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of_o their_o abode_n in_o one_o place_n when_o the_o people_n be_v with_o moses_n in_o the_o wilderness_n 12._o exercise_n of_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n against_o open_a obstinate_a offender_n be_v a_o affirmative_a duty_n incumbent_a by_o divyne_fw-mi law_n upon_o the_o pastoure_n towards_o those_o who_o be_v commit_v to_o their_o charge_n yet_o it_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v forbear_v when_o it_o can_v not_o be_v use_v without_o a_o open_a rupture_n and_o unavoidable_a schism_n because_o in_o such_o a_o case_n the_o public_a peace_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v look_v to_o lest_o in_o our_o inconsiderate_a zeal_n to_o separate_v the_o tare_n we_o pluck_v up_o also_o the_o wheat_n and_o what_o we_o can_v not_o get_v correct_v by_o censure_n we_o can_v do_v no_o more_o but_o mourn_v for_o it_o and_o patient_o wait_v till_o god_n amend_v it_o as_o augustine_n prove_v at_o length_n lib._n 3._o contra_fw-la epistolam_fw-la parmeniani_n cap._n 1._o &_o cap._n 2._o &_o lib._n de_fw-fr 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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