〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o greek_a scholia_fw-la which_o he_o use_v to_o cite_v have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d four_o peter_n add_v not_o as_o be_v lord_n or_o overrule_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o we_o may_v understand_v he_o condemn_v the_o roll_a power_n of_o the_o lord_n bishop_n not_o of_o the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o episcopus_fw-la dominus_fw-la not_o of_o episcopus_fw-la domini_fw-la just_o as_o ezek_n 34._o 4._o the_o shepherd_n of_o israel_n be_v reprove_v for_o lord_v it_o over_o the_o flock_n with_o force_n and_o with_o cruelty_n have_v you_o rule_v they_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n to_o rule_v they_o but_o it_o be_v their_o sin_n to_o rule_v they_o with_o force_n and_o with_o cruelty_n the_o twenty_o argument_n i_o take_v from_o 1_o cor._n 4._o 1._o let_v a_o man_n so_o account_v of_o we_o as_o of_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n and_o steward_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n moreover_o it_o be_v require_v in_o steward_n that_o a_o man_n be_v find_v 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room_n of_o cut_a stone_n which_o be_v in_o the_o temple_n from_o the_o morning_n to_o the_o evening_n daily_a sacrifice_n the_o sanhedrin_n do_v judge_v case_n of_o idolatry_n apostasy_n false_a prophet_n etc._n etc._n talm._n hieros_n in_o sanhed_n cap._n 1._o sect_n 5._o now_o all_o this_o be_v unquestionable_o true_a of_o the_o jewish_a sanhedrin_n if_o we_o shall_v suppose_v that_o they_o have_v no_o supreme_a sanhedrin_n but_o that_o which_o have_v the_o power_n of_o civil_a magistracy_n than_o i_o ask_v where_o be_v that_o christian_a state_n which_o be_v or_o be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v mould_v according_a to_o this_o pattern_n must_v minister_n have_v vote_n in_o parliament_n must_v they_o be_v civil_a lawyer_n must_v all_o criminal_a and_o capital_a judgement_n be_v according_a to_o the_o judicial_a law_n of_o moses_n and_o none_o otherwise_o must_v there_o be_v no_o civil_a punishment_n without_o previous_a admonition_n of_o the_o offender_n must_v parliament_n sit_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o interpret_v scripture_n which_o sense_n be_v true_a and_o which_o false_a and_o determine_v controversy_n of_o faith_n and_o case_n of_o conscience_n and_o judge_v of_o all_o false_a doctrine_n yet_o all_o this_o must_v be_v if_o there_o be_v a_o parallel_n make_v with_o the_o jewish_a sanhedrin_n i_o know_v some_o divine_n hold_v that_o the_o judicial_a law_n of_o moses_n so_o far_o as_o concern_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n against_o the_o moral_a â—aw_v idolatry_n blasphemy_n sabbath-breaking_a adultery_n theft_n etc._n etc._n aught_o to_o be_v a_o rule_n to_o the_o christian_a magistrate_n and_o for_o my_o part_n i_o wish_v more_o respect_n be_v have_v to_o it_o and_o that_o it_o be_v more_o consult_v with_o this_o by_o the_o way_n i_o be_o here_o only_o show_v what_o must_v follow_v if_o the_o jewish_a government_n be_v take_v for_o a_o precedent_n without_o make_v a_o distinction_n of_o civil_a &_o church_n government_n sure_o the_o consequence_n will_v be_v such_o as_o i_o be_o sure_a our_o opposite_n will_v never_o admit_v of_o and_o some_o of_o which_o namely_o concern_v the_o civil_a place_n or_o power_n of_o minister_n and_o concern_v the_o magistrate_n authority_n to_o interpret_v scripture_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v certain_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v grant_v that_o the_o jew_n have_v but_o one_o sanhedrin_n yet_o there_o be_v such_o a_o intermixture_n â—of_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a both_o person_n and_o proceed_n that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o partition_n make_v of_o that_o power_n which_o the_o jewish_a sanhedrin_n do_v exercise_v which_o take_v whole_o and_o entire_a together_o can_v neither_o suit_n to_o our_o civil_a nor_o to_o our_o ecclesiastical_a court_n nay_o while_o the_o erastians_n appeal_n to_o the_o jewish_a sanhedrin_n suppose_v it_o now_o to_o be_v but_o one_o they_o do_v thereby_o engage_v themselves_o to_o grant_v unto_o church_n officer_n a_o share_n at_o
allow_v not_o only_o to_o worship_n god_n apart_o by_o themselves_o but_o also_o to_o come_v into_o the_o church_n and_o congregation_n of_o israel_n and_o to_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o jew_n nevertheless_o they_o be_v restrain_v and_o seclude_v from_o dignity_n magistracy_n and_o preferment_n in_o the_o jewish_a republic_n and_o from_o divers_a marriage_n which_o be_v free_a to_o the_o israelite_n even_o as_o stranger_n initiate_v and_o associate_v into_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v not_o therefore_o the_o privilege_n of_o roman_a citizen_n thus_o m._n selden_n who_o have_v thereby_o make_v it_o manifest_v that_o there_o be_v a_o disâ—iuction_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n and_o jewish_a state_n because_o those_o proselyte_n 20._o be_v embody_a into_o the_o jewish_a church_n as_o church_n member_n and_o have_v a_o right_a to_o communicate_v in_o the_o holy_a ordinance_n among_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n yet_o be_v not_o proper_o member_n of_o the_o jewish_a state_n nor_o admit_v to_o civil_a privilege_n whence_o it_o be_v also_o that_o the_o name_n of_o jew_n and_o proselyte_n be_v use_v distinct_o act_v 2._o 10._o chap._n iii_o that_o the_o jew_n have_v a_o ecclesiastical_a sanhedrin_n and_o government_n distinct_a from_o the_o civil_a i_o come_v to_o the_o second_o point_n that_o there_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a government_n and_o a_o ecclesiastical_a sanhedrin_n among_o the_o jew_n this_o distinction_n of_o the_o two_o sanhedrin_n the_o civil_a and_o the_o ecclesiastical_a be_v maintain_v by_o zepperus_n de_fw-fr polit_fw-la eccles_n l._n 3._o cap._n 7._o junius_n in_o deut._n 17._o piscator_fw-la ibid._n wolphius_n in_o 2._o reg._n 23._o gerhard_n harm_n de_fw-fr pass_n cap._n 8._o gâ—…dwin_n moses_n and_o aaron_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 1._o bucerus_n de_fw-fr gubern_n eccl_n pag._n 61_o 62._o walaeus_n tom._n 2._o pag._n 9_o pelargus_n in_o deut._n 17._o sopingius_fw-la ad_fw-la bonam_fw-la fidem_fw-la sibrandi_fw-la pag._n 261._o et_fw-la seq_n the_o dutch_a annotation_n on_o deut._n 17._o &_o 2_o chron._n 19_o bertramus_fw-la de_fw-la polit_fw-la jud._n cap._n 11._o apâ—…llonii_fw-la jus_o majest_n part_n 1._o p._n 374._o strigelius_n in_o 2._o paralip_n cap._n 19_o the_o professor_n of_o groan_v vide_fw-la judicium_fw-la facult_a theol._n academiae_fw-la groninganae_n apud_fw-la cabeljav_n def_n potest_fw-la eccl._n pag._n 54._o i_o remember_v raynolds_n in_o the_o conference_n with_o hart_n be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n