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fide_fw-la &_o operibus_fw-la cap_n 5._o for_o in_o this_o time_n say_v gregory_n the_o holy_a church_n do_v correct_v some_o thing_n by_o fervour_n some_o thing_n she_o tolerate_v by_o meekness_n some_o thing_n by_o consideration_n she_o dissemble_v and_o bear_v possant_fw-la so_o that_o often_o by_o bear_v and_o dissemble_v she_o compesce_v or_o put_v away_o that_o evil_a which_o she_o hate_v and_o prosper_n say_v for_o this_o cause_n therefore_o they_o must_v with_o gentle_a piety_n be_v bear_v with_o who_o for_o their_o infirmity_n may_v not_o be_v rebuke_v 13._o when_o a_o doctrinal_a error_n not_o be_v fundamental_a prevail_v by_o public_a authority_n in_o any_o church_n a_o private_a pastor_n or_o doctor_n espy_v it_o may_v lawful_o and_o laudablie_o forbear_v public_a stryve_v against_o it_o when_o he_o evidentlie_o perceave_v that_o unavoidable_a schism_n will_v follow_v there-upon_o in_o such_o a_o case_n he_o shall_v content_v himself_o to_o feed_v his_o hearer_n with_o that_o wholesome_a milk_n of_o the_o word_n which_o they_o may_v receive_v and_o delay_v the_o give_v of_o strong_a food_n unto_o they_o because_o of_o their_o infirmity_n consider_v that_o more_o necessary_a and_o weyghty_a duty_n which_o he_o owe_v for_o preservation_n of_o order_n and_o peace_n and_o labour_v in_o a_o mild_a and_o peaceable_a manner_n to_o cure_v they_o to_o this_o purpose_n belong_v that_o say_n of_o gregory_n nazianzen_n 1630._o let_v no_o man_n therefore_o be_v more_o wise_a than_o be_v convenient_a neither_o more_o legal_a than_o the_o law_n neither_o more_o bright_a than_o the_o light_n neither_o more_o straight_o than_o the_o rule_n neither_o high_a than_o the_o commandment_n but_o how_o shall_v this_o be_v if_o we_o take_v knowledge_n of_o decency_n and_o commend_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o follow_v reason_n and_o despise_v not_o good_a order_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o of_o the_o ancient_a church_n of_o lion_n in_o france_n near_o eight_o hundred_o year_n ago_a who_o do_v not_o calmlie_o and_o peaceable_o moderate_a that_o which_o he_o think_v but_o be_v ready_a incontinent_a to_o contention_n animum_fw-la dissension_n and_o scandal_n although_o he_o have_v not_o a_o heretical_a sense_n most_o certaynlie_o he_o have_v a_o heretical_a mind_n 14._o divine_a institution_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o apostle_n crave_v deacon_n ordain_v by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n for_o all_o their_o life_n time_n act_v 6._o yet_o in_o our_o reform_a church_n of_o scotland_n we_o have_v no_o such_o deacon_n which_o economical_a defect_n necessitate_v by_o detention_n of_o church_n maintenance_n necessary_a for_o their_o sustentation_n we_o hope_v shall_v not_o be_v impute_v to_o our_o church_n as_o sin_n so_o long_o as_o she_o despyse_v not_o that_o institution_n and_o acknowledge_v and_o lament_v this_o deficiency_n and_o endeavour_v by_o peaceable_a lawful_a mean_n to_o have_v it_o remedy_v 15._o although_o some_o affirmative_a duty_n necessary_a by_o divine_a precept_n do_v give_v place_n some_o time_n to_o other_o more_o weyghtie_a and_o more_o press_a duty_n as_o the_o save_n of_o a_o stranger_n may_v be_v omit_v for_o save_v my_o father_n or_o my_o brother_n or_o my_o son_n out_o of_o the_o same_o danger_n when_o i_o be_o able_a only_o to_o save_v one_o of_o they_o and_o many_o such_o like_a example_n do_v occur_v yet_o it_o be_v never_o lawful_a to_o condemn_v or_o oppugn_v such_o duty_n as_o evil_a or_o superstitious_a or_o scandalous_a in_o themselves_o neither_o to_o rank_n they_o among_o thing_n in_o themselves_o indifferent_a 16._o hence_o we_o do_v infer_v that_o notwithstanding_a of_o the_o necessity_n of_o those_o of_o the_o pearth_n article_n which_o we_o call_v necessary_a yet_o some_o time_n the_o practise_v of_o they_o may_v become_v not_o necessary_a and_o the_o omission_n thereof_o not_o sinful_a public_a authority_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n so_o requyre_v