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become_v a_o adversary_n whether_o adversarius_fw-la litis_fw-la or_o personae_fw-la and_o speak_v hard_a word_n yea_o and_o write_v a_o book_n against_o his_o fellow_n servant_n job_n tell_v we_o though_o he_o can_v yet_o he_o will_v not_o speak_v as_o they_o do_v job_n 16._o 4_o 5._o and_o for_o the_o book_n against_o he_o he_o will_v take_v it_o and_o bind_v it_o upon_o his_o shoulder_n and_o yet_o i_o do_v not_o think_v he_o mean_v to_o cast_v it_o behind_o his_o back_n but_o that_o he_o will_v bear_fw-fr it_o as_o a_o light_a load_n and_o in_o case_n of_o his_o innocency_n he_o will_v we_o be_v it_o as_o his_o crown_n and_o for_o that_o end_n will_v declare_v unto_o he_o the_o number_n of_o his_o step_n job_n 31._o 35_o 36_o 37_o yea_o though_o such_o a_o book_n may_v seem_v to_o impartial_a and_o judicious_a mind_n write_v with_o a_o spirit_n of_o bitterness_n and_o contempt_n and_o in_o a_o style_n suitable_a yet_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o so_o learned_a christ_n nor_o the_o truth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o jesus_n as_o to_o return_v evil_a for_o evil_n or_o revile_v for_o revile_v hard_a word_n be_v not_o give_v but_o as_o the_o lord_n command_v if_o not_o in_o his_o ordinance_n yet_o in_o his_o providence_n and_o either_o they_o be_v deserve_v and_o then_o they_o be_v a_o excellent_a balm_n which_o will_v not_o break_v the_o head_n or_o undeserved_a and_o then_o the_o lord_n will_v requite_v good_a to_o he_o that_o suffer_v evil_a it_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n for_o god_n own_o servant_n to_o be_v take_v with_o paroxysm_n as_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n be_v act._n 15._o that_o be_v with_o pang_n of_o passion_n and_o that_o be_v the_o worst_a i_o conceive_v of_o the_o tarte_v passage_n of_o mr_n cawdryes_n reply_n for_o i_o see_v by_o his_o deal_n with_o mr_n hooker_n that_o he_o can_v write_v with_o more_o meekness_n and_o moderation_n when_o the_o lord_n help_v he_o let_v i_o therefore_o brief_o give_v account_n of_o such_o passage_n of_o i_o as_o have_v seem_v most_o offensive_a to_o he_o and_o that_o in_o such_o term_n as_o may_v not_o unbeseeme_v either_o myself_o or_o the_o cause_n chap._n 1._o the_o first_o offence_n he_o take_v be_v against_o my_o inconstancy_n and_o that_o which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o it_o my_o manifest_a and_o manifold_a contradiction_n to_o myself_o to_o the_o number_n of_o about_o 21_o inconstancy_n in_o the_o general_a he_o intimate_v in_o the_o text_n of_o james_n in_o his_o frontispiece_n james_n 1._o 8._o a_o double_a mind_a man_n be_v unstable_a in_o all_o his_o way_n to_o which_o i_o will_v rejoin_v no_o other_o answer_n than_o a_o text_n of_o like_a authority_n and_o allege_v i_o hope_v with_o more_o pertinency_n math._n 11._o 7._o what_o go_v you_o out_o into_o the_o wilderness_n to_o see_v a_o reed_n shake_v with_o the_o wind_n the_o contradiction_n be_v set_v forth_o in_o great_a letter_n in_o the_o title_n page_n and_o afterwards_o particular_o in_o a_o ample_a scheme_n in_o 3_o column_n in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o reply_n let_v we_o consider_v of_o they_o in_o order_n the_o 1rst_a contradiction_n 1._o the_o key_n be_v give_v to_o peter_n at_o a_o apostle_n as_o a_o elder_n as_o a_o believer_n so_o the_o sense_n be_v most_o full_a the_o key_n pag._n 4._o 1._o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n be_v give_v to_o peter_n not_o at_o a_o apostle_n nor_o as_o elder_a but_o as_o a_o profess_a believer_n the_o way_n p._n 27._o 1_o peter_n receive_v not_o the_o key_n mere_o as_o