also_o m._n paget_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o church_n government_n pag._n 41._o beside_o divers_a other_o i_o shall_v only_o add_v the_o testimony_n of_o constantinus_n l'empereur_n a_o man_n singular_o well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o jewish_a antiquity_n who_o have_v express_v himself_o concern_v this_o point_n both_o in_o his_o annotation_n upon_o bertram_n pag._n 389._o and_o annot._n in_o cod._n middoth_n pag._n 187_o 188._o the_o latter_a of_o these_o two_o passage_n you_o have_v here_o in_o the_o sacerdotii_fw-la margin_n express_v not_o only_a his_o opinion_n but_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o and_o it_o be_v no_o obscure_a footstep_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a sanhedrin_n doctorum_fw-la which_o be_v cite_v out_o of_o elias_n by_o d._n buxtorf_n in_o his_o lexicon_n chald._n talmud_n &_o rabbin_z p._n 1514._o the_o first_o institution_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a sanhedrin_n appear_v to_o i_o to_o be_v hold_v forth_o exod._n 24._o 1._o where_o god_n say_v to_o moses_n come_v up_o unto_o the_o lord_n thou_o and_o aaron_n nadâ—…_n and_o abihu_n and_o seventy_o of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n it_o be_v a_o controversy_n among_o interpreter_n who_o those_o seventy_o elder_n be_v 3._o tostatus_n make_v it_o clear_a that_o they_o be_v not_o the_o seventy_o elder_n choose_v for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n num_fw-la 11._o nor_o yet_o the_o judge_n choose_v by_o the_o advice_n of_o jethro_n exod._n 18._o nor_o yet_o any_o other_o judge_n which_o 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begin_n of_o the_o second_o year_n after_o the_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o not_o before_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n which_o tostatus_n prove_v by_o this_o argunent_a the_o law_n be_v give_v the_o three_o day_n after_o they_o come_v to_o sinai_n but_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o jethro_n shall_v in_o the_o space_n of_o three_o day_n hear_v that_o moses_n and_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sinai_n and_o come_v there_o unto_o they_o that_o moses_n shall_v go_v forth_o and_o meet_v he_o and_o receive_v he_o and_o entertain_v he_o that_o jethro_n shall_v observe_v the_o manner_n of_o moses_n his_o government_n in_o litigious_a judgement_n from_o morning_n till_o evening_n and_o give_v counsel_n to_o rectify_v it_o that_o moses_n shall_v take_v course_n to_o help_v it_o how_o can_v all_o this_o be_v do_v in_o those_o three_o day_n which_o be_v also_o appoint_v for_o sanctify_v the_o people_n against_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o law_n therefore_o 2._o he_o conclude_v that_o the_o story_n of_o jethro_n exod._n 18._o be_v a_o anticipation_n last_o he_o say_v the_o seventy_o elder_n mention_v exod._n 24._o can_v not_o be_v judge_n who_o do_v judge_v the_o people_n before_o jethro_n come_v because_o jethro_n do_v observe_v the_o whole_a burden_n of_o government_n do_v lie_v upon_o moses_n alone_o and_o there_o be_v no_o other_o judge_n now_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o seventy_o elder_n choose_v and_o call_v exod._n 24._o be_v also_o invest_v with_o anarchy_n authority_n in_o judge_a controversy_n wherein_o aaron_n or_o hur_z be_v to_o preside_v vers_fw-la 14._o they_o be_v join_v with_o aaron_n nadad_n and_o abihu_n and_o be_v call_v up_o as_o a_o representative_a of_o the_o whole_a church_n when_o god_n be_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o his_o people_n it_o be_v after_o the_o judicial_a law_n exod._n 21._o &_o 22._o &_o 23._o and_o that_o 24_o chapter_n be_v a_o transition_n to_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n concern_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o structure_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o be_v to_o follow_v neither_o have_v the_o seventy_o elder_n of_o which_o now_o i_o speak_v any_o share_n of_o the_o supreme_a civil_a government_n to_o judge_v hard_o civil_a cause_n and_o to_o receive_v appeal_n concern_v those_o thing_n from_o the_o inferior_a judge_n for_o all_o this_o do_v still_o lie_v upon_o moses_n alone_o num._n 11._o 14._o furthermore_o they_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v admit_v to_o a_o sacred_a banquet_n and_o to_o eat_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n in_o his_o presence_n exod._n 24._o 5_o 10_o 11._o and_o be_v thereby_o confirm_v in_o their_o call_n all_o which_o lay_v together_o may_v seem_v to_o amount_v to_o no_o less_o than_o a_o solemn_a intere_n and_o invest_n of_o they_o into_o a_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n the_o next_o proof_n for_o the_o ecclesiastical_a sanhedrin_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o deut._n 17._o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o where_o observe_v 1._o it_o be_v agree_v upon_o both_o by_o jewish_a and_o christian_a expositor_n that_o this_o place_n hold_v forth_o a_o supreme_a civil_a court_n of_o judge_n and_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o civil_a sanhedrin_n be_v main_o ground_v on_o this_o very_a text._n now_o if_o this_o text_n hold_v forth_o a_o superior_a civil_a jurisdiction_n as_o be_v universal_o acknowledge_v it_o hold_v forth_o also_o a_o superior_a ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n distinct_a from_o the_o civil_a for_o the_o text_n carry_v the_o authority_n and_o sentence_n of_o the_o priest_n as_o high_a as_o the_o authority_n and_o sentence_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o that_o in_o a_o disjunctive_a way_n as_o two_o power_n not_o one_o and_o each_o of_o they_o bind_v respective_o and_o in_o its_o proper_a sphere_n 2._o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n tell_v we_o of_o three_o kind_n of_o cause_n which_o be_v find_v difficult_a be_v transmit_v from_o the_o inferior_a court_n to_o those_o at_o jerusalem_n 1._o
