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be_v obstinate_a and_o refractory_a and_o will_v not_o be_v rule_v but_o by_o coercion_n and_o compulsion_n &_o it_o be_v more_o than_o church-member_n as_o such_o can_v do_v to_o reduce_v he_o by_o exhortation_n and_o good_a advice_n then_o church-member_n must_v act_v also_o by_o a_o power_n of_o magistracy_n either_o assume_v or_o delegated_a however_o it_o be_v that_o power_n of_o magistracy_n be_v subordinate_a to_o the_o sovereign_a magistrate_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o maxim_n in_o scripture_n philosophy_n and_o common_a reason_n that_o theorem_n or_o proposition_n that_o be_v true_a asunder_o be_v no_o way_n contradictory_n one_o to_o another_o now_o these_o two_o follow_a proposition_n be_v of_o a_o undeniable_a truth_n viz._n the_o magistrate_n be_v a_o sovereign_a governor_n over_o all_o person_n and_o society_n and_o in_o all_o matter_n and_o cause_n whether_o they_o pertain_v to_o religion_n or_o no_o and_o this_o every_o particular_a church_n have_v a_o right_a and_o power_n 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law_n and_o so_o
he_o here_o one_o may_v see_v as_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o king_n may_v stand_v together_o so_o the_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n may_v very_o well_o consist_v with_o the_o power_n right_a and_o liberty_n of_o a_o private_a church_n and_o the_o like_a he_o do_v by_o many_o passage_n of_o scripture_n which_o he_o urge_v namely_o isa_n 49._o v._n 23._o king_n shall_v be_v thy_o nurse_n father_n etc._n etc._n and_o esa_n 60._o 10._o revel_v 21._o v._n 24._o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v bring_v their_o honour_n to_o the_o church_n and_o rom._n 13._o 4._o and_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 13._o he_o add_v since_o the_o scripture_n speak_v thus_o general_o for_o thy_o good_a for_o the_o punishment_n of_o evil-doer_n and_o the_o praise_n of_o they_o that_o do_v well_o we_o must_v not_o distinguish_v where_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o now_o let_v we_o go_v to_o new-england_n where_o none_o will_v deny_v but_o a_o power_n and_o right_n of_o church_n be_v 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18_o 15._o if_o thy_o brother_n etc._n etc._n aught_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o private_a offence_n and_o know_v only_o to_o the_o party_n offend_v and_o offend_v these_o be_v his_o word_n we_o understand_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n of_o conceal_a offence_n as_o the_o word_n sound_n therefore_o if_o thy_o brother_n have_v trespass_v against_o thou_o and_o it_o be_v know_v to_o thyself_o only_o and_o there_o be_v no_o witness_n christ_n command_v that_o thou_o shall_v repair_v to_o he_o private_o and_o a_o little_o low_a here_o it_o be_v not_o mean_v that_o hide_a sin_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o light_v thereby_o to_o shame_v our_o brother_n so_o that_o this_o offence_n not_o break_v forth_o into_o a_o open_a scandal_n it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o the_o wrong_a party_n will_v have_v take_v a_o way_n to_o put_v his_o brother_n to_o a_o open_a shame_n or_o that_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n have_v wish_v he_o so_o to_o do_v but_o rather_o to_o make_v first_o one_o or_o two_o privy_a to_o it_o and_o then_o some_o more_o trusty_a secret_a friend_n it_o may_v be_v a_o college_n of_o three_o call_v a_o church_n among_o the_o jew_n appoint_v to_o reconcile_v disterence_n between_o brother_n and_o brother_n which_o be_v like_o the_o morum_fw-la censores_fw-la censor_n of_o manner_n or_o it_o may_v be_v such_o as_o be_v mention_v 1_o cor._n chap._n 6._o who_o be_v like_o the_o elder_n speak_v of_o by_o ambrose_n which_o be_v not_o invest_v with_o any_o authority_n to_o constrain_v censure_n or_o punish_v the_o offender_n for_o the_o word_n in_o the_o 17._o verse_n let_v he_o be_v to_o thou_o show_v both_o that_o the_o offence_n be_v private_a &_o that_o the_o offend_a party_n be_v not_o to_o take_v any_o other_o course_n but_o only_o to_o have_v no_o further_o converse_v with_o he_o for_o if_o he_o offender_n have_v be_v excommunicate_v by_o a_o
