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they_o 1._o because_o church-power_n do_v in_o large_a as_o the_o church_n do_v whether_o any_o metropolitan_a church_n establish_v by_o the_o apostle_n seven_o church_n of_o asia_n whether_o metropolitical_a philippi_n no_o metropolis_n either_o in_o civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a sense_n several_a degree_n of_o inlargemext_n of_o church_n church_n first_o the_o christian_n in_o whole_a city_n prove_v by_o several_a argument_n the_o eulogiae_fw-la a_o evidence_n of_o it_o church_n extend_v into_o the_o neighbour_n territory_n by_o the_o preach_v there_o of_o city_n presbyter_n thence_o come_v the_o subordination_n between_o then_o church_n by_o degree_n enlarge_v to_o diocese_n from_o thence_o to_o province_n the_o original_a of_o metropolitan_o and_o patriarch_n 2._o no_o certain_a form_n use_v in_o all_o church_n some_o church_n without_o bishop_n scot_n goth_n some_o with_o but_o one_o bishop_n in_o their_o whole_a country_n scythian_a aethiopian_a church_n how_o govern_v many_o city_n without_o bishop_n diocese_n much_o alter_v bishop_n discontinue_v in_o several_a church_n for_o many_o year_n 3._o conforâ—eing_v ecclesiastical_a government_n to_o the_o civil_a in_o the_o extent_n of_o diocese_n the_o suburbicarian_a church_n what_o bishop_n answerable_a to_o the_o civil_a governor_n church_n power_n rise_v from_o the_o greatness_n of_o city_n 4._o validity_n of_o ordination_n by_o presbyter_n in_o place_n where_o bishop_n be_v the_o case_n of_o ischyras_n discuss_v instance_n give_v of_o ordination_n by_o presbyter_n not_o pronounce_v thursday_n 5._o the_o church_n prudence_n in_o manage_v its_o affair_n by_o the_o several_a canon_n provincial_a synod_n codex_fw-la canonum_fw-la have_v large_o consider_v the_o action_n of_o christ_n and_o 1._o the_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v conceive_v to_o have_v reference_n to_o the_o determine_v the_o certain_a form_n of_o government_n in_o the_o church_n our_o next_o stage_n be_v according_a to_o our_o
ordination_n of_o a_o bishop_n subscriptio_fw-la clericorum_fw-la honoratorum_fw-la testimonium_fw-la ordinis_fw-la consensus_fw-la &_o plebis_fw-la and_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n speak_v 90._o of_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o bishop_n he_o say_v it_o be_v do_v subscribentibus_fw-la plus_fw-la minus_fw-la septuagintâ—_n presbyteris_fw-la and_o therefore_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o all_o the_o clergy_n concur_v to_o the_o choice_n even_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n till_o after_o the_o time_n of_o that_o hildebrand_n call_v greg._n 7._o in_o who_o time_n popery_n come_v to_o age_n thence_o 52._o casaubon_n call_v it_o haeresin_fw-la hildebrandinam_fw-la cornelius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v choose_v clericoram_n pene_fw-la omnium_fw-la testimonio_fw-la and_o in_o the_o council_n at_o rome_n under_o syluâ—ster_n it_o be_v decree_v that_o none_o of_o the_o clergy_n shall_v be_v ordain_v nisi_fw-la cum_fw-la tota_fw-la adunata_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la 11._o many_o instance_n be_v bring_v from_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n which_o i_o pass_v over_o as_o common_o know_v it_o be_v account_v the_o matter_n of_o a_o accusation_n against_o chrysostom_n by_o his_o enemy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15._o that_o he_o ordain_v without_o the_o council_n and_o assistance_n of_o his_o clergy_n the_o presence_n of_o the_o clergy_n at_o council_n have_v be_v already_o show_v thus_o we_o see_v how_o when_o the_o church_n of_o the_o city_n be_v enlarge_v into_o the_o country_n the_o power_n