punishment_n except_o what_o be_v civil_a he_o grant_v also_o that_o niddui_n be_v include_v in_o the_o other_o two_o so_o that_o in_o all_o three_o there_o be_v a_o shut_n out_o from_o the_o holy_a thing_n i_o must_v not_o forget_v the_o testimony_n of_o my_o countryman_n master_n weemse_n in_o his_o christian_a synagogue_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o sect_n 3._o paragr_n 7._o they_o have_v three_o sort_n of_o excommunication_n first_o the_o lesser_a than_o the_o middle_a sort_n than_o the_o great_a the_o lesser_a be_v call_v niddui_n and_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d put_v out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n and_o they_o hold_v that_o cain_n be_v excommunicate_v this_o way_n the_o second_o be_v call_v cherem_n or_o anathema_n with_o this_o sort_n of_o excommunication_n be_v the_o incestuous_a person_n censure_v 2_o cor._n 2._o the_o three_o shammatha_n they_o hold_v that_o enoch_n institute_v it_o judas_n v._n 14._o and_o after_o these_o who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d put_v out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n be_v not_o simple_o seclude_v from_o the_o temple_n but_o suffer_v to_o stand_v in_o the_o gate_n etc._n etc._n these_o who_o be_v excommunicate_v by_o the_o second_o sort_n of_o excommunication_n be_v not_o permit_v to_o come_v near_o the_o temple_n these_o who_o be_v excommunicate_v after_o the_o three_o sort_n be_v seclude_v out_o of_o the_o society_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n altogether_o and_o thus_o i_o have_v produce_v fifteen_o witness_n for_o the_o ecclesiastical_a excommunication_n of_o the_o jew_n i_o may_v produce_v many_o more_o but_o i_o have_v make_v choice_n of_o these_o because_o all_o of_o they_o have_v take_v more_o than_o ordinary_a pain_n in_o search_v the_o jewish_a antiquity_n and_o divers_a of_o they_o be_v of_o great_a note_n for_o their_o skill_n therein_o in_o the_o next_o place_n let_v we_o observe_v the_o cause_n degree_n manner_n and_o rite_n how_o the_o authority_n by_o which_o the_o end_n and_o effect_n of_o excommunication_n among_o the_o jew_n and_o see_v whether_o all_o these_o do_v not_o help_v to_o make_v their_o excommunication_n a_o pattern_n for_o we_o for_o the_o cause_n there_o be_v 24_o cause_n for_o which_o a_o man_n be_v excommunicate_v among_o the_o jew_n you_o may_v read_v they_o in_o buxtorf_n lexicon_n chald_v talmud_n &_o rabbin_z p._n 1304_o 1305._o m._n selden_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la nat_n &_o gentium_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 8._o jo._n coach_n annot._n in_o excerp_n gem._n sanhedrin_n cap._n 2._o pag._n 147._o divers_a of_o these_o cause_n do_v not_o at_o all_o concern_v personal_a or_o civil_a injury_n for_o such_o injury_n be_v not_o account_v cause_n of_o excommunication_n but_o be_v to_o be_v punish_v otherwise_o as_o shall_v be_v prove_v afterward_o but_o matter_n of_o scandal_n by_o which_o god_n be_v dishonour_v and_o the_o stumbling-blocke_n of_o a_o evil_a example_n lay_v before_o other_o one_o cause_n be_v the_o despise_n of_o any_o of_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n or_o statute_n of_o the_o scribe_n another_o be_v the_o sell_v of_o land_n to_o a_o gentile_a another_o be_v a_o priest_n not_o separate_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o oblation_n another_o he_o that_o in_o captivity_n do_v not_o iterate_v or_o observe_v the_o second_o time_n a_o holy_a day_n another_o 195._o he_o that_o do_v any_o servile_a work_n upon_o easter_n eve_o another_o he_o that_o mention_v the_o name_n of_o god_n rash_o or_o by_o a_o vain_a oath_n another_o he_o that_o enduce_v or_o give_v occasion_n to_o other_o to_o profane_v the_o name_n of_o god_n another_o he_o that_o make_v other_o to_o â—ate_z holy_a thing_n without_o the_o holy_a temple_n another_o he_o that_o make_v computation_n of_o year_n and_o month_n without_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v as_o d_o r_o buxtorf_n write_v calendar_n or_o as_o m._n selden_n compute_v year_n and_o month_n otherwise_o than_o their_o father_n have_v do_v another_o he_o that_o retard_v or_o hinder_v other_o from_o do_v the_o law_n and_o commandment_n another_o he_o that_o make_v the_o offering_n profane_a as_o d_o r_o buxtorf_n or_o offer_v a_o sickly_a beast_n as_o i._o coch._n another_o a_o sacrificer_n that_o do_v not_o show_v his_o sacrifice_a knife_n before_o a_o wise_a man_n or_o a_o rabbi_n that_o it_o may_v be_v know_v to_o be_v a_o lawful_a knife_n and_o not_o faulty_a another_o he_o that_o can_v be_v make_v to_o know_v or_o to_o learn_v another_o he_o that_o have_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n do_v thereafter_o converse_v familiar_o with_o she_o another_o a_o wise_a man_n that_o be_v a_o rabbi_n or_o doctor_n infamous_a for_o a_o evil_a life_n the_o other_o cause_n have_v also_o matter_n of_o scandal_n in_o they_o namely_o the_o despise_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n or_o rabbi_n though_o it_o be_v after_o his_o death_n the_o despise_n of_o a_o officer_n or_o messenger_n of_o the_o house_n of_o judgement_n he_o that_o cast_v up_o to_o his_o neighbour_n a_o servile_a condition_n or_o call_v his_o neighbour_n servant_n he_o that_o contumacious_o refuse_v to_o appear_v at_o the_o day_n appoint_v by_o the_o judge_n he_o that_o do_v not_o submit_v himself_o to_o the_o judicial_a sentence_n he_o that_o have_v in_o his_o house_n any_o hurtful_a thing_n as_o a_o mad_a dog_n or_o a_o weak_a leather_n he_o that_o before_o heathen_a judge_n bear_v witness_v against_o a_o israelite_n he_o that_o make_v the_o blind_a to_o fall_v he_o that_o have_v excommunicate_v another_o without_o cause_n when_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v be_v excommunicate_a thus_o you_o have_v the_o 24_o cause_n of_o the_o jewish_a excommunication_n of_o which_o some_o be_v mere_a scandal_n other_o of_o a_o mix_a nature_n that_o be_v partly_o injury_n partly_o scandal_n but_o they_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o cause_n of_o excommunication_n qua_fw-la scandal_n not_o qua_fw-la 〈◊〉_d io._n coch._n annot._n in_o exc._n gem._n sanhedrin_n pag._n 146_o explain_v 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christ_n and_o we_o preach_v in_o christ_n stead_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 20._o this_o he_o do_v not_o nor_o can_v deny_v which_o make_v good_a my_o argument_n why_o do_v he_o not_o show_v we_o the_o like_o concern_v magistracy_n i_o suppose_v he_o will_v if_o he_o can_v this_o be_v the_o very_a point_n which_o he_o have_v to_o speak_v to_o but_o have_v not_o do_v it_o my_o four_o argument_n against_o the_o magistrate_n hold_v of_o his_o office_n of_o and_o under_z and_o for_o christ_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n room_n and_o stead_n as_o mediator_n shall_v be_v that_o which_o be_v draw_v from_o luk._n 12._o 14._o the_o jew_n be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n which_o mr._n coleman_n and_o mr._n hussey_n have_v follow_v namely_o that_o civil_a government_n shall_v be_v put_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o christ_n which_o they_o collect_v from_o jer._n 23._o 5._o he_o shall_v execute_v justice_n and_o judgement_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o such_o other_o prophecy_n by_o they_o misunderstand_a and_o hence_o 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priest_n have_v take_v jeremiah_n and_o have_v say_v to_o he_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v verse_n 8._o and_o be_v also_o inform_v that_o all_o the_o people_n be_v gather_v together_o tumultuous_o and_o disorderly_o against_o the_o prophet_n verse_n 9_o they_o think_v it_o their_o duty_n to_o rescue_v the_o prophet_n from_o the_o priest_n