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shall_v not_o arise_v of_o aequalitie_n as_o common_o it_o do_v say_v he_o and_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o cardinal_n sadolett_n he_o be_v content_v to_o obey_v a_o bishop_n provide_v he_o be_v reform_v in_o doctrine_n talem_fw-la nobis_fw-la hierarchiam_fw-la si_fw-la dederint_fw-la quae_fw-la à _fw-la christo_fw-la tanquam_fw-la unico_fw-la capite_fw-la pendeat_fw-la the_o opinion_n of_o beza_n concern_v the_o church_n of_o england_n i_o have_v tell_v already_o then_o for_o their_o practice_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o all_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o geneva_n since_o the_o bishop_n be_v eject_v have_v wish_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o replant_v that_o authority_n but_o can_v not_o for_o the_o state_n be_v altogether_o change_v in_o a_o popular_a government_n by_o repine_v from_o the_o bishop_n who_o be_v also_o their_o civil_a head_n it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o receive_v any_o image_n of_o sovereignty_n either_o spiritual_a or_o temporal_a that_o calvin_n be_v 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which_o albeit_o they_o be_v several_o distinguish_v by_o nature_n yet_o can_v we_o make_v no_o use_n of_o they_o but_o when_o they_o be_v conjoin_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n among_o the_o jew_n certain_a it_o be_v he_o may_v not_o offer_v sacrifice_n or_o perform_v religious_a ceremony_n thing_n proper_a unto_o the_o priest_n as_o again_o military_a discipline_n matter_n of_o the_o fisk_n and_o such_o like_a go_v peculiar_o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o prince_n but_o in_o point_n of_o piety_n and_o justice_n the_o rule_n of_o the_o people_n judicatura_fw-la â—…orum_fw-la their_o obedience_n to_o god_n law_n they_o be_v not_o only_o conjoin_v but_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o that_o government_n the_o civil_a magistrate_n have_v that_o place_n of_o the_o finger_n which_o be_v call_v the_o key_n of_o the_o hand_n into_o jerusalem_n there_o be_v two_o sanedrim_n for_o so_o be_v their_o great_a council_n call_v one_o suâ—…reme_a in_o jerusalem_n consist_v of_o 70._o together_o with_o the_o prince_n and_o priesthood_n another_o small_a sanedrim_n in_o every_o city_n of_o reasonable_a importance_n contain_v 23._o wise_a man_n together_o with_o a_o number_n of_o the_o priesthood_n which_o be_v do_v by_o a_o general_a ordinance_n of_o god_n himself_o populo_fw-la mandavit_fw-la ut_fw-la judices_fw-la constitueret_fw-la secundum_fw-la tribus_fw-la svas_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la civitate_fw-la that_o 16._o they_o shall_v in_o every_o city_n appoint_v judge_n according_a to_o their_o tribe_n and_o again_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n he_o make_v a_o law_n of_o appellation_n command_v in_o omni_fw-la re_fw-la dâ—…fficili_fw-la constituere_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la levitici_fw-la generis_fw-la &_o judices_fw-la 17._o to_o appoint_v over_o all_o difficile_a cause_n some_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o some_o of_o the_o judge_n he_o have_v not_o say_v only_o the_o priest_n nor_o only_o the_o judge_n as_o neither_o do_v moses_n when_o he_o go_v into_o the_o mountain_n make_v any_o separation_n 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the_o levite_n and_o the_o judge_n si_fw-la aliqua_fw-la difficilis_fw-la causa_fw-la natafuerit_fw-la if_o any_o difficile_a question_n 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o government_n of_o king_n david_n those_o conjunction_n be_v cleerelie_o express_v for_o he_o do_v absolute_o distribute_v the_o peculiaâ—…_n charge_v of_o the_o levite_n &_o hebroniâ—…s_n ultra_fw-la iâ—…rdanem_fw-la prâ—…cit_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la negâ—…tio_fw-la divino_fw-la &_o ministeriâ—…_n râ—…gis_n he_o do_v promove_v the_o hebronites_n beyond_o lordeâ—…_n to_o all_o 19_o the_o function_n appertain_v to_o god_n house_n and_o