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it_o know_v abroad_o conformity_n those_o who_o we_o call_v student_n be_v young_a man_n which_o study_v divinity_n and_o which_o resolve_v one_o day_n to_o exercise_v the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o because_o this_o office_n do_v consist_v alone_a in_o preach_v the_o word_n but_o general_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o one_o ought_v to_o do_v wise_o to_o govern_v the_o flock_n it_o be_v with_o great_a reason_n that_o under_o certain_a condition_n we_o suffer_v they_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o consistory_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v there_o learn_v after_o what_o way_n they_o be_v to_o act_v when_o it_o shall_v please_v almighty_a god_n to_o commit_v the_o care_n of_o some_o church_n unto_o they_o vii_o a_o magistrate_n may_v be_v call_v to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o elder_a in_o the_o consistory_n provide_v that_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o one_o office_n do_v not_o interfere_v with_o the_o other_o and_o may_v not_o be_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o church_n conformity_n what_o 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the_o universal_a church_n of_o which_o i_o speak_v just_a now_o and_o i_o be_o well_o assure_v they_o shall_v there_o find_v proceed_n very_o different_a from_o the_o conduct_n and_o stile_n of_o what_o be_v do_v in_o the_o common-law-court_n i_o know_v that_o the_o tribunal_n of_o bishop_n at_o this_o time_n have_v too_o great_a correspondence_n with_o that_o of_o secular_a court_n but_o i_o know_v also_o it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o the_o beginning_n and_o that_o the_o ancient_a christian_n govern_v themselves_o quite_o otherwise_o xiii_o believer_n shall_v be_v exhort_v by_o the_o consistory_n yea_o require_v in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n to_o speak_v truth_n for_o as_o much_o as_o that_o do_v it_o at_o all_o derogate_a from_o the_o magistrate_n authority_n as_o also_o the_o usual_a formality_n in_o make_v oath_n practise_v before_o magistrate_n shall_v not_o be_v use_v conformity_n this_o establishment_n have_v nothing_o in_o it_o but_o what_o be_v very_o agreeable_a to_o the_o use_n and_o practice_v of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n as_o i_o may_v prove_v by_o sundry_a testimony_n i_o shall_v only_o instance_n in_o two_o which_o the_o ecumenical_a council_n of_o ephesus_n and_o chalcedon_n give_v we_o see_v that_o in_o one_o and_o the_o other_o 131._o conc._n ephes_n p._n 2._o act._n 1._o tom._n 2._o con._n p._n 264_o 265_o catch_n acts._n tom._n 3._o p._n 131._o they_o exhort_v and_o conjure_v the_o bishop_n by_o the_o holy_a gospel_n to_o speak_v the_o truth_n if_o these_o two_o council_n have_v make_v no_o difficulty_n to_o do_v so_o towards_o bishop_n wherefore_o shall_v not_o the_o ecclesiastical_a synod_n as_o origen_n speak_v have_v power_n to_o do_v so_o to_o particular_a person_n as_o occasion_n shall_v require_v fourteen_o in_o difference_n which_o shall_v happen_v the_o party_n shall_v be_v exhort_v by_o the_o consistory_n to_o be_v reconcile_v by_o all_o friendly_a mean_n but_o the_o consistory_n shall_v not_o appoint_v arbitrator_n nor_o shall_v do_v the_o office_n of_o arbitrator_n if_o any_o of_o the_o say_a body_n be_v call_v to_o be_v arbitrator_n it_o shall_v be_v only_o as_o a_o particular_a person_n and_o in_o their_o own_o name_n only_o conformity_n this_o article_n be_v take_v from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o st._n paul_n 6._o 1_o cor._n 6._o which_o exhort_v believer_n to_o compose_v their_o difference_n and_o law-suit_n in_o a_o amicable_a manner_n and_o to_o choose_v out_o some_o among_o their_o brethren_n to_o who_o judgement_n they_o may_v refer_v the_o decision_n of_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o cause_n debate_n and_o strife_n among_o they_o st._n chrysostom_n and_o theodoret_n explain_v the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n do_v full_o confirm_v what_o be_v ordain_v by_o our_o discipline_n xv._o beside_o the_o admonition_n which_o be_v make_v by_o the_o consistory_n to_o those_o as_o have_v do_v amiss_o if_o it_o so_o happen_v that_o great_a censure_n and_o punishment_n must_v be_v use_v it_o shall_v be_v either_o 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we_o do_v they_o inform_v sinner_n of_o their_o duty_n they_o charitable_o represent_v to_o they_o their_o fault_n they_o apply_v to_o they_o fit_a censure_n they_o deprive_v they_o of_o participate_v of_o the_o divine_a mystery_n they_o cause_v they_o to_o pass_v by_o certain_a degree_n of_o penance_n proportion_v to_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o fault_n and_o when_o the_o crime_n be_v heinous_a and_o the_o obstinacy_n stout_a and_o resolute_a they_o excommunicate_v they_o in_o separate_v they_o from_o the_o society_n of_o the_o faithful_a as_o person_n who_o have_v make_v themselves_o unworthy_a of_o live_v within_o the_o pale_a of_o the_o church_n tertullian_n have_v in_o few_o word_n comprise_v all_o this_o proceed_n which_o i_o have_v now_o touch_v when_o describe_v the_o assembly_n of_o his_o time_n 39_o apolog._n cap._n 39_o he_o observe_v that_o therein_o be_v make_v exhortation_n reprehension_n and_o censure_n that_o therein_o be_v inflict_v punishment_n that_o after_o 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to_o exclude_v from_o the_o holy_a assembly_n those_o which_o live_v ill_o 3._o chap._n 3._o art_n 3._o upon_o which_o it_o may_v be_v note_v there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o excommunication_n among_o the_o primitive_a christian_n the_o former_a which_o be_v most_o frequent_a consist_v in_o the_o be_v debar_v from_o the_o sacrament_n to_o which_o sinner_n can_v not_o approach_v until_o after_o have_v do_v penance_n for_o their_o sin_n as_o it_o happen_v to_o the_o emperor_n theodosius_n as_o be_v relate_v by_o zozoman_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 25._o for_o so_o it_o be_v that_o all_o public_a sin_n be_v punish_v the_o other_o be_v a_o total_a exclusion_n from_o the_o society_n of_o believer_n which_o tertullian_n express_v by_o omni_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la tecto_fw-la submovere_fw-la xvi_o suspension_n from_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n shall_v be_v use_v the_o more_o effectual_o to_o humble_a sinner_n and_o make_v they_o the_o more_o true_o sensible_a of_o their_o offence_n this_o suspension_n 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