and_o people_n that_o he_o may_v be_v examine_v and_o judge_v by_o the_o civil_a court_n he_o be_v challenge_v and_o accuse_v as_o one_o worthy_a to_o die_v as_o for_o paul_n appellation_n to_o caesar._n first_o it_o be_v suppose_v by_o our_o opposite_n that_o he_o appeal_v from_o the_o ecclesiastical_a sanhedrin_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v a_o great_a mistake_n for_o he_o appeal_v from_o the_o judgement-seat_n of_o festus_n to_o caesar_n that_o be_v from_o a_o inâ—eriour_a civil_a court_n to_o a_o superior_a civil_a court_n which_o he_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o do_v for_o though_o festus_n have_v not_o yet_o give_v forth_o any_o sentence_n against_o paul_n yet_o he_o appeal_v à _fw-la gravamine_fw-la and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a grievance_n indeed_o while_o as_o festus_n show_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o most_o corrupt_a judge_n who_o though_o the_o jew_n can_v prove_v none_o of_o those_o thing_n whereof_o they_o accuse_v paul_n act._n 25._o 7._o which_o shall_v have_v make_v festus_n to_o acquit_v and_o dismiss_v he_o yet_o be_v willing_a to_o do_v the_o jew_n a_o pleasure_n he_o will_v have_v paul_n to_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n there_o to_o be_v judge_v before_o himself_o verse_n 9_o now_o this_o be_v all_o the_o favour_n that_o the_o jew_n have_v desire_v of_o festus_n that_o he_o will_v send_v paul_n to_o jerusalem_n they_o lay_v wait_n in_o the_o way_n to_o kill_v he_o vers_fw-la 3._o no_o appellation_n here_o from_o the_o sanhedrin_n at_o jerusalem_n where_o he_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o compeered_a to_o be_v examine_v far_o less_o can_v he_o appeal_v from_o any_o sentence_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n the_o most_o which_o can_v be_v with_o any_o colour_n allege_v from_o the_o text_n be_v that_o paul_n decline_v to_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o sanhedrin_n at_o jerusalem_n they_o not_o be_v his_o competent_a and_o proper_a judge_n in_o that_o cause_n i_o stand_v at_o caesar_n judgement-seat_n say_v he_o where_o i_o ought_v to_o be_v judge_v mean_v that_o he_o be_v accuse_v as_o worthy_a of_o death_n for_o sedition_n and_o offend_v against_o caesar_n whereof_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v judge_v only_o at_o caesar_n tribunal_n not_o by_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v no_o judge_n of_o such_o matter_n a_o declinator_fw-la of_o a_o judge_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o appellation_n from_o his_o judgement_n or_o sentence_n be_v another_o thing_n but_o put_v the_o case_n that_o paul_n have_v indeed_o appeal_v from_o the_o sanhedrin_n at_o jerusalem_n either_o it_o be_v the_o civil_a sanhedrin_n or_o the_o ecclesiastical_a if_o the_o civil_a it_o be_v no_o precedent_n for_o appeal_n from_o ecclesiastical_a court_n if_o the_o ecclesiastical_a yet_o that_o serve_v not_o for_o appeal_n from_o ecclesiastical_a court_n in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n for_o it_o be_v a_o capital_a crime_n whereof_o paul_n be_v accuse_v nay_o put_v the_o case_n that_o paul_n have_v at_o that_o time_n appeal_v from_o the_o ecclesiastical_a sanhedrin_n in_o a_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n yet_o neither_o can_v that_o help_v our_o opposite_n for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o the_o government_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n be_v at_o that_o time_n separate_v and_o distinct_a so_o that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n which_o shall_v have_v judge_v of_o any_o scandal_n give_v by_o paul_n if_o at_o all_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v censure_v have_v be_v a_o christian_a synod_n not_o a_o jewish_a sanhedrin_n and_o so_o much_o of_o appeal_n of_o which_o question_n triglandius_n revius_n and_o cabeljavius_n have_v peculiarly_a and_o full_o write_v three_o famous_a academy_n also_o of_o leyden_n groening_n and_o utrecht_n do_v give_v their_o public_a testimony_n against_o appeal_n from_o ecclesiastical_a to_o civil_a court_n and_o the_o three_o professor_n of_o utrecht_n in_o their_o testimony_n do_v obtest_v all_o christian_n that_o love_v truth_n and_o peace_n to_o be_v cautious_a and_o wary_a of_o the_o arminian_n poison_n lurk_v in_o the_o contrary_a tenent_n see_v cabeljav_n defensio_fw-la potestatis_fw-la ecclesiasticae_fw-la pag._n 60._o it_o be_v further_a object_v that_o thus_o fix_v a_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n in_o church-officer_n we_o erect_v two_o collateral_a power_n in_o the_o kingdom_n the_o civil_a and_o the_o ecclesiastical_a unless_o all_o ecclesiastical_a court_n be_v subordinate_a to_o magistracy_n as_o to_o a_o certain_a head-ship_n answ._n there_o be_v a_o subordination_n of_o person_n here_o but_o a_o co-ordination_a of_o power_n a_o subordination_n of_o person_n because_o as_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n they_o 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ecclesiastical_a power_n with_o the_o civil_a and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o error_n in_o papist_n to_o make_v the_o secular_a power_n dependent_a upon_o and_o derive_v from_o the_o ecclesiastical_a power_n so_o it_o be_v a_o error_n in_o other_o to_o make_v the_o ecclesiastical_a power_n derive_v from_o and_o dependent_a upon_o the_o civil_a power_n for_o the_o ecclesiastical_a power_n be_v derive_v from_o christ_n ephes._n 4._o 11._o and_o now_o while_o i_o be_o express_v my_o thought_n i_o be_o the_o more_o confirm_v in_o the_o same_o by_o fall_v upon_o the_o concession_n of_o one_o who_o be_v of_o a_o different_a judgement_n for_o he_o who_o write_v ius_n regum_fw-la in_o opposition_n to_o all_o spiritual_a authority_n exercise_v under_o any_o form_n of_o ecclesiastical_a government_n do_v not_o withstand_v acknowledge_v pag._n 16._o both_o of_o they_o the_o magistrate_n and_o the_o minister_n have_v their_o commission_n immediate_o from_o god_n and_o each_o of_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o other_o without_o any_o subordination_n of_o office_n
