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pastor_n teacher_n elder_n etc._n etc._n 2._o whether_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n have_v power_n to_o set_v over_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o dominion_n such_o commissioner_n and_o overseer_n as_o the_o present_a hierarchy_n be_v or_o no_o 3._o what_o be_v those_o ecclesiastical_a officer_n which_o some_o true_a church_n in_o england_n have_v these_o many_o year_n be_v without_o either_o all_o oâ—_n chief_a of_o they_o 4._o whether_o the_o call_n entrance_n administration_n and_o maintenance_n of_o any_o of_o the_o public_a minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v unlawful_a and_o antichristian_a or_o no_o 5._o who_o be_v those_o ecclesiastical_a officer_n in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n which_o neither_o in_o name_n nor_o in_o deed_n be_v true_a as_o he_o himself_o confess_v 6._o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o be_v maintain_v by_o tithe_n and_o offering_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o manner_n and_o form_n as_o it_o 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aforesaid_a we_o demand_v then_o in_o what_o part_n thereof_o the_o same_o be_v contain_v 12._o whether_o those_o which_o join_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a ministry_n worship_n and_o order_n of_o their_o cathedral_n or_o parishional_a assembly_n in_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o perform_v therein_o according_a to_o the_o true_a meaning_n &_o intent_n of_o their_o law_n do_v sin_n or_o no_o 13._o what_o be_v the_o true_a intent_n and_o meaning_n of_o these_o law_n and_o to_o who_o do_v it_o proper_o belong_v to_o give_v the_o interpretation_n of_o they_o thus_o have_v finish_v what_o i_o purpose_v to_o write_v for_o this_o time_n i_o commend_v now_o the_o same_o to_o the_o best_a acceptance_n of_o every_o well_o dispose_v reader_n beseech_v god_n to_o make_v we_o more_o and_o more_o of_o one_o mind_n in_o the_o truth_n and_o to_o give_v we_o all_o heart_n to_o walk_v sincery_o in_o it_o until_o
our_o change_n come_v isa._n 48._o 18_o 19_o 20._o o_o that_o thou_o have_v hearken_v to_o my_o commandment_n than_o have_v thy_o peace_n be_v as_o a_o river_n and_o thy_o righteousness_n as_o the_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n thy_o seed_n also_o have_v be_v as_o the_o sand_n and_o the_o offspring_n of_o thy_o bowel_n like_o the_o gravel_n thereof_o his_o name_n shall_v not_o have_v be_v cut_v off_o nor_o destroy_v from_o before_o i_o go_v you_o forth_o of_o babylon_n flee_v you_o from_o the_o câ—ldeans_n etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la a_o table_n of_o the_o principal_a thing_n contain_v in_o this_o treatise_n a._n administration_n perform_v according_a to_o the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n and_o canon_n unlawful_a pag._n 219._o administration_n in_o themselves_o good_a may_v be_v do_v by_o false_a minister_n pag._n 236._o apocrypha_n unlawful_a to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o church_n and_o reason_n thereof_o pag._n 108_o 109._o dr._n ames_n writing_n for_o their_o ministry_n answer_v pag._n 55._o 56_o etc._n etc._n and_o for_o their_o worship_n p._n 113_o 114_o 115._o and_o about_o their_o church_n government_n p._n 162._o 163._o archbishop_n see_v bishop_n b._n baptism_n in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n unlawful_o administer_v p._n 104._o benefice_n how_o they_o be_v obtain_v by_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n p._n 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o etc._n etc._n bell_n as_o they_o be_v use_v in_o their_o assembly_n unlawful_a p._n 112._o the_o english_a service-booke_n take_v out_o