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epistle_n to_o the_o magness_n seem_v to_o advise_v the_o fame_n thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v the_o bishop_n preside_v as_o god_n vicegerent_n and_o the_o presbyter_n sit_v in_o council_n represent_v the_o apostle_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v much_o like_o the_o wish_n of_o a_o more_o modern_a divine_a who_o word_n be_v these_o sane_n â—aec_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la administrandae_fw-la ratio_fw-la quam_fw-la dixi_fw-la in_o quâ_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la porestas_fw-la certos_fw-la limiter_n habeat_fw-la à _fw-la synâ—do_fw-la &_o coetu_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la circumscriptos_fw-la est_fw-la res_fw-la magis_fw-la optanda_fw-la quam_fw-la speranda_fw-la epist_n ad_fw-la verdae_fw-la st._n ignatius_n in_o several_a of_o his_o episâ—les_n frequent_o mention_n a_o subjection_n and_o submission_n due_a to_o the_o presbyter_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o team_n he_o use_v be_v sufficient_o expressive_a of_o jurisdicton_n and_o authority_n i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o few_o instance_n for_o the_o proof_n of_o what_o i_o have_v assume_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epist_n ad_fw-la smyr_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v all_o follow_v the_o bishop_n as_o christ_n his_o father_n and_o the_o presbyter_n as_o the_o apostle_n which_o as_o vossius_fw-la observe_v be_v the_o opinion_n of_o polycarpe_n his_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n as_o unto_o god_n and_o christ_n notae_fw-la voss_n 261._o ignatius_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o magnesian_o write_v from_o smyrna_n speak_v of_o zotion_n who_o he_o have_v kind_o entertain_v commend_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o he_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o bishop_n and_o presbytery_n in_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o law_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o trallian_n though_o he_o faith_n they_o ought_v to_o take_v the_o bishop_n along_o with_o they_o so_o they_o shall_v also_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o presbyter_n as_o to_o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad._n trall_n p._n 156._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n but_o what_o need_v we_o hear_v more_o evidence_n out_o of_o this_o ancient_a father_n a_o for_o the_o time_n and_o i_o believe_v the_o reader_n be_v patience_n will_v fail_v shall_v i_o particular_o recite_v what_o he_o have_v say_v to_o this_o purpose_n in_o his_o other_o epistle_n to_o the_o brethren_n of_o tarsus_n antioch_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v the_o people_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n the_o same_o advice_n he_o give_v to_o the_o philippiâ—ns_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o they_o as_o also_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o ephesian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad._n smyr_n if_o the_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v and_o follow_v as_o christ_n obey_v his_o father_n and_o as_o the_o church_n be_v bind_v to_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o apostle_n then_o sure_a the_o sole_a jurisdiction_n be_v not_o in_o the_o single_a person_n of_o the_o bishop_n it_o be_v strong_o argue_v in_o the_o council_n of_o basil_n against_o panormitane_n by_o ludovicus_n cardinal_n arlotensis_n that_o there_o be_v most_o evident_a testimony_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o inferior_n for_o the_o chief_a and_o principal_n of_o all_o divine_n st_o austin_n upon_o the_o word_n of_o st._n matth._n where_o christ_n faith_n i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n affirm_v that_o by_o those_o word_n the_o judicial_a power_n be_v not_o only_o