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church_n as_o a_o private_a person_n and_o as_o a_o subject_a to_o the_o spiritual_a authority_n entitle_v he_o to_o any_o of_o that_o same_o authority_n to_o which_o by_o his_o baptism_n he_o profess_v his_o subjection_n he_o be_v indeed_o so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o public_a person_n in_o his_o baptism_n that_o the_o obligation_n and_o benefit_n of_o his_o baptism_n be_v whole_o personal_a to_o himself_o none_o of_o his_o subject_n be_v in_o the_o least_o concern_v in_o it_o if_o he_o have_v act_v as_o a_o public_a person_n in_o it_o his_o single_a act_n have_v oblige_v all_o his_o subject_n and_o will_v have_v consequent_o entitle_v they_o to_o all_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o stipulation_n but_o this_o be_v more_o than_o our_o adversary_n will_v pretend_v in_o this_o case_n how_o then_o can_v a_o act_n pure_o personal_a entitle_v he_o to_o a_o accession_n of_o spiritual_a authority_n §_o lviii_o a_o whole_a nation_n by_o baptism_n may_v be_v make_v one_o society_n in_o the_o church_n without_o prejudice_n to_o their_o be_v still_o a_o society_n distinct_a from_o it_o thus_o far_o therefore_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o a_o prince_n admission_n into_o the_o church_n be_v not_o alone_o sufficient_a for_o a_o coalition_n of_o the_o state_n into_o one_o body_n with_o the_o church_n because_o that_o other_o body_n of_o the_o state_n whereof_o he_o be_v head_n be_v not_o the_o least_o concern_v in_o this_o act_n of_o he_o as_o a_o private_a person_n not_o as_o a_o public_a much_o less_o as_o a_o head_n of_o any_o body_n at_o all_o suppose_v we_o therefore_o the_o generality_n of_o a_o state_n convert_v and_o baptise_a also_o this_o will_v indeed_o make_v they_o one_o body_n with_o the_o church_n but_o on_o the_o same_o term_n as_o it_o make_v the_o prince_n one_o that_o be_v on_o the_o church_n term_n not_o on_o they_o that_o be_v by_o so_o many_o repeat_v personal_a act_n qualify_a they_o for_o and_o receive_v baptism_n as_o there_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v particular_a person_n in_o that_o whole_a secular_a society_n and_o as_o so_o many_o private_a person_n not_o as_o invest_v with_o any_o public_a authority_n in_o another_o society_n still_o therefore_o proselyte_n of_o that_o kind_n how_o numerous_a soever_o can_v never_o hurt_v the_o authority_n of_o that_o society_n into_o which_o they_o be_v incorporate_v only_o as_o so_o many_o private_a person_n a_o whole_a nation_n therefore_o how_o populous_a soever_o come_v in_o on_o these_o term_n can_v change_v the_o spiritual_a society_n from_o what_o they_o find_v it_o they_o add_v to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o spiritual_a society_n and_o in_o that_o regard_n shall_v rather_o advance_v than_o diminish_v the_o authority_n of_o that_o new_a society_n into_o which_o they_o be_v incorporate_v and_o as_o their_o accession_n to_o the_o church_n can_v make_v any_o change_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n so_o neither_o in_o their_o one_o their_o admission_n into_o the_o church_n be_v only_o the_o act_n of_o so_o many_o private_a person_n single_o consider_v can_v therefore_o not_o concern_v they_o as_o a_o society_n can_v therefore_o no_o way_n affect_v they_o as_o public_a person_n and_o as_o concern_v for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o society_n into_o which_o they_o be_v incorporate_v before_o there_o be_v therefore_o on_o neither_o side_n any_o explicit_a renunciation_n of_o ancient_a right_n nor_o yet_o by_o any_o fair_a interpretation_n their_o coalition_n into_o one_o body_n with_o the_o church_n do_v not_o dissolve_v the_o same_o relation_n they_o have_v former_o to_o different_a society_n on_o different_a consideration_n the_o bishop_n though_o he_o act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o public_a person_n in_o admit_v they_o into_o his_o own_o spiritual_a society_n do_v not_o thereby_o put_v off_o his_o former_a subjection_n as_o to_o temporal_n nor_o acquire_v any_o thing_n inconsistent_a therewith_o nor_o do_v the_o magistrate_n by_o 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bishop_n as_o the_o jewish_a prince_n can_v in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o jewish_a priesthood_n p._n 75._o §_o liv._o our_o reason_v against_o the_o magistrate_n right_n of_o deprivation_n in_o spiritual_n proceed_v universal_o and_o therefore_o in_o the_o case_n of_o temporal_a crime_n also_o the_o own_v such_o a_o power_n will_v have_v be_v pernicious_a to_o the_o primitive_a christian_n also_o whowere_v charge_n de_fw-mi with_o temporal_a crime_n p._n 77._o §_o lv._o the_o spiritual_a right_n of_o our_o father_n have_v be_v now_o invade_v by_o civil_a force_n bare_a character_n without_o district_n not_o sufficient_a to_o preserve_v the_o church_n as_o a_o body_n p._n 79._o §_o lvi_o suppose_v the_o church_n and_o christian_a state_n have_v make_v one_o body_n ret_v more_o have_v be_v require_v to_o make_v that_o supposition_n applicable_a to_o our_o present_a case_n which_o be_v not_o yet_o take_v notice_n of_o p._n 82._o §_o lvii_o the_o prince_n on_o account_n of_o his_o be_v a_o christian_n have_v no_o title_n to_o any_o spiritual_a authority_n p._n 83._o §_o lviii_o a_o whole_a nation_n by_o baptism_n may_v be_v make_v one_o society_n in_o the_o church_n without_o prejudice_n to_o their_o be_v still_o a_o society_n distinct_a from_o it_o p._n 85._o §_o lix_n the_o church_n obligation_n be_v more_o necessary_a for_o the_o subsist_v of_o the_o state_n than_o these_o she_o receive_v from_o the_o state_n be_v for_o she_o p._n 87._o §_o lx._n the_o benefit_n receive_v by_o the_o state_n from_o the_o church_n be_v also_o great_a than_o those_o which_o the_o church_n receive_v from_o the_o state_n p._n 89._o §_o lxi_o if_o the_o state_n have_v be_v capable_a of_o confer_v the_o great_a obligation_n yet_o a_o good_a pious_a magistrate_n can_v not_o in_o reason_n desire_v such_o a_o recompense_n as_o shall_v oblige_v the_o church_n to_o yield_v any_o of_o her_o ancient_a right_n p._n 90._o §_o lxii_o prince_n have_v be_v allow_v by_o the_o church_n a_o right_a to_o 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