of_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o city_n be_v extend_v with_o it_o the_o next_o step_n observable_a in_o the_o church_n increase_n be_v 5._o when_o several_a of_o these_o church_n lie_v together_o in_o one_o province_n do_v associate_v one_o with_o another_o the_o primitive_a church_n have_v a_o great_a eye_n to_o the_o preserve_a unity_n among_o all_o the_o member_n of_o it_o and_o thence_o they_o keep_v so_o strict_a a_o correspondency_n among_o the_o several_a bishop_n in_o the_o commercium_fw-la formatarum_fw-la the_o formula_fw-la of_o writing_n which_o to_o prevent_v deceit_n may_v be_v see_v in_o justellus_n his_o note_n on_o the_o codex_fw-la canonum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la africanae_n and_o for_o a_o maintain_n 127._o of_o near_a correspondency_n among_o the_o bishop_n themselves_o of_o a_o province_n it_o be_v agree_v among_o themselves_o for_o the_o better_a carry_v on_o of_o their_o common_a work_n to_o call_v a_o provincial_a synod_n twice_o every_o year_n to_o debate_v all_o cause_n of_o concernment_n there_o among_o themselves_o and_o to_o agree_v upon_o such_o way_n as_o might_n most_o conduce_v to_o the_o advance_v the_o common_a interest_n of_o christianity_n of_o these_o tertullian_n speak_v aguntur_fw-la precept_n per_fw-la gracias_fw-la illas_fw-la certis_fw-la in_o locis_fw-la concilia_fw-la ex_fw-la universis_fw-la ecclesâ—is_fw-la per_fw-la quae_fw-la &_o altiora_fw-la quaeque_fw-la in_o communi_fw-la tractantur_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la psych_n repraesentatio_fw-la nominis_fw-la christiani_n magna_fw-la uâ—neratione_n celebratur_fw-la of_o these_o the_o thirty_o eight_o canon_n apostolical_a as_o it_o be_v call_v express_o speak_v which_o canon_n though_o not_o of_o authority_n sufficient_a to_o ground_v any_o right_n upon_o may_v yet_o be_v allow_v the_o place_n of_o a_o testimony_n of_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n especial_o towards_o the_o three_o century_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 38._o twice_o a_o year_n a_o synod_n of_o bishop_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v for_o discuss_v matter_n of_o faith_n and_o resolve_v matter_n of_o practice_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n the_o council_n of_o antioch_n a._n d._n 343_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 99_o to_o these_o council_n the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n come_v as_o appear_v by_o that_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o canon_n of_o the_o nicene_n council_n by_o alphon_n 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commune_v of_o such_o matter_n and_o therein_o free_o to_o geve_v their_o consent_n which_o otherwise_o they_o may_v not_o do_v upon_o peyne_n and_o peril_n premise_v also_o the_o say_a cleregie_n desire_v that_o such_o matter_n as_o concern_v religione_fw-la which_o be_v disputable_a may_v be_v quiet_o and_o in_o good_a order_n reason_v and_o dispute_v among_o they_o in_o this_o howso_o whereby_o the_o verity_n of_o such_o matter_n shall_v the_o better_o appear_v and_o the_o doubt_n be_v open_v and_o resolute_o discuss_v man_n may_v be_v full_o persuade_v with_o the_o quyetnes_n of_o their_o conscience_n and_o the_o time_n well_o spend_v thus_o far_o those_o petition_n contain_v some_o excellent_a proposal_n for_o a_o through_o reformation_n soon_o after_o be_v call_v together_o by_o the_o king_n special_a order_n the_o former_a select_a assembly_n at_o windsor_n castle_n where_o meet_v as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v guess_v by_o the_o several_a paper_n deliver_v