give_v to_o peter_n but_o also_o to_o the_o other_o apostle_n and_o to_o the_o whole_a church_n the_o bishop_n and_o priest_n the_o famous_a dr._n st._n i_o do_v also_o agree_v with_o st._n austin_n who_o word_n be_v these_o upon_o the_o epistle_n of_o paul_n to_o titus_n before_o that_o difference_n be_v make_v in_o religion_n by_o the_o instigation_n of_o the_o devil_n or_o that_o it_o be_v speak_v among_o the_o people_n i_o bold_a of_o paul_n i_o of_o apollo_n and_o i_o of_o cephas_n the_o church_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o common_a consent_n and_o council_n of_o the_o priest_n for_o the_o priest_n be_v the_o very_a same_o that_o a_o bishop_n be_v and_o further_o he_o say_v that_o priest_n be_v of_o lesser_a authority_n than_o bishop_n rather_o by_o custom_n than_o by_o the_o dispensation_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n and_o that_o they_o ought_v to_o rule_v the_o church_n together_o mr._n lambert_n that_o learned_a man_n and_o constant_a martyr_n in_o his_o defence_n aver_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o that_o priest_n be_v call_v bishop_n be_v all_o one_o and_o no_o other_o but_o bishop_n the_o bishop_n of_o london_n and_o duresme_fw-fr in_o their_o letter_n to_o cardinal_n pool_n acknowledge_v the_o same_o thing_n urge_v the_o authority_n of_o st._n jerome_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o evagrius_n and_o in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o titus_n sciant_fw-la ergo_fw-la episcopi_fw-la se_fw-la magis_fw-la ex_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la quam_fw-la dispensationis_fw-la dominicae_fw-la veritate_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la esse_fw-la majores_fw-la and_o in_o both_o place_n prove_v that_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n yea_o the_o patriarchal_a church_n be_v by_o the_o common_a consent_n and_o agreement_n of_o the_o clergy_n act_n and_o monument_n vol._n 2._o p._n 290._o impress_n 1684._o but_o i_o shall_v refer_v my_o reader_n and_o myself_o as_o to_o this_o matter_n unto_o the_o proposal_n make_v by_o charles_n ii_o in_o his_o declaration_n concern_v ecclesiastical_a affair_n 1660._o p._n 15_o in_o short_a i_o think_v that_o excellent_a project_n concern_v church-government_n may_v very_o well_o deserve_v the_o consideration_n of_o out_o superior_n especial_o if_o presbyter_n may_v have_v power_n grant_v not_o only_o to_o assist_v by_o their_o advice_n but_o basil_n but_o si_fw-mi judiciariam_fw-la habent_fw-la potestatem_fw-la in_o ecclesiâ_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la quid_fw-la eos_fw-la prohibet_fw-la vocem_fw-la in_o conciliis_fw-la habere_fw-la terminativam_fw-la card._n arelat_n aen._n sylu._n p._n 24._o the_o gest_n con._n basil_n vote_n too_o which_o be_v strenuous_o plead_v for_o and_o learned_o defend_v to_o be_v the_o right_n of_o presbyter_n in_o the_o council_n of_o basil_n act_n and_o monument_n but_o if_o as_o to_o some_o doubtful_a matter_n in_o doctrine_n some_o scrupled_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n in_o the_o church_n which_o have_v occasion_v not_o only_o many_o hot_a disputation_n bitter_a contest_v and_o the_o roll_a many_o garment_n in_o blood_n our_o conscience_n may_v be_v indulge_v let_v they_o take_v such_o to_o govern_v as_o they_o esteem_v best_a of_o in_o the_o church_n may_v we_o but_o stow_v out_o cargo_n right_a secure_v our_o lade_n and_o avoid_v shipwreck_n of_o faith_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n let_v who_o will_v carry_v the_o flag_n only_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o say_v very_o there_o have_v be_v a_o fault_n among_o we_o that_o whilst_o our_o discipline_n have_v be_v very_o quick-sighted_a in_o matter_n of_o conformity_n as_o to_o the_o small_a 33._o small_a we_o be_v once_o complain_v of_o in_o parliament_n by_o a_o great_a member_n of_o that_o assembly_n in_o these_o word_n the_o vine_n have_v both_o grape_n