that_o profess_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n though_o in_o some_o thing_n heretic_n and_o schismatic_n too_o yet_o to_o be_v include_v within_o the_o boundary_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n but_o i_o observe_v the_o ancient_n will_v not_o endure_v this_o comprehension_n for_o they_o reckon_v none_o to_o be_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n but_o those_o who_o confess_v the_o common_a faith_n deliver_v to_o the_o saint_n and_o keep_v themselves_o under_o the_o order_n and_o government_n of_o the_o bishop_n who_o be_v the_o apostle_n successor_n and_o therefore_o ofttimes_o in_o council_n and_o ancient_a epistle_n we_o find_v this_o superscription_n to_o the_o catholic_n church_n in_o antioch_n to_o the_o catholic_n church_n of_o alexandria_n to_o the_o catholic_n church_n of_o rome_n etc._n etc._n this_o still_o be_v use_v in_o contradistinction_n from_o the_o novatian_o arrian_n and_o donatist_n which_o the_o ancient_a church_n look_v upon_o as_o schismatic_n and_o extra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la now_o have_v advance_v thus_o far_o the_o way_n be_v prepare_v for_o the_o second_o enquiry_n whether_o our_o nonconformist_n be_v guilty_a of_o schism_n from_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o to_o prove_v the_o affirmative_a the_o church_n of_o england_n adhere_v to_o that_o creed_n which_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o apostle_n profess_v by_o the_o ancient_a primitive_a church_n and_o confirm_v by_o the_o first_o four_o general_n council_n it_o have_v preserve_v the_o unity_n of_o government_n by_o a_o succession_n of_o bishop_n in_o the_o apostolic_a line_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o undoubted_a archive_v and_o record_n of_o england_n therefore_o we_o be_v secure_v that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o a_o most_o excellent_a part_n of_o it_o now_o as_o 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patriarch_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n have_v their_o distinct_a limit_n and_o jurisdiction_n the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n have_v his_o peculiar_a primacy_n or_o regiment_n and_o be_v not_o to_o intermeddle_v with_o the_o province_n of_o alexandria_n and_o so_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v his_o peculiar_a jurisdiction_n and_o be_v allow_v no_o inspection_n over_o constantinople_n antioch_n or_o alexandria_n and_o these_o distinct_a boundary_n be_v fix_v by_o a_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o because_o it_o conâ—utes_v both_o the_o papal_a supremacy_n and_o puritanical_a anarchy_n i_o will_v give_v you_o the_o copy_n of_o that_o canon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v let_v the_o ancient_a custom_n be_v in_o force_n let_v the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n have_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o egypt_n libya_n and_o pentapolis_n as_o likewise_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v accustom_v to_o have_v in_o his_o province_n and_o so_o let_v the_o church_n of_o antioch_n and_o other_o province_n keep_v their_o peculiar_a privilege_n and_o so_o the_o christian_n dwell_v under_o these_o distinct_a patriarchates_n be_v oblige_v to_o a_o respective_a obedience_n to_o their_o peculiar_a provincial_n and_o to_o divide_v themselves_o from_o their_o proper_a patriarch_n or_o bishop_n be_v account_v schism_n in_o the_o ancient_a church_n timothy_n be_v constitute_v bishop_n of_o all_o the_o diocese_n of_o ephesus_n the_o christian_n reside_v within_o that_o precinct_n be_v oblige_v by_o the_o rule_n of_o order_n to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o his_o peculiar_a inspection_n and_o it_o have_v be_v schism_n to_o have_v disobey_v he_o or_o separate_v themselves_o from_o his_o jurisdiction_n st._n ambrose_n observe_v this_o decorum_n himself_o as_o he_o tell_v we_o by_o st._n augustin_n 113._o in_o a_o epistle_n of_o his_o ad_fw-la januarium_fw-la cum_fw-la romae_fw-la sum_fw-la jejuno_fw-it sabbato_fw-la cum_fw-la hic_fw-la sum_fw-la non_fw-la