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de_fw-fr fiâ—e_fw-fr quam_fw-la circa_fw-la fidem_fw-la quibus_fw-la nec_fw-la ipsum_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la destruitur_fw-la nec_fw-la salutis_fw-la adeptio_fw-la anceps_fw-la
yield_v yourselves_o to_o be_v whole_o and_o absolute_o rule_v by_o the_o will_n of_o any_o nor_o enthral_v your_o judgement_n submit_v your_o conscience_n to_o the_o sentence_n law_n definition_n doctrine_n of_o any_o man_n or_o angel_n but_o only_o to_o your_o lord_n and_o master_n christ_n but_o if_o so_o be_v we_o be_v to_o receive_v all_o that_o be_v prescribe_v and_o submit_v to_o imposition_n of_o man_n without_o search_n and_o scrutiny_n whether_o they_o be_v of_o god_n or_o no_o we_o shall_v make_v man_n master_n of_o our_o faith_n this_o be_v to_o set_v man_n in_o god_n stead_n to_o put_v man_n in_o christ_n throne_n this_o be_v to_o yield_v a_o implicit_a faith_n and_o blind_a obedience_n which_o to_o do_v be_v to_o make_v man_n god_n and_o yourselves_o beast_n thus_o you_o see_v i_o have_v lay_v down_o the_o position_n i_o have_v clear_v it_o to_o you_o by_o scripture_n i_o have_v confirm_v it_o by_o argument_n 3._o i_o be_o now_o in_o the_o three_o place_n to_o show_v 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god_n be_v both_o the_o rule_n and_o limit_n of_o their_o power_n they_o can_v do_v nothing_o against_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n they_o may_v ordain_v nothing_o 884._o bez._n de_fw-fr ecclesia_fw-la c._n 5._o p._n 125._o dâ—ven_n de_fw-fr judic_n &_o nor_o c._n 27._o whit._fw-la cont_n 3._o q._n 6._o p._n 612_o etc._n etc._n etiam_fw-la con_v 4_o q._n 7._o p._n 884._o but_o by_o warrant_n from_o christ_n it_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o synod_n say_v beza_n to_o make_v new_a article_n of_o religion_n nor_o to_o bring_v any_o thing_n into_o god_n house_n which_o he_o have_v not_o command_v in_o his_o word_n another_o say_v minister_n be_v steward_n who_o duty_n be_v not_o to_o prescribe_v new_a law_n unto_o the_o family_n but_o faithful_o to_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o the_o householder_n and_o to_o do_v every_o thing_n according_a to_o his_o command_n the_o power_n of_o a_o synod_n be_v not_o magisteriall_a but_o ministerial_a not_o absolute_a but_o limit_v by_o the_o word_n and_o will_n of_o christ_n 3._o in_o this_o we_o agree_v also_o â—_o also_o cons_n whit._n contr_n 3._o c._n 2_o q._n 6._o &_o daven_n de_fw-mi jud_v &_o nor_o fid_fw-we c._n 22_o 24_o p_o 133_o 142._o ruthers_n 3â—4_n 335._o due_a right_n of_o presb_n par_fw-fr â—_o that_o a_o synod_n have_v no_o infallible_a power_n synod_n and_o counsel_n may_v err_v and_o therefore_o their_o decree_n be_v to_o be_v examine_v and_o not_o to_o be_v receive_v further_a than_o they_o be_v consonant_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 4._o in_o this_o we_o agree_v that_o a_o synod_n have_v no_o power_n to_o make_v thing_n indifferent_a necessary_a i_o say_v they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o make_v thing_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n indifferent_a necessary_a the_o papist_n indeed_o infer_v from_o act._n 15.28_o 29._o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o a_o council_n or_o synod_n to_o alter_v and_o change_v the_o nature_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o to_o make_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v indifferent_a in_o 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