and_o leave_n and_o religious_a act_n both_o substance_n and_o circumstance_n but_o the_o gardener_n be_v much_o to_o blame_v who_o give_v more_o charge_n to_o the_o workman_n of_o the_o leave_n than_o of_o the_o fruit_n sir_n edward_n dering_n collect._n speech_n p._n 33._o ceremony_n it_o have_v be_v comparative_o dull_a in_o hear_v and_o slow_a in_o espy_v the_o great_a immorality_n we_o have_v be_v ready_a to_o discern_v the_o more_o but_o have_v overlookt_v the_o beam_n tender_v of_o the_o rubric_n but_o less_o concern_v for_o the_o decalogue_n and_o so_o long_o as_o our_o whoredom_n do_v remain_v it_o be_v impossible_a out_o church_n shall_v have_v peace_n let_v we_o be_v never_o so_o zealous_a for_o conformity_n to_o the_o canon_n and_o rule_n of_o it_o for_o if_o god_n have_v a_o controversy_n with_o we_o the_o best_a disputant_n will_v find_v the_o contest_v hard_a and_o victory_n impossible_a we_o may_v blame_v the_o dissenter_n for_o our_o schism_n but_o i_o be_o sure_a we_o may_v thank_v ourselves_o for_o they_o nay_o with_o grief_n and_o shame_n may_v we_o confess_v it_o that_o to_o such_o a_o pitch_n have_v profaneness_n rise_v among_o we_o that_o it_o have_v be_v a_o scandal_n to_o be_v good_a and_o a_o crime_n to_o be_v religious_a ten_o truth_n fail_v and_o he_o that_o depart_v from_o evil_n make_v himself_o a_o prey_n or_o be_v account_v mad_a as_o the_o margin_n read_v it_o 15._o 59_o isa_n 15._o loyalty_n and_o conformity_n be_v the_o whole_a cry_n upon_o which_o cardinal-vertue_n for_o they_o have_v be_v deem_v no_o less_o
be_v certain_a that_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o the_o people_n have_v no_o king_n but_o afterward_o when_o land_n possession_n come_v to_o be_v divide_v there_o be_v king_n ordain_v for_o no_o other_o case_n but_o only_o to_o exercise_v justice_n etc._n etc._n not_o only_o the_o people_n but_o also_o the_o king_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o law_n etc._n etc._n if_o a_o king_n contemn_v and_o despise_v the_o law_n violent_o rob_v and_o spoil_v his_o subject_n deflower_v virgin_n dishonest_a matron_n and_o do_v all_o thing_n licentious_o and_o temerarious_o do_v not_o the_o noble_n of_o the_o kingdom_n assemble_v together_o depose_v he_o from_o his_o kingdom_n set_v up_o another_o in_o his_o place_n which_o shall_v swear_v to_o govern_v upright_o and_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o law_n fox_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 762._o ed._n 1684._o the_o substance_n of_o which_o be_v that_o he_o who_o have_v sovereign_a power_n or_o authority_n but_o limit_v by_o certain_a rule_n or_o condition_n which_o he_o have_v swear_v to_o observe_v if_o such_o a_o one_o shall_v become_v a_o tyrant_n it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o state_n and_o peer_n of_o the_o realm_n to_o restrain_v he_o for_o say_v he_o the_o office_n of_o the_o subject_n be_v twofold_a ordinary_a in_o respect_n to_o time_n place_n and_o employment_n they_o have_v in_o the_o commonwealth_n the_o other_o extraordinary_a which_o be_v to_o be_v exercise_v according_a to_o the_o circumstance_n of_o affair_n which_o can_v be_v bind_v by_o no_o certain_a rule_n except_o that_o of_o the_o public_a safety_n which_o must_v ever_o be_v consult_v for_o and_o which_o basili_n which_o lib._n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la quo_fw-la fit_a ut_fw-la leges_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la populum_fw-la sed_fw-la reges_fw-la etiam_fw-la obligare_fw-la sciamus_fw-la at_o si_fw-la regem_fw-la contemnere_fw-la leges_fw-la raperebona_n subditorum_fw-la violare_fw-la virgin_n stuprare_fw-la matronas_fw-la omniaque_fw-la suae_fw-la libidini_fw-la &_o temeritati_fw-la committere_fw-la vidiamus_fw-la numquid_fw-la congregatis_fw-la regni_fw-la proceribus_fw-la illo_fw-la summotâ—_n alius_fw-la sublimabitur_fw-la qui_fw-la &_o bene_fw-la gubernare_fw-la juret_fw-la &_o legibus_fw-la obtemperare_fw-la aen._n