divinum_fw-la naturale_fw-la that_o be_v the_o moral_a law_n or_o decalogue_n as_o it_o bind_v all_o nation_n whether_o christian_n or_o infidel_n be_v the_o law_n of_o the_o creator_n and_o king_n of_o nation_n the_o magistrate_n by_o his_o authority_n may_v and_o in_o duty_n ought_v to_o keep_v his_o subject_n within_o the_o bound_n of_o external_a obedience_n to_o that_o law_n and_o punish_v the_o external_a man_n with_o external_a punishment_n for_o external_a trespass_n against_o that_o law_n from_o this_o obligation_n of_o the_o law_n and_o subjection_n to_o the_o corrective_a power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n christian_a subject_n be_v no_o more_o exempt_v then_o heathen_a subject_n but_o father_n more_o strait_o oblige_v so_o that_o if_o any_o such_o trespass_n be_v commit_v by_o church-officer_n or_o member_n the_o magistrate_n have_v power_n and_o authority_n to_o summon_v examine_v judge_n and_o after_o just_a conviction_n and_o proof_n to_o punish_v these_o as_o well_o as_o other_o man_n we_o do_v therefore_o abominate_a the_o disloyal_a papal_a tenent_n that_o clergy_n man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v examine_v and_o judge_v by_o civil_a but_o by_o ecclesiastical_a court_n only_o even_o in_o cause_n civil_a and_o criminal_a whereof_o see_v duarenus_n de_fw-fr sacr._n eccl._n minist_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o spelman_n council_n britann_n tom._n 1._o pag._n 413._o i_o further_o explain_v myself_o by_o that_o common_a distinction_n that_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thing_n inward_a and_o thing_n outward_a for_o church_n officer_n and_o church-member_n do_v consist_v as_o other_o man_n of_o a_o soul_n and_o of_o a_o body_n all_o thing_n proper_o belong_v to_o the_o soul_n or_o internal_a man_n which_o here_o we_o call_v thing_n inward_a be_v the_o object_n of_o ecclesiastical_a power_n give_v to_o church-officer_n pastor_n and_o other_o roll_a officer_n but_o what_o belong_v to_o the_o outward_a man_n to_o the_o body_n of_o church-officer_n and_o member_n which_o thing_n be_v outward_a the_o judge_a and_o manage_v thereof_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o magistrate_n who_o rule_v not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o that_o be_v without_o who_o the_o church_n judge_v not_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o thing_n outward_a of_o the_o church_n salmasius_n call_v the_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n in_o thing_n ecclesiastical_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o inward_a episcopacy_n or_o oversee_n which_o well_o agree_v with_o that_o which_o constantine_n say_v to_o the_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o be_v make_v bishop_n of_o the_o inward_a thing_n of_o the_o church_n i_o of_o the_o thing_n outward_a so_o that_o he_o do_v not_o assume_v their_o government_n but_o distinguish_v his_o from_o they_o this_o external_a inspection_n and_o administration_n of_o the_o magistrate_n in_o reference_n to_o religion_n be_v twofold_a 1._o corrective_a by_o external_a punishment_n 2._o auxiliary_a by_o external_a benefit_n and_o adminicle_n the_o magistrate_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v both_o custos_fw-la &_o vindex_fw-la utriusque_fw-la tabulae_fw-la he_o ought_v to_o preserve_v both_o the_o first_o and_o second_o table_n of_o the_o holy_a and_o good_a law_n of_o god_n from_o be_v despise_v and_o violate_v and_o punish_v by_o corporal_a or_o other_o temporal_a punishment_n such_o whether_o church_n officer_n or_o church-member_n as_o open_o dishonour_n god_n by_o gross_a offence_n either_o against_o the_o first_o or_o against_o the_o second_o table_n and_o this_o he_o do_v as_o god_n deputy_n and_o vicegerent_n subordinate_a and_o subservient_fw-fr to_o that_o universal_a dominion_n which_o god_n almighty_a exercise_v over_o the_o child_n of_o man_n but_o in_o do_v hereof_o he_o be_v also_o helpful_a and_o useful_a to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n as_o mediator_n magistracy_n be_v in_o the_o respect_v aforesaid_a serviceable_a and_o profitable_a as_o to_o order_v the_o commonwealth_n aright_o so_o also_o to_o purge_v the_o church_n of_o scandal_n to_o promote_v the_o course_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o edification_n of_o one_o another_o but_o how_o not_o perfect_o but_o pro_fw-la tanto_fw-la not_o every_o way_n but_o more_o svo_fw-la not_o intrinsical_o but_o extrinsecal_o not_o primary_o but_o secundary_o not_o direct_o but_o ex_fw-la consequenti_fw-la not_o sub_fw-la formalitate_fw-la scandali_fw-la sed_fw-la sub_fw-la formalitate_fw-la criminis_fw-la not_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o scandal_n but_o of_o crime_n the_o magistrate_n in_o punish_v all_o crime_n commit_v by_o any_o in_o the_o church_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o suppress_v tumult_n disorder_n in_o protect_v the_o church_n from_o danger_n harm_n or_o molestation_n in_o put_v a_o hook_n in_o the_o nostril_n and_o a_o bridle_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o unruly_a obstinate_a and_o contumacious_a sinner_n who_o vex_v the_o church_n and_o create_v trouble_n to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n in_o so_o do_v he_o do_v by_o consequence_n and_o removendo_fw-la prohibens_fw-la purge_v the_o church_n and_o advance_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o course_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o not_o deprive_v the_o church_n of_o her_o own_o intrinsical_a power_n and_o jurisdiction_n but_o make_v it_o rather_o more_o 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o aid_n of_o the_o secular_a power_n and_o so_o much_o of_o the_o corrective_a part_n of_o the_o magistrate_n administration_n the_o other_o part_n of_o his_o administration_n in_o reference_n to_o religion_n be_v auxiliary_a or_o assistant_n to_o the_o church_n for_o the_o magistrate_n watch_v over_o the_o outward_a business_n of_o the_o church_n not_o only_o by_o trouble_v those_o person_n and_o punish_v those_o sin_n that_o trouble_v the_o israel_n of_o god_n but_o by_o administer_a such_o thing_n as_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o well_o be_v and_o comfortable_a subsistence_n of_o the_o church_n and_o for_o that_o end_n do_v convocate_v synod_n pro_fw-la re_fw-la nata_fw-la beside_o the_o ordinary_a and_o set_v meeting_n and_o preside_v therein_o if_o he_o please_v in_o external_a order_n though_o not_o in_o the_o synodical_a debate_n and_o resolution_n he_o add_v his_o civil_a sanction_n to_o the_o synodical_a result_v if_o he_o find_v nothing_o therein_o which_o may_v hurt_v peace_n or_o justice_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n the_o magistrate_n ought_v also_o to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o ministry_n school_n poor_a and_o of_o good_a work_n for_o necessary_a use_n that_o religion_n and_o learning_n may_v not_o want_v their_o necessary_a adminicle_n final_o he_o ought_v to_o take_v care_n that_o all_o church_n be_v provide_v with_o a_o able_a orthodox_n and_o godly_a ministry_n and_o school_n with_o learned_a and_o well_o qualify_v teacher_n such_o as_o shall_v be_v best_o approve_v by_o those_o to_o who_o it_o belong_v to_o examine_v and_o judge_n of_o their_o qualification_n and_o part_n and_o all_o these_o way_n the_o magistrate_n ought_v to_o be_v and_o the_o well_o affect_a magistrate_n have_v be_v and_o be_v a_o nurse_n father_n to_o the_o church_n of_o christ._n 2._o my_o second_o distinction_n shall_v be_v this_o the_o magistrate_n may_v and_o ought_v not_o only_o to_o conserve_v