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as_o if_o it_o be_v four_o flock_n because_o he_o preach_v pastoral_o to_o some_o and_o administer_v the_o lord_n supper_n to_o other_o as_o to_z stranger_n 2_o other_o as_o infant_n he_o baptise_n as_o unconfirmed_a member_n or_o 3._o other_o he_o excommunicate_v 4._o other_o he_o convert_v as_o find_v they_o no_o visible_a saint_n by_o one_o and_o the_o same_o office_n he_o feed_v and_o govern_v all_o 2._o the_o same_o argument_n be_v retort_v archippus_n administer_v the_o lord_n supper_n as_o mr._n h._n his_o book_n of_o discipline_n and_o mr._n cotton_n 103._o teach_v and_o the_o word_n warrant_v he_o to_o do_v to_o forty_o godly_a visible_a saint_n out_o of_o forty_o sister-congregation_n either_o as_o a_o pastor_n or_o no_o pastor_n to_o these_o forty_o either_o as_o to_o his_o own_o flock_n or_o not_o his_o own_o flock_n not_o as_o no_o pastor_n mr._n h._n mr._n cotton_n except_o they_o follow_v socinian_o and_o all_o shall_v gainsay_v that_o if_o as_o a_o pastor_n then_o by_o mr._n hooker_n argument_n he_o must_v have_v pastoral_a office_n over_o forty_o church_n so_o the_o same_o argument_n destroy_v the_o synod_n though_o some_o way_n sound_o establish_v by_o mr._n cotton_n 65._o yea_o mr._n h._n grant_v it_o be_v lawful_a to_o tender_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n to_o those_o of_o other_o congregation_n yea_o he_o be_v warrant_v by_o the_o word_n so_o to_o do_v 1_o cor._n 10._o 16_o 17._o 1_o cor._n 12._o 13._o eph._n 2._o 12_o 13._o eph._n 4._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 11_o 12_o 13._o it_o be_v against_o the_o congregational_a way_n and_o it_o be_v not_o equal_a to_o bring_v quod_fw-la fuit_fw-la demonstrandum_fw-la such_o strong_a demonstration_n as_o he_o call_v they_o against_o mr._n r._n and_o the_o presbyterian_a church_n which_o destroy_v his_o own_o congregational_a way_n 3._o if_o he_o act_v as_o a_o pastor_n and_o shepherd_n to_o they_o his_o flock_n they_o must_v be_v for_o that_o the_o nature_n of_o relative_n require_v this_o be_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o mean_v not_o only_o a_o single_a congregation_n but_o divers_a congregation_n and_o many_o sheep_n in_o the_o flock_n of_o divers_a congregation_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v not_o a_o few_o but_o exceed_v many_o in_o scripture_n phil._n 2._o 21._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 6._o heb._n 2._o 9_o 1_o tim._n 2._o 4._o joh._n 11._o 48._o joh._n 12._o 32._o rev._n 5._o 13._o mr._n h._n the_o presbytery_n be_v elder_n to_o the_o classical_a church_n say_v mr._n r._n in_o some_o respect_n not_o simple_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o in_o thing_n proper_a to_o 102._o each_o congregation_n but_o in_o thing_n common_a to_o all_o the_o unite_a church_n to_o wit_n in_o thing_n which_o rather_o concern_v the_o
chap._n iu._n mr._n ruthurfurd_n argument_n that_o prove_v that_o the_o people_n be_v not_o the_o first_o subject_n of_o the_o key_n be_v vindicate_v from_o the_o unsatisfy_a answer_n of_o mr._n hooker_n mr._n h._n that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v hold_v that_o be_v neither_o in_o scripture_n 200._o direct_o nor_o by_o consequence_n but_o that_o beliver_v lay_v hand_n on_o man_n for_o the_o ministry_n or_o receive_v witness_n or_o have_v in_o they_o any_o such_o power_n of_o government_n be_v such_o so_o mr._n r._n etc._n etc._n ans._n the_o first_o three_o argument_n touch_v not_o the_o question_n for_o office-power_n be_v formal_o in_o some_o select_a person_n who_o have_v a_o ministerial_a spirit_n and_o gift_n mr._n robinson_n say_v the_o government_n before_o and_o under_o the_o law_n and_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o still_o now_o be_v not_o in_o the_o multitude_n but_o in_o some_o chief_a man_n but_o it_o follow_v not_o because_o office-power_n which_o be_v a_o little_a part_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n be_v in_o officer_n therefore_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n be_v first_o in_o the_o officer_n but_o first_o in_o they_o who_o give_v both_o the_o power_n and_o the_o office_n and_o therefore_o have_v a_o power_n before_o they_o give_v it_o and_o therefore_o can_v take_v it_o away_o ans._n mr._n h._n have_v quick_o expede_v my_o argument_n with_o 12._o veni_fw-la vidi_fw-la vici_fw-la it_o be_v a_o scorn_n to_o say_v without_o all_o proof_n that_o the_o office-power_n be_v a_o little_a part_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n for_o the_o includent_fw-la by_o no_o logic_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o thing_n include_v the_o city_n be_v not_o a_o part_n of_o the_o house_n which_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o city_n but_o the_o contrary_a now_o the_o office-power_n in_o ruler_n include_v preach_v key_n administrate_v of_o the_o seal_n as_o mr._n h._n grant_n and_o also_o it_o include_v a_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v and_o of_o ordain_v since_o 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and_o the_o brethren_n or_o such_o a_o male-church_n of_o the_o redeem_v then_o be_v not_o the_o officer_n as_o officer_n superior_a to_o this_o church_n in_o rule_n yea_o this_o church_n give_v power_n and_o take_v away_o the_o power_n of_o govern_v by_o way_n of_o censure_n from_o the_o officer_n and_o so_o the_o brethren_n in_o rule_v must_v be_v above_o the_o officer_n as_o for_o the_o superiority_n official_a in_o precide_v and_o manage_v the_o actual_a dispense_n of_o censure_n as_o mr._n h_n violent_o allege_v heb._n 13._o 17._o to_o this_o purpose_n it_o be_v a_o rule_v over_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o brethren_n the_o like_a whereof_o be_v never_o hear_v the_o mouth_n of_o a_o judicature_n order_v but_o judge_v not_o the_o roll_a and_o judge_v of_o the_o judge_n again_o if_o officer_n be_v both_o officer_n in_o teach_v administrate_v the_o seal_n watch_v over_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o people_n and_o also_o in_o dispense_n censure_n with_o the_o elder_n then_o must_v 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