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they_o pro._n 17._o 5._o 3_o objection_n it_o overburden_v the_o parish_n to_o provide_v for_o the_o norishment_n of_o so_o many_o church_n officer_n answer_v it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o they_o shall_v provide_v for_o any_o more_o of_o they_o save_v those_o that_o be_v exercise_v in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n un-unlesse_a any_o of_o the_o rest_n may_v need_v the_o liberality_n of_o the_o church_n 4_o objection_n it_o bring_v in_o a_o new_a popedom_n and_o tyranny_n into_o the_o church_n answer_v it_o be_v blasphemy_n to_o term_v the_o government_n of_o christ_n so_o because_o we_o refuse_v the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o pope_n shall_v we_o therefore_o do_v what_o we_o listen_v and_o not_o yield_v obedience_n to_o the_o sceptre_n of_o christ._n 5_o objection_n it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o donatisme_n to_o challenge_v such_o authority_n over_o prince_n answer_v and_o it_o be_v flattery_n to_o suffer_v prince_n to_o do_v what_o they_o list_v this_o be_v the_o objection_n of_o gualther_n who_o be_v a_o profess_a enemy_n to_o discipline_n 6_o objection_n it_o take_v away_o princess_n authority_n in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a answer_v no_o more_o than_o it_o do_v from_o david_n in_o his_o time_n nor_o so_o much_o as_o the_o bb._n do_v now_o for_o the_o prince_n require_v but_o this_o to_o see_v the_o church_n well_o order_v which_o the_o eldership_n alow_v and_o crave_v 7_o objection_n it_o transform_v the_o state_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n into_o a_o mere_a popularity_n and_o will_v alter_v the_o government_n thereof_o answer_v it_o neither_o transform_v nor_o alter_v any_o thing_n in_o it_o for_o let_v it_o be_v show_v what_o damage_n will_v come_v by_o this_o discipline_n to_o any_o magistracy_n from_o the_o princess_n throne_n to_o the_o office_n of_o the_o headborow_n 8_o objection_n it_o will_v breed_v contention_n and_o partiality_n in_o judgement_n answer_v where_o can_v be_v great_a contention_n than_o the_o bb._n maintain_v for_o their_o kingdom_n or_o great_a partiality_n then_o in_o they_o to_o their_o kinsfolk_n servant_n sycophant_n etc._n etc._n 9_o objection_n it_o will_v be_v contemn_v and_o so_o good_a order_n neglect_v answer_v none_o ever_o deserve_v more_o contempt_n than_o the_o bb._n and_o their_o officer_n do_v for_o all_o their_o pomp_n but_o god_n who_o ordinance_n it_o be_v will_v procure_v sufficient_a awe_n unto_o it_o mark_v how_o these_o objection_n stand_v together_o in_o the_o 4._o it_o be_v tyranny_n and_o here_o it_o be_v too_o contemptible_a these_o be_v contrary_a 10_o objection_n all_o alteration_n be_v dangerous_a answer_n never_o where_o we_o change_v from_o the_o obedience_n of_o antichriste_n to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o live_a god_n be_v it_o ever_o dangerous_a to_o amend_v thing_n amiss_o by_o that_o course_n which_o be_v describe_v of_o god_n if_o it_o be_v let_v the_o particular_a of_o it_o appear_v this_o might_n well_o have_v be_v steven_n gardiner_n reason_n for_o popery_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n h._n the_o eight_o the_o church_n must_v be_v govern_v only_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n word_n this_o be_v in_o effect_n proposition_n the_o proposition_n of_o the_o first_o chap._n whereunto_o all_o those_o reason_n there_o allege_v may_v be_v refer_v there_o be_v advouch_v general_o the_o certain_a ground_n of_o the_o whole_a discipline_n against_o the_o imagine_a liberty_n leave_v to_o the_o church_n here_o be_v affirm_v the_o particular_a direction_n of_o the_o church_n government_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o eldershipp_n to_o proceed_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n reveal_v will_n and_o not_o by_o that_o curse_a and_o monstrous_a cannon_n law_n which_o be_v make_v manifest_a unto_o we_o by_o these_o reason_n 1_o all_o governor_n be_v to_o execute_v their_o authority_n by_o the_o same_o warrant_n from_o which_o they_o have_v it_o but_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n have_v their_o warrant_n to_o be_v governor_n only_o 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