to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o king_n and_o â—…ine_v in_o the_o laâ—…t_a verse_n of_o the_o same_o hâ—…s_fw-la prefecit_fw-la david_n sâ—…per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d &_o gadâ—…_n in_o omni_fw-la negâ—…tio_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o omni_fw-la negotio_fw-la regis_fw-la which_o power_n of_o constitution_n in_o david_n be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v that_o the_o regal_a function_n be_v negotium_fw-la divinum_fw-la chief_o where_o it_o be_v christian_a and_o orthodoxal_a may_v not_o moses_n and_o david_n 26._o serve_v we_o for_o matter_n of_o light_n in_o government_n to_o qualify_v this_o conjunction_n of_o religion_n and_o empire_n which_o make_v the_o judaical_a law_n to_o be_v account_v a_o part_n of_o theology_n so_o that_o we_o may_v with_o great_a reason_n conclude_v that_o he_o be_v not_o orthodoâ—…s_n theologus_fw-la no_o right_a meaning_n theologue_n who_o will_v refuse_v unto_o christian_n king_n that_o authority_n in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n which_o be_v not_o only_o grant_v but_o command_v unto_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o which_o godly_a david_n upon_o his_o death_n bed_n do_v render_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o solomon_n from_o the_o warrant_n who_o make_v doubt_n of_o it_o 28._o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n say_v eccâ—…_n autem_fw-la distributiones_fw-la levitâ—…um_n ad_fw-la uâ—…_n qâ—…odque_fw-la ministeriuâ—…â—…omus_fw-la deipenes_n te_fw-la sunt_fw-la ad_fw-la oâ—…ne_fw-la opus_fw-la voluntary_a denique_fw-la omnes_fw-la principes_fw-la &_o totus_fw-la populus_fw-la parati_fw-la ad_fw-la verba_fw-la tua_fw-la behold_v say_v he_o the_o distribution_n of_o all_o leviticall_a office_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n be_v in_o thy_o power_n and_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o obey_v thou_o as_o also_o the_o princ_n and_o people_n where_o in_o that_o example_n we_o see_v no_o exemption_n of_o the_o levite_n more_o than_o laitiefrom_o the_o kingly_a authority_n howsoever_o prince_n may_v not_o use_v priestly_a function_n yet_o be_v they_o bind_v to_o superintend_v christ_n vineyard_n and_o to_o guard_v it_o not_o only_o from_o foreign_a invasion_n but_o from_o intestine_a peril_n and_o corruption_n which_o be_v more_o frequent_a and_o more_o pernicious_a of_o the_o two_o to_o stop_v ambition_n avarice_n and_o dissension_n from_o come_v among_o the_o prelate_n who_o be_v never_o in_o any_o time_n able_a to_o rule_v nor_o shall_v not_o be_v to_o theend_fw-mi without_o 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special_o to_o take_v from_o the_o prince_n that_o which_o be_v his_o due_n to_o give_v it_o unto_o the_o priest_n it_o be_v just_a as_o the_o serpent_n do_v in_o paradizeto_o seduce_v the_o weak_a party_n of_o the_o two_o in_o that_o conjunction_n it_o be_v even_o as_o if_o we_o will_v send_v aaron_n unto_o the_o mount_n of_o god_n to_o learn_v the_o wisdom_n of_o active_a government_n and_o leave_v moses_n with_o the_o people_n to_o his_o return_v and_o since_o such_o be_v the_o impudent_a and_o arrogant_a malignity_n of_o the_o jesuitical_a ambition_n in_o their_o doctrine_n about_o this_o point_n what_o if_o to_o meet_v they_o in_o their_o own_o language_n and_o pay_v they_o home_o with_o their_o own_o coin_n i_o shall_v go_v yet_o one_o degree_n high_o in_o that_o particular_a to_o say_v that_o appearantlie_o god_n himself_o do_v prefer_v the_o regal_a function_n when_o by_o his_o prophet_n set_v aside_o all_o sacrifice_n and_o ceremony_n which_o be_v the_o priest_n part_n he_o do_v require_v the_o office_n of_o the_o civil_a magistraten_v quid_fw-la affertis_fw-la tanta_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la discite_fw-la vos_fw-la reges_fw-la &_o principes_fw-la qui_fw-la 1._o populum_fw-la regit_fw-la be_v benefacere_fw-la quaerite_fw-la iudicium_fw-la dirigite_fw-la oppressum_fw-la what_o shall_v i_o do_v with_o so_o many_o sacrifice_n will_v god_n say_v that_o be_v not_o the_o substance_n of_o