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of_o judgement_n whole_o we_o be_v sure_a to_o transgress_v in_o give_v to_o they_o what_o be_v due_a to_o god_n so_o also_o must_v this_o submission_n be_v carry_v even_o between_o man_n and_o man_n by_o decline_v the_o romish_a excess_n of_o arrogate_a too_o much_o to_o the_o public_a authority_n and_o avoid_v the_o other_o extreme_a of_o give_v too_o much_o liberty_n to_o private_a judgement_n into_o which_o anabaptist_n and_o other_o sectary_n run_v and_o thereby_o make_v void_a the_o authority_n and_o office_n of_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n 3._o therefore_o that_o we_o may_v better_o discover_v the_o bound_n of_o due_a submission_n we_o must_v take_v aim_n as_o abovesaid_a from_o the_o consideration_n first_o matter_n general_n consideration_n of_o the_o authority_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o authority_n to_o which_o the_o submission_n be_v yield_v that_o we_o find_v seat_v in_o the_o church_n nationall_n or_o universal_a and_o just_o require_v submission_n from_o the_o respective_a member_n the_o church_n we_o hear_v speak_v her_o judgement_n by_o the_o bishop_n and_o pastor_n of_o it_o either_o in_o or_o out_o of_o council_n and_o whether_o it_o do_v speak_v either_o way_n secure_v from_o possibility_n of_o error_n will_v be_v considerable_a in_o the_o yield_a of_o our_o submission_n to_o it_o second_o of_o the_o matter_n or_o thing_n in_o which_o this_o submission_n be_v yield_v these_o we_o find_v as_o be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o several_a sort_n some_o be_v only_o in_o opinion_n or_o belief_n which_o be_v inward_a need_v not_o happy_o discover_v itself_o some_o be_v in_o practice_n as_o worship_n discipline_n rite_n ceremony_n which_o be_v outward_a must_v needs_o appear_v now_o in_o reference_n to_o both_o authority_n and_o matter_n we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o consider_v the_o extent_n of_o submission_n from_o judgement_n and_o belief_n which_o begin_v within_o to_o external_a compliance_n and_o conformity_n of_o practice_n and_o 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