a_o believer_n but_o as_o a_o believer_n public_o profess_v his_o faith_n etc._n etc._n the_o way_n clear_v part._n 2_o p._n 39_o to_o like_o purpose_n m._n hooker_n surv._n part._n 1._o p._n 203_o the_o reconciliation_n of_o this_o seem_v contradiction_n be_v obvious_a and_o easy_a take_v the_o word_n as_o they_o stand_v in_o the_o scheme_n for_o so_o it_o may_v be_v say_v brethren_n be_v sometime_o put_v for_o private_a member_n of_o the_o church_n and_o contradistinguish_v from_o such_o as_o 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the_o order_n of_o church_n affair_n which_o may_v be_v call_v {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o or_o potestas_fw-la a_o power_n which_o many_o time_n in_o common_a speech_n go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o rule_n or_o authority_n but_o in_o proper_a speech_n it_o be_v indeed_o a_o privilege_n or_o liberty_n a_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o or_o power_n rather_o than_o authority_n it_o be_v a_o common_a speech_n usual_a among_o our_o best_a divine_n that_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n be_v mix_v of_o a_o monarchy_n a_o aristocracy_n and_o a_o democracy_n in_o regard_n of_o christ_n the_o head_n the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n be_v sovereign_a and_o monarchical_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o rule_n by_o the_o presbytery_n it_o be_v stewardly_a and_o aristocratical_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o people_n power_n in_o election_n and_o censure_n it_o be_v democratical_a chap._n 3._o touch_v the_o six_o contradiction_n the_o six_o contradiction_n be_v thus_o present_v 6._o examination_n be_v one_o of_o the_o high_a act_n of_o rule_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v perform_v but_o by_o some_o ruler_n key_n pag._n 16._o the_o church_n can_v excommunicate_v the_o whole_a presbytery_n because_o they_o have_v not_o receive_v from_o christ_n a_o office_n of_o rule_n without_o their_o officer_n ibid._n no_o act_n of_o the_o people_n power_n do_v proper_o bind_v unless_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o presbytery_n join_v with_o it_o ibid._n pag._n 36._o 6._o if_o all_o their_o officer_n be_v find_v culpable_a either_o in_o heretical_a doctrine_n or_o in_o scandalous_a crime_n the_o church_n have_v lawful_a authority_n to_o proceed_v against_o they_o all_o the_o way_n pag._n 45._o in_o case_n of_o offence_n give_v by_o a_o elder_n or_o the_o whole_a eldership_n together_o the_o church_n have_v authority_n to_o require_v satisfaction_n and_o if_o they_o give_v it_o not_o to_o proceed_v to_o censure_v ibid._n page_n 101._o 6._o excommunication_n be_v not_o a_o act_n of_o the_o power_n of_o office_n but_o of_o judgement_n nor_o a_o act_n of_o high_a rule_n but_o of_o supreme_a judgement_n seat_v in_o the_o fraternity_n surv._n part_n 3._o pag._n 45._o as_o a_o church_n of_o brethren_n can_v not_o proceed_v to_o any_o public_a censure_n without_o the_o elder_n so_o nor_o the_o elder_n without_o concurrence_n of_o the_o people_n preface_n to_o the_o key_n pag._n 4._o answer_n 1._o here_o be_v indeed_o a_o discrepance_n in_o expression_n between_o the_o way_n and_o the_o key_n but_o it_o be_v not_o my_o act_n that_o any_o such_o discrepance_n shall_v have_v be_v extant_a the_o truth_n be_v that_o many_o year_n ago_o and_o some_o year_n before_o the_o suppress_n of_o the_o bishop_n in_o england_n i_o be_v serious_o move_v by_o some_o of_o our_o brethren_n and_o fellow_n elder_n here_o to_o draw_v up_o a_o historical_a narration_n of_o our_o churchway_n together_o with_o some_o 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