sylu._n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la con._n basili_n bodin_n call_v suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la but_o if_o monarchy_n be_v absolute_a and_o under_o no_o restriction_n we_o must_v then_o patient_o suffer_v the_o most_o unjust_a exercise_n of_o power_n there_o be_v no_o other_o appeal_v but_o only_o to_o the_o divine_a tribunal_n thus_o daniel_n pay_v allegiance_n to_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o our_o saviour_n to_o the_o roman_a emperor_n pareus_n de_fw-fr potestate_fw-la civili_fw-la propos_fw-fr primâ_fw-la say_v episcopi_fw-la &_o pastor_n magistratibus_fw-la suis_fw-la impiis_fw-la aut_fw-la injustis_fw-la possunt_fw-la ac_fw-la debent_fw-la resistere_fw-la non_fw-la vi_fw-la ant_n gladio_fw-la sed_fw-la verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la that_o be_v bishop_n and_o pastor_n must_v not_o resist_v evil_a magistrate_n by_o force_n or_o by_o the_o sword_n but_o by_o the_o word_n in_o which_o he_o speak_v honest_o for_o the_o weapon_n of_o our_o warfare_n be_v not_o carnal_a but_o spiritual_a in_o his_o second_o proposition_n he_o say_v subditi_fw-la non_fw-la privati_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o magistratu_fw-la inferiori_fw-la constituti_fw-la adversus_fw-la superiorem_fw-la magistratum_fw-la se_fw-la &_o rempub_fw-la &_o ecclesiam_fw-la seu_fw-la veram_fw-la religionem_fw-la etiam_fw-la armis_fw-la defendere_fw-la jure_fw-la possunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v not_o private_a subject_n but_o such_o as_o be_v place_v in_o a_o inferior_a order_n of_o magistracy_n may_v by_o force_n of_o arm_n defend_v themselves_o and_o the_o commonwealth_n the_o church_n or_o the_o true_a religion_n without_o the_o breach_n of_o any_o law_n suppose_v the_o supreme_a magistrate_n be_v degenerate_v into_o a_o tyrant_n a_o idolater_n and_o be_v become_v high_o oppress_v of_o the_o people_n provide_v they_o act_v sincere_o and_o for_o the_o public_a good_a because_o he_o say_v prince_n be_v bind_v by_o their_o own_o law_n imperator_fw-la testatur_fw-la incodice_fw-la se_fw-la contra_fw-la jus_o nolle_fw-la ut_fw-la sva_fw-la decreta_fw-la injudiciis_fw-la locum_fw-la habeant_fw-la sed_fw-la debere_fw-la irrita_fw-la fieri_fw-la si_fw-la fortasse_fw-la cognoscantur_fw-la à _fw-la justitiâ_fw-la discedere_fw-la etc._n etc._n lib._n 4._o cod._n de_fw-fr leg_n prin._n adeo_fw-la digna_fw-la est_fw-la vox_fw-la majestate_fw-la regnantis_fw-la legibus_fw-la alligatum_fw-la se_fw-la principem_fw-la profiteri_fw-la that_o all_o his_o command_n contrary_a to_o law_n be_v void_a and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o say_v become_v the_o majesty_n of_o a_o governor_n that_o a_o prince_n be_v bind_v by_o law_n trajan_n be_v commend_v by_o dion_n who_o give_v the_o sword_n to_o the_o praetor_n use_v these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v take_v this_o sword_n if_o i_o rule_v well_o use_v it_o for_o i_o if_o ill_o against_o i_o but_o as_o to_o private_a person_n he_o say_v moriendum_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la resistendum_fw-la yet_o for_o several_a reason_n i_o can_v take_v his_o word_n in_o the_o sense_n which_o that_o excellent_a and_o learned_a person_n d._n fabritius_n will_v put_v upon_o they_o restrain_v his_o mean_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n who_o be_v sovereign_a prince_n and_o invest_v with_o royal_a power_n it_o never_o be_v a_o question_n whether_o such_o have_v authority_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o right_n and_o redress_v of_o injury_n to_o levy_v war_n against_o another_o prince_n though_o in_o some_o respect_v great_a than_o themselves_o but_o if_o in_o no_o case_n the_o nobility_n and_o commonalty_n of_o a_o nation_n may_v interpose_v to_o prevent_v the_o imminent_a ruin_n of_o the_o church_n and_o state_n it_o will_v be_v very_o difficult_a to_o 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