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they_o be_v confine_v now_o he_o may_v have_v see_v that_o this_o be_v much_o more_o than_o the_o indulge_v minister_n do_v he_o add_v in_o that_o same_o place_n but_o we_o never_o find_v that_o they_o take_v the_o charge_n of_o such_o or_o such_o a_o flock_n upon_o the_o edict_n or_o act_n of_o the_o council_n enjoin_v they_o thereto_o now_o we_o see_v that_o the_o minister_n not_o only_o take_v the_o charge_n of_o other_o congregation_n but_o quit_v hope_n of_o return_v to_o their_o former_a charge_n and_o yet_o he_o acknowledge_v they_o faithful_a and_o honest_a minister_n but_o if_o the_o indulge_v minister_n have_v thus_o absolute_o settle_v in_o other_o congregation_n than_o their_o own_o it_o will_v have_v be_v judge_v by_o this_o author_n unfaithfulness_n and_o dishonesty_n what_o be_v it_o dishonesty_n in_o these_o minister_n that_o they_o have_v not_o quit_v all_o hope_n of_o return_v to_o their_o former_a charge_n for_o i_o see_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o they_o and_o these_o honest_a minister_n but_o in_o this_o that_o they_o hold_v out_o long_o in_o hope_v a_o return_n than_o they_o do_v as_o for_o what_o he_o say_v in_o the_o end_n of_o that_o section_n that_o these_o honest_a minister_n take_v not_o the_o charge_n of_o these_o flock_n where_o they_o be_v confine_v upon_o the_o edict_n of_o the_o council_n enjoin_v they_o thereto_o it_o make_v no_o difference_n for_o the_o indulge_v minister_n do_v not_o take_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o congregation_n where_o they_o preach_v upon_o the_o act_n of_o the_o council_n as_o be_v well_o know_v to_o all_o who_o will_v not_o shut_v their_o eye_n and_o be_v not_o blind_v with_o prejudice_n what_o the_o author_n have_v say_v in_o these_o few_o line_n pag._n 103._o sect._n 8._o overturns_a a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o book_n the_o author_n have_v use_v divers_a weight_n and_o deal_v not_o equal_o with_o the_o indulge_v minister_n if_o they_o have_v live_v in_o king_n james_n time_n though_o they_o have_v 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he_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o what_o he_o have_v say_v under_o the_o first_o second_o and_o three_o head_n and_o i_o need_v not_o repeat_v what_o have_v be_v answer_v to_o these_o head_n in_o his_o 2d_o he_o say_v that_o hereby_o the_o magistrate_n be_v confirm_v in_o that_o usurpation_n of_o be_v proper_a judge_n of_o minister_n doctrine_n even_o in_o the_o first_o instance_n that_o be_v before_o any_o church_n judicatory_a take_v cognition_n thereof_o and_o pass_v a_o judgement_n thereupon_o and_o he_o refer_v we_o to_o his_o 8_o remark_n upon_o the_o king_n letter_n the_o word_n of_o the_o king_n letter_n as_o he_o have_v relate_v they_o be_v pag._n 4._o and_o upon_o complaint_n make_v and_o verify_v of_o any_o seditious_a discourse_n or_o expression_n in_o the_o pulpit_n or_o elsewhere_o utter_v by_o any_o of_o those_o minister_n you_o be_v immediate_o to_o turn_v they_o out_o and_o further_o punish_v they_o according_a to_o law_n and_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o offence_n his_o 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himself_o what_o wonder_v if_o there_o be_v doubt_n of_o this_o nature_n among_o these_o brethren_n and_o though_o i_o can_v certain_o assert_v that_o they_o have_v different_a apprehension_n in_o this_o matter_n yet_o i_o conjecture_v that_o there_o be_v something_o of_o it_o from_o what_o i_o read_v in_o a_o excellent_a vindication_n of_o the_o minister_n who_o make_v use_v of_o the_o indulgence_n write_v as_o be_v suppose_v by_o that_o faithful_a