justice_n peace_n and_o order_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o in_o the_o church_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o commonwealth_n but_o also_o to_o take_v special_a care_n of_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o true_a reform_a religion_n and_o of_o the_o reformation_n of_o it_o when_o and_o wherein_o it_o need_v to_o be_v reform_v imperatiuè_fw-la not_o elicitiuè_fw-la the_o magistrate_n say_v dr._n rivet_n on_o the_o decalogue_n pag._n 262._o be_v neither_o to_o administer_v word_n nor_o sacrament_n nor_o church_n discipline_n etc._n etc._n but_o he_o be_v to_o take_v care_n that_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v by_o those_o who_o god_n have_v call_v thereunto_o what_o ever_o be_v proper_o spiritual_a belong_v to_o the_o soul_n and_o inward_a man_n such_o as_o church-censure_n and_o the_o other_o particular_n before_o mention_v can_v be_v actus_fw-la elicitus_fw-la of_o the_o magistrate_n the_o magistrate_n can_v neither_o immediatione_n suppositi_fw-la nor_o immediatione_fw-la virtutis_fw-la determine_v controversy_n of_o faith_n ordain_v minister_n suspend_v from_o the_o sacrament_n or_o excommunicate_v he_o can_v neither_o do_v these_o thing_n himself_o nor_o be_v they_o do_v in_o the_o name_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o magistrate_n or_o by_o any_o ministerial_a power_n receeive_v from_o he_o but_o in_o the_o name_n and_o authority_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o by_o the_o power_n give_v from_o jesus_n christ._n yet_o all_o these_o and_o general_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v actus_fw-la imperati_fw-la of_o the_o christian_a magistrate_n and_o that_o both_o antecedenter_n and_o consequenter_fw-la antecedent_o
the_o magistrate_n may_v command_v church-officer_n to_o suspend_v or_o excommunicate_v all_o obstinate_a and_o scandalous_a person_n he_o may_v command_v the_o classis_fw-la to_o ordain_v able_a and_o godly_a minister_n and_o no_o other_o he_o may_v command_v a_o synod_n to_o meet_v to_o debate_v and_o determine_v such_o or_o such_o a_o controversy_n consequent_o also_o when_o the_o thing_n be_v examine_v judge_v resolve_v or_o do_v by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a power_n the_o magistrate_n have_v power_n and_o authority_n to_o add_v his_o civil_a sanction_n confirmation_n ot_fw-mi ratification_n to_o make_v the_o ecclesiastical_a sentence_n to_o be_v obey_v and_o submit_v unto_o by_o all_o who_o it_o concern_v in_o all_o which_o the_o christian_a magistrate_n do_v exceed_v much_o for_o the_o conservation_n and_o purgation_n of_o religion_n not_o eliciâ—…ndo_v actus_fw-la do_v or_o exercise_v by_o himself_o or_o by_o his_o own_o authority_n act_n of_o church_n government_n or_o discipline_n but_o take_v care_n that_o such_o and_o such_o thing_n be_v do_v by_o those_o to_o who_o they_o do_v belong_v 3._o distinguish_v the_o directive_n part_n and_o the_o coercive_a part_n the_o directive_n part_n in_o the_o conservation_n or_o purgation_n of_o religion_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o minister_n and_o roll_a officer_n of_o the_o church_n assemble_v together_o in_o administer_a therefore_o that_o which_o concern_v religion_n and_o people_n spiritual_a good_a the_o magistrate_n not_o only_a juvatur_fw-la but_o dirigitur_fw-la be_v not_o only_o help_v but_o direct_v by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a directive_n power_n fest._n hon._n disp._n 30._o thes._n 6._o magistracy_n may_v say_v to_o ministry_n as_o moses_n say_v to_o hobab_v thou_o may_v be_v to_o we_o in_o stead_n of_o eye_n ad_fw-la sacrae_fw-la religionis_fw-la informationem_fw-la fidâ—…lis_fw-la magistratus_fw-la verbi_fw-la divini_fw-la administris_fw-la veluti_fw-la oculis_fw-la uti_fw-la debet_fw-la and_o for_o that_o end_n he_o be_v to_o make_v use_n of_o consistoriall_a and_o synodical_a assembly_n say_v the_o professor_n of_o lâ—…yden_n synopspur_n 〈◊〉_d disp._n 50._o thes._n 44._o but_o the_o coercive_a part_n in_o compel_v the_o obstinate_a and_o unruly_a to_o submit_v to_o the_o presbyterial_a or_o synodical_a sentence_n belong_v to_o the_o magistrate_n not_o as_o if_o the_o magistrate_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o to_o be_v a_o executioner_n of_o the_o pleasure_n of_o church-officer_n or_o as_o if_o he_o be_v by_o a_o blind_a and_o implicit_a faith_n to_o constrain_v all_o man_n to_o stand_v to_o their_o determination_n god_n forbid_v the_o magistrate_n must_v have_v his_o full_a liberty_n to_o judge_v of_o that_o which_o he_o be_v to_o compel_v man_n to_o do_v to_o judge_v of_o it_o not_o only_a judicio_fw-la apprehâ—…nsivo_fw-la by_o understanding_n and_o apprehend_v â—right_o what_o it_o be_v but_o judicio_fw-la discretivo_fw-la by_o the_o judgement_n of_o christian_a prudence_n and_o discretion_n examine_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o ground_n reason_n and_o warrant_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o he_o may_v in_o faith_n and_o not_o doubt_o add_v his_o authority_n thereto_o in_o which_o judge_v he_o do_v judicare_fw-la but_o not_o judicem_fw-la agere_fw-la that_o be_v he_o be_v judex_n suarum_fw-la actionum_fw-la he_o judge_v whether_o he_o ought_v to_o add_v his_o civil_a authority_n to_o this_o or_o that_o which_o seem_v good_a to_o church-officer_n and_o do_v not_o concur_v therewith_o except_o he_o be_v satisfy_v in_o his_o conscience_n that_o he_o may_v do_v so_o yet_o this_o make_v he_o not_o supreme_a judge_n or_o governor_n in_o all_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n which_o be_v the_o prerogative_n of_o jesus_n christ_n reveal_v his_o will_n in_o his_o word_n nor_o yet_o do_v it_o invest_v the_o magistrate_n with_o the_o subordinate_a ministerial_a forensicall_a directive_n judgement_n in_o ecclesiastical_a thing_n or_o cause_n which_o belong_v to_o ecclesiastical_a not_o to_o civil_a court_n 4._o distinguish_v between_o a_o cumulative_a and_o a_o privatiuâ—…_n authority_n the_o magistrate_n have_v indeed_o a_o authoritative_a influence_n into_o matter_n of_o religion_n and_o church-government_n but_o it_o be_v cumulative_a that_o be_v the_o magistrate_n take_v care_v that_o church-officer_n as_o well_o as_o other_o subject_n may_v do_v those_o thing_n which_o ex_fw-la officio_fw-la they_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v and_o when_o they_o do_v so_o he_o aid_v assist_v strengthen_v ratify_v and_o in_o his_o way_n make_v effectual_a what_o they_o do_v but_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o privative_a in_o reference_n to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a government_n it_o be_v understand_v salvo_fw-la jure_fw-la ecclesiastico_fw-la for_o the_o magistrate_n be_v a_o nurse_n father_n not_o a_o step_n father_n to_o the_o church_n and_o the_o magistrate_n as_o well_o as_o other_o man_n be_v under_o that_o