of_o the_o vile_a massebooke_n p._n 78_o 79._o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o bishop_n describe_v p._n 31_o 32_o 33._o their_o office_n false_a and_o antichristian_a and_o reason_n for_o the_o same_o p._n 33._o 34._o 35._o they_o can_v give_v a_o true_a ministry_n p._n 37._o their_o book_n of_o ordination_n take_v out_o of_o the_o pope_n pontifical_a p._n 12_o the_o manner_n of_o burial_n in_o england_n unlawful_a p._n 102_o mr._n bradsh_fw-mi his_o scoff_a p._n 212._o 227._o 235._o 240._o uncharitableness_n p._n 212._o absurdnesse_n p._n 215._o 216._o 240._o 250._o ignorance_n p._n 236._o contradiction_n p._n 221._o 232._o 234_o dr._n burgess_n protestation_n to_o become_v a_o separatist_n if_o he_o do_v believe_v the_o nonconformist_n principle_n p._n 2._o 113_o c._n no_o man_n may_v administer_v in_o the_o church_n without_o a_o lawful_a call_n p._n 8._o 9_o the_o call_n of_o their_o minister_n do_v essencial_o depend_v upon_o the_o bb._n call_v p._n 55._o 56_o ceremony_n condemn_v and_o why_o p._n 92._o 93._o 94_o they_o be_v the_o least_o evil_n of_o many_o in_o their_o church_n p._n 116._o 117_o canon_n law_n unlawful_a and_o reason_n for_o it_o p._n 139._o no_o person_n by_o their_o canon_n may_v speak_v against_o the_o abuse_n of_o their_o church_n p._n 246._o 247_o no_o true_a visible_a church_n but_o a_o particular_a ordinary_a congregation_n p._n 164_o to_o the_o right_a constitution_n of_o a_o true_a visible_a church_n it_o be_v of_o necessity_n that_o all_o the_o member_n be_v holy_a and_o good_a p._n 165._o 174._o 176_o 177._o 178._o 185._o 193._o 242_o church_n of_o england_n false_a and_o reason_n thereof_o p._n 149._o 169._o 179._o 180._o civil_a office_n in_o ecclesiastical_a person_n unlawful_a p._n 242_o all_o their_o spiritual_a court_n in_o eng._n unlawful_a p._n 141_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o appear_v at_o they_o reason_n for_o it_o p._n 148._o the_o manner_n of_o their_o proceed_n in_o these_o court_n p._n 145._o 146_o the_o commissary_n court_v describe_v p._n 141._o 142_o the_o high_a commission_n like_o the_o spanish_a inquisition_n the_o convocation-house_n describe_v p._n 143._o 144_o church_n warden_n office_n unlawful_a reason_n for_o it_o p._n 138_o conversion_n no_o sign_n of_o a_o true_a ministry_n p._n 66_o their_a collecte_v in_o their_o assembly_n idolatrous_a p._n 107_o confirmation_n of_o child_n unlawful_a and_o reason_n for_o it_o p._n 100_o 101_o cross_n in_o baptism_n unlawful_a and_o reason_n for_o it_o p._n 95._o 96_o excommunication_n and_o the_o absolution_n of_o the_o person_n be_v action_n common_a to_o the_o whole_a church_n p._n 134_o church_a of_o woman_n see_v woman_n d._n there_o aught_o to_o be_v deacon_n in_o every_o true_a church_n reason_n thereof_o p._n 4._o 5._o their_o office_n consist_v only_o in_o receive_v and_o distribute_v the_o benevolence_n of_o the_o church_n and_o argument_n for_o it_o idem_fw-la the_o deaconry_n of_o their_o church_n assembly_n be_v a_o unlawful_a office_n p._n 48_o the_o office_n of_o a_o doctor_n be_v distinct_a from_o that_o of_o a_o pastor_n and_o reason_n for_o it_o p._n 4_o mr._n dayrel_n description_n of_o a_o visible_a church_n refute_v p._n 182._o 183._o the_o reason_n which_o he_o lay_v down_o to_o prove_v their_o parish_n assembly_n true_a church_n answer_v p._n 185._o 186._o 187._o 188._o 189_o etc._n etc._n discipline_n see_v government_n e._n the_o election_n of_o every_o ecclesiast_n officer_z must_v be_v by_o the_o free_a choice_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n where_o he_o be_v to_o administer_v p._n 7._o 8_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v not_o elect_v according_a to_o god_n word_n p._n 12_o obstinate_a sinner_n must_v be_v excommunicate_v p._n 131._o