canton_n for_o be_v to_o live_v under_o a_o cross_a magistrate_n they_o can_v not_o exercise_v their_o discipline_n as_o a_o law_n command_v by_o the_o magistrate_n nor_o execute_v their_o censure_n of_o excommunication_n as_o act_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o therefore_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o france_n have_v upon_o much_o better_a ground_n retain_v excommunication_n than_o the_o church_n of_o geneva_n who_o live_v under_o a_o magistrate_n that_o be_v himself_o part_n of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o necessitate_v to_o divide_v jurisdiction_n since_o the_o same_o man_n who_o be_v member_n of_o church_n be_v also_o member_n of_o the_o city_n and_o magistracy_n and_o since_o the_o discipline_n yea_o excommunication_n be_v a_o law_n of_o the_o magistrate_n there_o be_v little_a need_n to_o divide_v power_n and_o jurisdiction_n which_o when_o they_o shall_v have_v do_v all_o they_o can_v must_v needs_o stream_n from_o the_o same_o springhead_n but_o in_o france_n they_o can_v not_o 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out_o of_o its_o communion_n or_o assembly_n this_o it_o do_v by_o no_o other_o power_n than_o a_o magistrate_n a_o town_n a_o corporation_n or_o a_o hall_n shall_v act_v by_o in_o banish_v or_o expel_v a_o member_n of_o their_o own_o body_n i_o confess_v few_o of_o the_o minister_n in_o france_n will_v acknowledge_v that_o their_o discipline_n be_v take_v up_o upon_o such_o ground_n but_o rather_o that_o it_o be_v according_a to_o the_o pattern_n in_o the_o mount_n and_o the_o discipline_n of_o christ_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o spiritual_a censure_n and_o a_o sword_n commit_v only_o to_o the_o minister_n by_o a_o scripture_n warrant_v and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n and_o of_o bind_v and_o lose_v but_o i_o much_o wonder_v that_o wise_a man_n have_v a_o good_a foundation_n upon_o which_o they_o may_v firm_o ground_v their_o discipline_n shall_v rather_o choose_v to_o build_v it_o upon_o the_o sand_n and_o upon_o the_o sea_n shore_n where_o it_o may_v be_v soon_o wash_v away_o what_o man_n possess_v a_o inheritance_n by_o a_o good_a title_n will_v renounce_v that_o and_o rather_o feign_v a_o false_a will_n and_o testament_n and_o upon_o that_o ground_n his_o title_n which_o prove_v invalid_a will_v put_v he_o by_o the_o inheritance_n he_o have_v a_o good_a title_n to_o yet_o this_o they_o do_v who_o will_v acknowledge_v no_o discipline_n but_o from_o christ_n and_o will_v not_o put_v a_o man_n out_o of_o their_o assembly_n but_o by_o a_o power_n derive_v to_o they_o from_o christ_n but_o it_o be_v prove_v to_o their_o face_n 1._o that_o jesus_n christ_n never_o chalk_v out_o any_o form_n of_o discipline_n but_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o prudence_n and_o discretion_n of_o christian_a magistrate_n pastor_n and_o people_n who_o in_o general_n be_v command_v to_o see_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v orderly_o 2._o that_o excommunication_n be_v no_o otherwise_o a_o law_n of_o christ_n then_o be_v the_o act_n of_o put_v away_o a_o hurtful_a member_n from_o 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paraenesis_n and_o in_o my_o corollary_n in_o a_o letter_n of_o his_o write_v but_o a_o few_o week_n before_o he_o die_v where_o his_o judgement_n be_v whole_o consonant_a to_o my_o opinion_n that_o all_o church-government_n be_v prudentiall_a arbitrary_a and_o take_v up_o by_o consent_n for_o necessity_n of_o order_n and_o not_o for_o conscience_n beside_o i_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o a_o very_a reverend_a preacher_n in_o a_o famous_a church_n in_o normandy_n in_o a_o letter_n of_o he_o to_o i_o wherein_o after_o he_o have_v deliver_v his_o own_o judgement_n concern_v the_o book_n he_o add_v that_o of_o one_o of_o his_o fellow-minister_n in_o that_o church_n in_o these_o word_n one_o of_o my_o colleague_n who_o have_v read_v your_o first_o book_n have_v give_v this_o testimony_n of_o it_o that_o he_o be_v much_o satisfy_v upon_o the_o read_n of_o it_o and_o that_o your_o opinion_n be_v so_o far_o from_o weaken_v our_o discipline_n that_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o do_v rather_o 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