my_o worship_n be_v but_o religious_a ceremony_n learn_v you_o king_n and_o prince_n to_o do_v well_o ask_v judgement_n to_o govern_v the_o people_n and_o to_o relceve_v the_o oppress_v which_o will_v the_o lord_n say_v be_v the_o matter_n of_o my_o true_a worship_n to_o practice_v my_o law_n and_o make_v it_o to_o be_v obey_v the_o deutr._n do_v show_n that_o the_o office_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v not_o to_o frame_v his_o own_o life_n after_o the_o deuteronomicall_a but_o to_o provide_v that_o both_o priest_n and_o people_n shall_v keep_v the_o same_o inviolable_a if_o priest_n debord_v and_o transgress_v god_n law_n must_v not_o the_o prince_n corect_v they_o yea_o if_o they_o shall_v sow_v haeretical_a doctrine_n who_o can_v stop_v the_o growth_n of_o they_o other_o
then_o the_o prince_n of_o which_o thing_n it_o be_v most_o manifest_a that_o god_n have_v lay_v the_o whole_a burden_n of_o earthly_a government_n upon_o these_o two_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o civil_a authority_n and_o priesthood_n as_o the_o two_o divine_a arch_n upon_o the_o which_o the_o policy_n of_o the_o world_n be_v sustain_v they_o be_v as_o the_o two_o pole_n which_o fix_v the_o axletree_n of_o the_o celestial_a sphere_n direct_o look_v one_o upon_o the_o other_o which_o two_o if_o they_o shall_v never_o so_o little_o incline_v to_o obliquity_n fall_v to_o jar_n or_o press_v to_o draw_v the_o one_o the_o other_o it_o be_v to_o disturb_v and_o endanger_v the_o whole_a frame_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v carry_v upon_o their_o conjunction_n even_o so_o the_o variance_n of_o the_o temporal_a and_o spiritual_a magistrate_n be_v to_o cut_v the_o axletree_n whereupon_o as_o on_o a_o mighty_a atlas_n the_o sphere_n of_o christian_a government_n do_v rely_v and_o this_o far_o i_o add_v in_o the_o beginning_n all_o the_o patriarch_n have_v the_o priesthood_n couple_v with_o their_o kingly_a office_n even_o from_o the_o day_n of_o adam_n and_o in_o aftertime_n whensoever_o any_o constraint_n or_o corruption_n of_o time_n breed_v a_o necessity_n to_o confound_v they_o in_o one_o person_n it_o have_v ever_o be_v so_o that_o the_o civil_a authority_n do_v carry_v the_o priesthood_n which_o conjunction_n we_o find_v to_o have_v be_v twice_o in_o the_o person_n of_o one_o first_o in_o moses_n who_o be_v so_o far_o prefer_v to_o aaron_n or_o to_o his_o particular_a office_n that_o god_n say_v aaron_n shall_v speak_v for_o thou_o those_o word_n which_o thou_o shall_v put_v into_o his_o mouth_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v as_o his_o god_n and_o thereafter_o again_o by_o reason_n of_o corruption_n in_o latter_a time_n god_n do_v suffer_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o macchabee_n and_o almonei_n to_o possess_v the_o priesthood_n also_o as_o simon_n joannes_n alexander_n hircanus_n and_o aristobulus_n of_o who_o some_o be_v witness_v in_o the_o book_n of_o macchabee_n to_o have_v be_v rare_a and_o excellent_a man_n as_o simon_n onia_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v erat_fw-la tanquam_fw-la astrum_fw-la matutinum_fw-la inter_fw-la nubes_fw-la &_o tanquam_fw-la solrefulgens_fw-la intemplo_fw-la altissimi_fw-la he_o be_v like_o the_o day_n star_n among_o the_o cloud_n and_o as_o a_o shine_a sun_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o most_o high_a which_o confusion_n 52._o of_o several_a power_n our_o saviour_n again_o in_o his_o time_n do_v clear_o distinguish_v command_v to_o give_v to_o god_n that_o which_o be_v his_o and_o to_o caesar_n that_o which_o be_v due_a to_o he_o after_o which_o christian_a prince_n &_o prelate_n do_v long_o live_v every_o one_o content_v to_o attend_v their_o own_o function_n prelate_n to_o pray_v for_o prince_n to_o teach_v their_o people_n and_o watch_v over_o their_o soul_n prince_n again_o to_o nourish_v they_o to_o protect_v the_o church_n and_o minister_v justice_n until_o the_o pole_n of_o this_o government_n begin_v to_o shake_v through_o vanity_n of_o the_o priesthood_n strive_v so_o much_o to_o invade_v the_o temporal_a