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A28225 Unity of priesthood necessary to the unity of communion in a church with some reflections on the Oxford manuscript and the preface annexed : also a collection of canons, part of the said manuscript, faithfully translated into English from the original, but concealed by Mr. Hody and his prefacer. Bisbie, Nathaniel, 1635-1695. 1692 (1692) Wing B2985; ESTC R31591 83,217 72

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against_o that_o day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inter_v meddle_v not_o with_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n neither_o command_v we_o therein_o but_o rather_o take_v your_o direction_n from_o we_o for_o god_n have_v commit_v the_o care_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o you_o and_o to_o we_o the_o care_n of_o his_o church_n and_o as_o he_o who_o invade_v the_o kingdom_n contradict_v the_o divine_a ordinance_n so_o be_v you_o careful_a that_o you_o draw_v not_o into_o your_o jurisdiction_n the_o thing_n of_o the_o church_n lest_o thereby_o you_o draw_v gild_n upon_o yourself_o give_v as_o it_o be_v write_v unto_o caefar_n the_o thing_n that_o belong_v unto_o caesar_n and_o unto_o god_n the_o thing_n that_o belong_v unto_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o it_o be_v neither_o lawful_a for_o we_o to_o meddle_v in_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o empire_n nor_o for_o you_o to_o meddle_v in_o the_o more_o sacred_a affair_n of_o the_o church_n a_o power_n certain_o never_o design_v by_o christ_n since_o it_o be_v so_o affrontive_a to_o his_o institution_n and_o so_o destructive_a to_o his_o church_n however_o i_o will_v fain_o know_v of_o these_o latitudinarian_a statesman_n who_o be_v so_o zealous_a to_o advance_v it_o among_o we_o 1._o whether_o since_o christ_n kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n must_v have_v such_o power_n in_o and_o over_o it_o as_o to_o deprive_v it_o and_o its_o bishop_n of_o a_o be_v and_o existence_n in_o the_o world_n 2._o whether_o a_o lay-power_n pure_o such_o can_v operate_v upon_o spiritual_a person_n in_o matter_n pure_o spiritual_a so_o far_o at_o least_o as_o by_o their_o secular_a law_n and_o sanction_n to_o dissolve_v that_o spiritual_a union_n that_o christ_n have_v make_v between_o they_o and_o their_o church_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o as_o absurd_v in_o they_o to_o attempt_v it_o and_o as_o great_a a_o nullity_n in_o itself_o when_v effect_v as_o if_o the_o state_n of_o england_n shall_v 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