tie_n 2_o cor._n 13._o 8._o we_o can_v do_v nothing_o against_o the_o truth_n but_o for_o the_o truth_n this_o proviso_n therefore_o be_v just_o make_v that_o whatever_o power_n the_o magistrate_n have_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n it_o be_v not_o to_o hinder_v the_o free_a exercise_n of_o church_n discipline_n and_o censure_n against_o scandalous_a and_o obstinate_a sinner_n as_o the_o casuist_n in_o other_o case_n distinguish_v lucrum_fw-la cessans_fw-la and_o damnum_fw-la emergens_fw-la so_o must_v we_o distinguish_v between_o the_o magistrate_n his_o do_v no_o good_a to_o the_o church_n and_o his_o do_v evil_a to_o the_o church_n between_o his_o not_o assist_v and_o his_o oppose_a between_o his_o not_o allow_v or_o authorise_v and_o his_o forbid_v or_o restrain_v it_o do_v proper_o and_o of_o right_a belong_v to_o the_o magistrate_n to_o add_v a_o civil_a sanction_n and_o strength_n of_o a_o law_n for_o strengthen_v and_o aid_v the_o exercise_n of_o church_n discipline_n or_o not_o to_o add_v it_o and_o himself_o be_v judge_n whether_o to_o add_v any_o such_o cumulative_a act_n of_o favour_n or_o not_o but_o the_o magistrate_n have_v no_o power_n nor_o authority_n to_o lay_v band_n and_o restraint_n upon_o church-officer_n to_o hinder_v any_o of_o christ_n ordinance_n or_o to_o forbid_v they_o to_o do_v what_o christ_n have_v give_v they_o a_o commission_n to_o do_v and_o if_o any_o such_o restraint_n of_o prohibition_n or_o law_n shall_v be_v lay_v on_o we_o we_o ought_v to_o obey_v god_n rather_o than_o man_n 5._o distingue_n tempora_fw-la whatever_o belong_v to_o the_o magistrate_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n more_o than_o fall_v under_o the_o former_a distinction_n be_v extraordinary_a and_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o ordinary_a government_n in_o extraordinary_a reformation_n the_o magistrate_n may_v do_v much_o by_o his_o own_o immediate_a authority_n when_o synod_n have_v make_v defection_n either_o from_o the_o truth_n of_o doctrine_n or_o from_o holiness_n and_o godliness_n yet_o in_o such_o a_o case_n he_o ought_v to_o consult_v with_o such_o orthodox_n godly_a divine_n as_o can_v be_v have_v either_o in_o his_o own_o or_o from_o other_o dominion_n fest._n hon._n disp._n 30._o thes._n 5._o and_o so_o much_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o magistrate_n his_o power_n and_o duty_n in_o thing_n and_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a as_o we_o do_v not_o deny_v to_o the_o magistrate_n any_o thing_n which_o the_o word_n of_o god_n do_v allow_v he_o so_o we_o dare_v not_o approve_v his_o go_n beyond_o the_o bound_n and_o limit_n which_o god_n have_v set_v he_o and_o i_o pray_v god_n that_o this_o be_v not_o find_v to_o be_v the_o bottom_n of_o the_o controversy_n whether_o magistracy_n shall_v be_v a_o arbitrary_a government_n if_o not_o in_o civil_a yet_o in_o ecclesiastical_a thing_n whether_o the_o magistrate_n may_v do_v or_o appoint_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o church-government_n admission_n to_o or_o exclusion_n from_o the_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n what_o ever_o shall_v seem_v good_a in_o his_o eye_n and_o whether_o in_o purge_v of_o the_o church_n he_o be_v oblige_v to_o follow_v the_o rule_n of_o scripture_n and_o to_o consult_v with_o learned_a and_o godly_a minister_n although_o erastus_n himself_o as_o be_v before_o observe_v and_o sutlivius_n a_o great_a follower_n of_o he_o de_fw-fr presbyt_fw-la cap._n 8._o be_v ashamed_a of_o and_o do_v disclaim_v such_o assertion_n chap._n ix_o that_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n there_o ought_v to_o be_v another_o government_n beside_o magistracy_n â—r_o civil_a goveramâ—nt_n â—amely_o a_o ecclesiastical_a government_n proper_o so_o callâ—d_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o church-officâ—rs_a this_o question_n have_v arisen_a from_o mr._n colemans_fw-mi three_o and_o four_o rule_n which_o he_o offer_v to_o the_o parliament_n exclude_v all_o government_n of_o church-officer_n minister_n and_o elder_n that_o be_v as_o he_o expound_v himself_o all_o corrective_a government_n leave_v they_o no_o power_n except_o what_o be_v mere_o doctrinal_a and_o appropriate_v all_o government_n proper_o so_o call_v to_o the_o magistrate_n only_o mr._n hussey_n follow_v he_o
his_o place_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o say_v holy_a spirit_n bear_v the_o contrary_a record_n to_o his_o conscience_n testimony_n take_v out_o of_o the_o harmony_n of_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d church_n reprint_v at_o london_n 1643._o pag._n 238._o out_o of_o the_o confession_n of_o helvetia_n furthermore_o there_o be_v another_o power_n of_o duty_n or_o ministerial_a power_n limit_v out_o by_o he_o who_o have_v full_a and_o absolute_a power_n and_o authority_n and_o this_o be_v more_o like_o a_o ministry_n than_o dominion_n for_o we_o see_v that_o some_o master_n do_v give_v unto_o the_o steward_n of_o his_o house_n authority_n and_o power_n over_o his_o house_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n deliver_v he_o his_o key_n that_o he_o may_v admit_v or_o exclude_v such_o as_o his_o master_n will_v have_v admit_v or_o exclude_v according_a to_o this_o power_n do_v the_o minister_n by_o his_o office_n that_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v he_o to_o do_v and_o the_o lord_n do_v ratify_v and_o confirm_v that_o which_o he_o do_v and_o will_v have_v the_o deed_n of_o his_o minister_n to_o be_v acknowledge_v and_o esteem_v as_o his_o own_o deed_n unto_o which_o end_n be_v those_o speech_n in_o the_o gospel_n i_o will_v give_v unto_o thou_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 16._o of_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o thou_o bind_v or_o lose_v in_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v and_o loose_v in_o heaven_n again_o who_o sin_n soever_o 20._o you_o remit_v they_o shall_v be_v remit_v and_o who_o sin_n soever_o you_o retain_v they_o shall_v be_v retain_v but_o if_o the_o minister_n deal_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n as_o his_o lord_n have_v command_v he_o but_o pass_v the_o limit_n and_o bound_n of_o faith_n than_o the_o lord_n do_v make_v void_a that_o which_o he_o do_v wherefore_o the_o ecclesiastical_a power_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n be_v that_o function_n whereby_o they_o do_v indeed_o govern_v the_o church_n of_o god_n but_o yet_o so_o as_o they_o do_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o church_n as_o he_o have_v prescribe_v in_o his_o word_n which_o thing_n be_v so_o do_v the_o faithful_a do_v esteem_v they_o as_o do_v of_o the_o lord_n himself_o pag._n 250._o out_o of_o the_o confession_n of_o bohemia_n the_o 14_o chapter_n of_o ecclesiastical_a doctrine_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n key_n of_o which_o