puissance_n and_o to_o confound_v the_o two_o function_n in_o their_o own_o person_n whereof_o i_o will_v relate_v what_o have_v be_v the_o judgement_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o father_n of_o most_o simple_a and_o unsuspected_a antiquity_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n saint_n ambrose_n say_v of_o these_o two_o jurisdiction_n that_o the_o one_o do_v assist_v the_o other_o mutual_o saint_n augustine_n say_v the_o same_o in_o his_o epistleto_n macedonius_n boniface_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o emperor_n honorius_n say_v it_o be_v too_o great_a burden_n for_o the_o church_n to_o overwatch_v spiritual_a thing_n if_o she_o be_v tie_v to_o any_o temporal_a care_n saint_n cyprian_n in_o his_o epistle_n say_v to_o involve_v the_o church_n in_o worldly_a affair_n be_v to_o estrange_v she_o 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depose_v they_o in_o the_o same_o sort_n as_o he_o do_v bishop_n that_o be_v to_o say_v as_o a_o civil_a ordinary_a judge_n nevertheless_o say_v he_o he_o may_v as_o a_o sovereign_a prince_n spiritual_a if_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o man_n soul_n change_v kingdom_n take_v from_o one_o give_v they_o to_o another_o the_o first_o possessor_n be_v excommunicate_a 6._o as_o we_o shall_v prove_v say_v he_o pag._n 1081._o of_o that_o book_n imprint_v anno_fw-la 1601._o then_o for_o proof_n he_o do_v introduce_v all_o the_o treasonable_a enterprise_n of_o christian_a people_n which_o be_v not_o only_o contrary_a to_o god_n will_v in_o his_o holy_a word_n but_o be_v detestable_o abhor_v by_o the_o relation_n make_v of_o they_o in_o civil_a history_n cap._n 7._o of_o the_o same_o whereby_o one_o may_v manifest_o note_v that_o the_o intestine_a calamity_n of_o christendom_n these_o many_o year_n past_a rise_v from_o this_o wicked_a usurpation_n over_o lawful_a christian_a prince_n have_v be_v 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the_o time_n immediate_o precede_v nor_o other_o then_o unto_o primitive_a institution_n for_o say_v daniel_n we_o have_v sin_v o_o lord_n not_o against_o david_n nor_o samuel_n but_o against_o the_o law_n of_o thy_o servant_n moses_n who_o be_v their_o lawgiver_n and_o here_o be_v the_o main_a point_n wherein_o do_v stand_v the_o perfection_n of_o all_o christian_a reformation_n that_o the_o doctrine_n &_o government_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n shall_v be_v conform_v with_o every_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o the_o primative_a church_n whereabout_o there_o be_v some_o little_a diversity_n in_o opinion_n but_o no_o man_n yet_o have_v bound_v it_o more_o narrow_o than_o the_o first_o 300._o year_n except_o this_o heteroclite_n clergy_n of_o the_o late_a presbyterian_o who_o will_v precise_o limitate_v it_o unto_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n take_v advantage_n that_o way_n as_o they_o think_v to_o discredit_v episcopal_a regiment_n because_o forsooth_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n then_o of_o diocesan_n metropolitan_a and_o partriarchall_a bishop_n and_o so_o fantasing_a to_o reduce_v the_o church_n policy_n to_o the_o termer_n wherein_o it_o be_v immediate_o after_o christ_n ascension_n at_o which_o time_n there_o be_v no_o need_n but_o of_o presbyter_n before_o city_n sheriffedome_n province_n nation_n be_v convert_v who_o do_v not_o know_v that_o the_o policy_n of_o the_o church_n behoove_v to_o increase_v with_o the_o increase_n of_o faith_n it_o behoove_v to_o have_v a_o bishop_n before_o a_o diocesan_n bishop_n and_o he_o again_o before_o a_o metropolitan_a bishop_n &_o the_o metropolitan_a before_o the_o patriarchall_a authority_n but_o these_o be_v heady_a invention_n of_o poor_a and_o clandestine_v synagogue_n who_o can_v pretend_v for_o themselves_o any_o learned_a patron_n except_o it_o be_v false_o not_o luther_n not_o melancton_n not_o bucer_n not_o zuinglius_fw-la not_o zanchius_n nor_o caluine_n these_o be_v no_o dreamer_n they_o 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as_o the_o word_n be_v