reason_n for_o it_o p._n 132._o how_o the_o church_n be_v to_o walk_v towards_o such_o p._n 133._o and_o when_o and_o how_o to_o receive_v they_o again_o p._n 134_o 70._o gross_a error_n practise_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n p._n 243._o 244_o example_n prove_a the_o unlawfulnesse_n of_o communicate_v in_o a_o false_a worship_n p._n 84._o 85_o etc._n etc._n f._n the_o court_n of_o faculty_n describe_v p._n 141_o their_o fast_n be_v popish_a p._n 106_o so_o be_v the_o font._n p._n 104_o g._n a_o certain_a form_n of_o church_n government_n be_v prescribe_v by_o christ_n reason_n for_o it_o p._n 128._o 129._o the_o same_o be_v unchangeable_a ordinary_a and_o common_a to_o all_o church_n p._n 135._o a_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n p._n 136_o it_o can_v be_v a_o true_a church_n which_o want_v it_o p._n 149_o this_o government_n must_v be_v set_v up_o and_o practise_v though_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n allow_v not_o thereof_o pag._n 15â—_n and_o reason_n for_o it_o p._n 156._o 157._o 158_o etc._n etc._n the_o church_n government_n in_o england_n take_v whole_o and_o every_o part_n from_o the_o pope_n page_n 138._o 147_o man_n can_v submit_v to_o it_o without_o break_v the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n pag._n 148._o 149_o governor_n or_o rule_v elder_n ought_v to_o be_v in_o every_o true_a church_n page_n 4_o godfather_n in_o baptism_n popish_a p._n 104_o the_o manner_n of_o read_v the_o gospel_n and_o epistle_n condemn_v pag._n 107_o gift_n make_v not_o minister_n pag._n 65_o h._n homily_n unlawful_a to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o church_n reason_n for_o it_o p._n 109._o 110._o the_o observation_n of_o holy_a day_n superstitious_a p._n 106_o 107_o the_o hierarchy_n impair_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n pag._n 227_o i._n what_o jeroboam'_v priest_n can_v have_v say_v for_o their_o religion_n page_n 85._o 86_o etc._n etc._n such_o as_o maintain_v ill_a cause_n upbraid_v other_o with_o ignorance_n page_n 211_o k._n the_o example_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n vain_o allege_v to_o justify_v king_n edward_n &_o queen_n elizabeth_n compel_v of_o their_o subject_n to_o be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 201._o 202_o kneel_v in_o the_o act_n of_o receive_v of_o the_o lord_n supper_n a_o idolatrous_a gesture_n reason_n why_o unlawful_a p._n 97_o the_o sitter_n be_v accessary_a to_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o kneeler_n p._n 252._o 253_o king_n james_n his_o say_n of_o the_o puritan_n p._n 205_o l._n the_o ministry_n of_o lecturer_n in_o the_o assembly_n of_o england_n new_a and_o strange_a from_o the_o scripture_n and_o reason_n thereof_o p._n 49._o 50_o etc._n etc._n dr._n laiton_n answer_v and_o his_o principle_n prove_v tolead_v unto_o separation_n p._n 151._o 153._o 154_o such_o as_o take_v any_o ecclesiastical_a office_n from_o the_o bb._n transgress_v against_o the_o law_n of_o realm_n p._n 71._o 72_o litany_n no_o better_o than_o blasphemy_n and_o conjuration_n p._n 107_o the_o learned_a against_o communicate_v in_o a_o false_a ministry_n p._n 27._o 28._o 29._o and_o false_a worship_n p._n 90._o 91_o m._n the_o manner_n of_o marry_v in_o england_n unlawful_a p._n 101_o member_n be_v to_o be_v take_v into_o the_o church_n by_o make_v public_a profession_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n p._n 135._o 167_o every_o man_n that_o be_v a_o member_n ought_v to_o have_v his_o voice_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 134_o reason_n why_o man_n shall_v make_v themselves_o member_n of_o true_a visible_a church_n p._n 166_o what_o make_v member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n p._n 169._o