he_o say_v to_o peter_n i_o will_v 16._o give_v thou_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o these_o key_n be_v the_o peculiar_a function_n or_o ministry_n and_o administration_n of_o christ_n his_o power_n and_o his_o holy_a spirit_n which_o power_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o to_o the_o minister_n thereof_o unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o only_o by_o preach_v publish_v the_o holy_a gospel_n although_o they_o shall_v do_v this_o especial_o that_o be_v shall_v show_v forth_o that_o word_n of_o true_a comfort_n and_o the_o joyful_a message_n of_o peace_n and_o new_a tiding_n of_o that_o favour_n which_o god_n offer_v but_o also_o that_o to_o the_o believe_a and_o unbelieved_a they_o shall_v public_o or_o private_o denounce_v and_o make_v know_v to_o wit_n to_o they_o his_o favour_n to_o these_o his_o wrath_n and_o that_o to_o all_o in_o general_n or_o to_o every_o one_o in_o particular_a that_o they_o may_v wise_o receive_v some_o into_o the_o house_n of_o god_n to_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n and_o drive_v some_o out_o from_o thence_o and_o may_v so_o through_o the_o performance_n of_o their_o ministry_n hold_v in_o their_o hand_n the_o sceptre_n of_o christ_n his_o kingdom_n and_o use_v the_o same_o to_o the_o government_n of_o christ_n his_o sheep_n and_o after_o moreover_o a_o manifest_a example_n of_o use_v the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n be_v lay_v out_o in_o that_o sinner_n of_o corinth_n and_o other_o who_o st._n paul_n together_o with_o 5._o the_o church_n in_o that_o place_n by_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o of_o his_o spirit_n throw_v out_o from_o thence_o and_o deliver_v to_o satan_n and_o contrariwise_o after_o that_o god_n have_v give_v he_o grace_n to_o repent_v he_o absolve_v he_o from_o his_o sin_n he_o take_v he_o again_o into_o the_o church_n to_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n 2._o and_o sacrament_n and_o so_o open_v to_o he_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n again_o by_o this_o we_o may_v understand_v that_o these_o key_n or_o this_o divine_a function_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v commit_v and_o grant_v to_o those_o that_o have_v charge_n of_o soul_n and_o to_o each_o several_a ecclesiastical_a society_n whether_o they_o be_v small_a or_o great_a of_o which_o thing_n the_o lord_n say_v to_o the_o church_n very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o whatsoever_o you_o bind_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o 18._o straight_o after_o for_o where_o two_o or_o three_o be_v gather_v together_o in_o my_o name_n there_o be_o i_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o pag._n 253._o out_o of_o the_o french_a confession_n we_o believe_v that_o this_o true_a church_n ought_v to_o be_v govern_v by_o that_o regiment_n or_o discipline_n which_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n have_v establish_v to_o wit_n so_o that_o there_o be_v pastor_n elder_n and_o deacon_n that_o the_o purity_n of_o doctrine_n may_v be_v retain_v vice_n repress_v etc._n etc._n pag._n 257._o out_o of_o the_o confession_n of_o belgia_n we_o believe_v that_o this_o church_n ought_v to_o be_v rule_v and_o govern_v by_o that_o spiritual_a regiment_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v deliver_v in_o his_o word_n so_o that_o there_o be_v place_v in_o it_o pastor_n and_o minister_n pure_o to_o preach_v and_o right_o to_o administer_v the_o holy_a sacrament_n that_o there_o be_v also_o in_o it_o senior_n and_o deacon_n of_o who_o the_o senate_n of_o the_o church_n may_v consist_v that_o by_o these_o mean_v true_a religion_n may_v be_v preserve_v and_o sincere_a doctrine_n in_o every_o place_n retain_v and_o spread_v abroad_o that_o vicious_a and_o wicked_a man_n may_v after_o a_o spiritual_a manner_n be_v rebuke_v amend_v and_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o bridle_n of_o discipline_n keep_v within_o their_o compass_n pag._n 260._o out_o of_o the_o confession_n of_o auspurge_n again_o by_o the_o gospel_n or_o as_o they_o term_v it_o by_o god_n law_n bishop_n as_o they_o be_v bishop_n that_o be_v such_o as_o have_v the_o administration_n of_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n commit_v to_o they_o have_v no_o jurisdiction_n at_o all_o but_o only_o to_o forgive_v sin_n also_o to_o know_v what_o be_v true_a doctrine_n and_o to_o reject_v such_o doctrine_n as_o will_v not_o stand_v with_o the_o gospel_n and_o to_o debar_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n such_o as_o be_v notorious_o wicked_a not_o by_o humane_a force_n and_o violence_n but_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o herein_o of_o necessity_n the_o church_n ought_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o perform_v obedience_n unto_o they_o according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o christ_n he_o that_o hear_v you_o hear_v i_o upon_o which_o place_n the_o observation_n say_v thus_o to_o debar_v the_o wicked_a etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n by_o the_o judgement_n and_o verdict_n of_o the_o presbytery_n lawful_o gather_v together_o etc._n etc._n a_o testimony_n out_o of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o france_n cap._n 5._o art_n 9_o the_o knowledge_n of_o scandal_n and_o the_o censure_n or_o judgement_n thereof_o belong_v to_o the_o company_n of_o pastor_n and_o elder_n art_n 15._o if_o it_o befall_v that_o beside_o the_o admonition_n usual_o make_v by_o the_o consistory_n to_o such_o as_o have_v do_v amiss_o there_o be_v some_o other_o punishment_n or_o more_o rigorous_a censure_n to_o be_v use_v it_o shall_v then_o be_v do_v either_o by_o suspension_n or_o privation_n of_o the_o holy_a communion_n for_o a_o time_n or_o by_o excommunication_n or_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o church_n in_o which_o case_n the_o consistory_n be_v to_o be_v advise_v to_o use_v all_o prudence_n and_o to_o make_v distinction_n betwixt_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o as_o likewise_o to_o ponder_v and_o careful_o to_o examine_v the_o fault_n and_o scandal_n that_o be_v bring_v before_o they_o with_o all_o their_o circumstance_n to_o judge_v wary_o of_o the_o censure_n which_o may_v be_v require_v harmonia_n synodorum_n belgicarum_n cap._n 14._o art_n 7._o 8._o 9_o peccata_fw-la sua_fw-la natura_fw-la publica_fw-la aut_fw-la per_fw-la admonitionis_fw-la privatae_fw-la contemtum_fw-la publicata_fw-la ex_fw-la consistorii_fw-la totius_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la modo_fw-la &_o formâ_fw-la ad_fw-la aedificationem_fw-la maximè_fw-la accomodatis_fw-la sunt_fw-la corrigenda_fw-la qui_fw-la pertinaciter_fw-la consistorii_fw-la admonitiones_fw-la rejecerit_fw-la à _fw-la s._n coenae_fw-la communione_fw-la
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