and_o judicious_a minister_n mr._n thomas_n wylie_n who_o be_v as_o i_o be_o inform_v present_a with_o these_o minister_n at_o their_o meeting_n though_o he_o have_v not_o then_o make_v any_o use_n of_o the_o indulgence_n for_o after_o he_o have_v in_o assertion_n 5._o assert_v that_o it_o be_v grant_v without_o debate_n that_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n have_v a_o supreme_a power_n objective_o ecclesiastic_a about_o church-matter_n and_o ass_n 7._o that_o as_o it_o be_v the_o magistrate_n sin_n to_o restrain_v minister_n from_o preach_v the_o gospel_n so_o it_o be_v condescend_v to_o by_o all_o of_o the_o presbyterian_a persuasion_n that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o magistrate_n not_o only_o to_o permit_v and_o allow_v the_o preach_a of_o the_o gospel_n in_o his_o dominion_n but_o upon_o supposition_n of_o neglect_n or_o necessity_n it_o be_v his_o duty_n to_o command_v minister_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n 2_o chron._n 17.7_o 8_o 9_o jehoshaphat_n send_v the_o levite_n and_o priest_n with_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o teach_v all_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o they_o go_v through_o all_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o teach_v the_o people_n rom._n 13.4_o the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o they_o a_o minister_n for_o good_a mr._n rutherford_n etc._n see_v durham_n of_o scandal_n part_n 3_o chap._n 14._o pag._n 250._o also_o by_o their_o negligence_n in_o not_o provide_v faithful_a teacher_n pag._n 252._o to_o countenance_n with_o their_o authority_n the_o ordinance_n of_o discipline_n to_o confirm_v by_o their_o authority_n the_o ordinance_n of_o preach_v the_o gospel_n pag._n 254_o magistrate_n may_v and_o ought_v to_o put_v minister_n etc._n etc._n to_o their_o duty_n in_o case_n they_o be_v negligent_a etc._n etc._n in_o his_o treatise_n against_o toleration_n expound_v that_o not_o only_o of_o civil_a good_a but_o also_o of_o the_o spiritual_a soul_n good_a of_o his_o subject_n which_o the_o magistrate_n as_o he_o be_v a_o nursing-father_n of_o the_o church_n and_o as_o he_o be_v custos_fw-la utriusque_fw-la tabulae_fw-la be_v to_o procure_v by_o suppress_v heretic_n and_o heresy_n and_o countenance_v faithful_a minister_n and_o some_o page_n after_o he_o say_v by_o virtue_n of_o which_o power_n contain_v in_o the_o former_a assertion_n he_o may_v move_v in_o his_o own_o sphere_n and_o act_v only_o in_o a_o civil_a capacity_n give_v command_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n 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and_o ensnare_v yea_o and_o endanger_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n if_o not_o from_o a_o purpose_n and_o design_n to_o destroy_v all_o at_o once_o he_o have_v a_o hint_n of_o it_o also_o pag._n 18._o know_v that_o favour_n grant_v by_o stand_v and_o state_v enemy_n can_v not_o be_v for_o advantage_n but_o for_o hurt_v ans_fw-fr i_o think_v it_o be_v well_o do_v that_o he_o leave_v the_o matter_n to_o christian_a prudence_n but_o it_o be_v not_o to_o the_o purpose_n he_o design_n for_o see_v it_o be_v necessity_n that_o put_v prudent_a minister_n and_o christian_n to_o the_o field_n and_o mountain_n because_o they_o be_v there_o most_o free_a from_o hazard_n i_o suppose_v the_o christian_a prudence_n of_o the_o one_o and_o other_o will_v advise_v not_o to_o go_v to_o the_o field_n and_o mountain_n if_o the_o magistrate_n grant_v so_o free_a a_o permission_n as_o he_o there_o suppose_v and_o i_o know_v not_o if_o minister_n and_o people_n can_v expect_v the_o lord_n approbation_n and_o 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