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order_v continue_v sincere_o but_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o people_n by_o their_o carnal_a choice_n begin_v to_o err_v and_o false_a apostle_n intrude_v themselves_o perverse_o and_o violent_o when_o alexander_n the_o smith_n hymeneus_n and_o elymas_n and_o other_o deceiver_n stir_v they_o fail_v not_o by_o their_o miraculous_a monarchical_a authority_n which_o they_o have_v to_o force_v they_o all_o to_o their_o duty_n this_o power_n be_v now_o in_o godly_a magistrate_n and_o by_o they_o in_o the_o church_n who_o will_v dream_v this_o to_o be_v sacrilege_n if_o in_o call_v of_o a_o minister_n churchman_n shall_v desire_v he_o who_o be_v most_o unfit_a look_v to_o their_o own_o private_a interest_n who_o if_o they_o be_v stubborn_a even_o to_o the_o church_n ruin_n i_o say_v who_o will_v think_v it_o sacrilege_n if_o the_o magistrate_n use_v his_o authority_n in_o procure_v betimes_o for_o the_o church_n a_o able_a man_n again_o if_o by_o fraud_n such_o a_o foâ—_n as_o want_v spiritual_a 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party_n censure_v shall_v satisfy_v with_o word_n again_o or_o laughter_n but_o let_v the_o mulct_n be_v pecuniary_a which_o will_v vex_v the_o churchman_n soul_n let_v a_o command_n be_v lay_v upon_o the_o treasurer_n to_o detain_v some_o part_n of_o his_o yearly_a stipend_n for_o neglect_v his_o ministry_n and_o not_o discharge_v his_o duty_n i_o know_v there_o be_v no_o minister_n so_o spiritual_a as_o will_v not_o fear_v this_o sensible_a penalty_n there_o be_v a_o high_a degree_n which_o they_o say_v in_o ecclesiastic_a policy_n be_v order_v in_o zealand_n among_o their_o act_n that_o who_o though_o upon_o just_a cause_n shall_v stir_v up_o any_o party_n in_o the_o church_n against_o the_o magistrate_n he_o shall_v be_v silence_v from_o his_o ministry_n in_o that_o place_n and_o never_o to_o be_v admit_v thither_o again_o let_v it_o not_o be_v amiss_o if_o they_o borrow_v a_o remedy_n from_o the_o gentile_n even_o from_o the_o pope_n himself_o as_o solomon_n of_o old_a do_v gold_n 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