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great_a person_n as_o
right_n and_o as_o magistrate_n have_v no_o power_n over_o family-government_n to_o appoint_v who_o i_o shall_v admit_v into_o my_o family_n etc._n etc._n much_o less_o have_v they_o power_n over_o christ_n family_n this_o union_n of_o a_o church_n be_v a_o spiritual_a right_n which_o be_v transcendent_o out_o of_o the_o sphere_n of_o the_o magistrate_n authority_n and_o the_o apostle_n teach_v the_o saint_n to_o do_v it_o without_o ask_v leave_n of_o the_o magistrate_n yea_o not_o to_o for_o sake_n it_o though_o the_o magistrate_n forbid_v it_o heb._n 10._o 25._o now_o i_o believe_v you_o can_v show_v i_o any_o principle_n in_o presbyterial_a government_n nor_o quote_v i_o the_o judgement_n of_o any_o presbyterian_a that_o cut_v short_a the_o power_n of_o the_o orthodox_n protestant_n magistrate_n about_o congregation_n and_o assembly_n as_o this_o do_v 4._o the_o presbyterian_o do_v grant_v the_o magistrate_n a_o power_n about_o the_o public_a exercise_n of_o the_o ministry_n that_o 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the_o power_n of_o judge_v and_o determine_v in_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a and_o that_o upon_o
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death_n but_o for_o salvation_n
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do_v you_o mean_v if_o you_o understand_v the_o supreme_a magistrate_n
to_o their_o minister_n and_o pastor_n with_o other_o such_o like_a 8._o but_o in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n and_o difference_n upon_o the_o magistrate_n interpose_v his_o power_n what_o be_v it_o you_o will_v submit_v unto_o and_o what_o will_v you_o allow_v he_o to_o do_v and_o what_o be_v that_o power_n you_o will_v give_v he_o in_o back_v the_o sentence_n of_o non-communion_n upon_o his_o judgement_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o how_o far_o and_o in_o what_o will_v you_o obey_v he_o that_o so_o we_o may_v understand_v how_o this_o civil_a power_n be_v intend_v by_o you_o for_o a_o remedy_n and_o help_v in_o church_n and_o between_o church_n for_o instance_n will_v you_o submit_v not_o to_o gather_v church_n nor_o set_v up_o assembly_n withoâ—…â—…is_o leave_v and_o upon_o complaint_n of_o the_o many_o mischief_n and_o difference_n occasion_v thereupon_o will_v you_o upon_o his_o hear_v both_o side_n and_o judge_v that_o those_o who_o be_v gather_v shall_v be_v dissolve_v dissolve_v 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