right_a of_o supreme_a management_n of_o this_o power_n in_o a_o external_a way_n do_v fall_v into_o the_o magistrate_n hand_n which_o may_v consist_v in_o these_o follow_a thing_n 1._o a_o right_a of_o prescribe_v law_n for_o the_o due_a management_n of_o church-censure_n 2._o a_o right_a of_o bound_v the_o manner_n of_o proceed_v in_o câ—â—â—â—â—res_n that_o in_o a_o seâ—â—led_a christian-state_n matter_n of_o so_o great_a weight_n be_v not_o leave_v to_o the_o arbitrary_a pleasure_n of_o any_o church-officer_n nor_o such_o censure_n inflict_v but_o upon_o a_o evident_a conviction_n of_o such_o great_a offence_n which_o tend_v to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o the_o christian-church_n and_o that_o in_o order_n to_o the_o amendment_n of_o the_o offender_n life_n 3._o the_o right_a of_o add_v temporal_a and_o civil_a sanction_n to_o church-censure_n and_o so_o enforce_v the_o spiritual_a weapon_n of_o the_o church_n with_o the_o more_o keen_a and_o sharp_a one_o of_o the_o civil_a state_n thus_o i_o assert_v the_o force_n and_o efficacy_n of_o all_o church_n censure_n in_o foro_fw-la humano_fw-la to_o flow_v from_o the_o civil_a power_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o proper_a effect_n follow_v any_o of_o they_o as_o to_o civil_a right_n but_o from_o the_o magistrate_n sanction_n 4_o to_o the_o magistrate_n belong_v the_o right_a of_o appeal_n in_o case_n of_o unjust_a censure_n not_o that_o the_o magistrate_n can_v repeal_v a_o just_a censure_n in_o the_o church_n as_o to_o its_o spiritual_a effect_n but_o he_o may_v suspend_v the_o temporal_a effect_n of_o it_o in_o which_o case_n it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o pastor_n to_o discharge_v their_o office_n and_o acquiesce_v but_o this_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n in_o the_o supreme_a order_n of_o ecclesiastical_a as_o well_o as_o civil_a cause_n i_o have_v full_o assert_v and_o clear_v already_o from_o 7._o which_o it_o follow_v that_o as_o to_o any_o outward_a effect_n of_o the_o power_n of_o excommunication_n the_o 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of_o the_o lord_n arch_a bishop_n of_o canterbury_n relation_n of_o a_o conference_n etc._n etc._n from_o the_o pretend_a answer_n by_o t._n c._n by_o edward_n still_v fleet_n origines_fw-la sacrae_fw-la or_o a_o rational_a account_n of_o the_o ground_n of_o christian_a faith_n as_o to_o the_o truth_n and_o divine_a authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o matter_n therein_o contain_v by_o the_o same_o author_n in_o 4o._o bainâ—_n upon_o the_o ephesian_n trapp_n on_o the_o proverb_n ecclesiaste_n canticle_n with_o the_o major_a prophet_n be_v his_o three_o volume_n of_o annotation_n on_o the_o whole_a bible_n greenhill_n upon_o ezekiel_n hall_n upon_o anos_n brook_n on_o the_o necessity_n excellency_n rarity_n and_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n knowledge_n and_o practice_n or_o a_o plain_a discourse_n of_o the_o chief_a thing_n necessary_a to_o be_v know_v believe_v and_o practise_v in_o order_n to_o salvation_n by_o samuel_n cradock_n scheciâ—ah_o or_o a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o divine_a presence_n in_o place_n of_o religious_a worship_n by_o john_n stillingfleet_n a_o treatise_n of_o divine_a meditation_n by_o john_n ball_n publish_v by_o mr._n simeon_n ash._n the_o moral_a philosophy_n of_o the_o stoic_n turn_v out_o of_o french_a into_o english_a by_o charles_n cotton_n esq_n a_o improvement_n of_o the_o sea_n upon_o the_o 9_o nautical_a verse_n of_o the_o 107._o psalm_n wherein_o among_o other_o thing_n you_o have_v a_o full_a and_o delightful_a description_n of_o all_o those_o many_o various_a and_o multitudinous_a object_n which_o be_v behold_v through_o the_o lord_n creation_n both_o on_o sea_n in_o sea_n and_o on_o land_n viz._n all_o sort_n and_o kind_n of_o fish_n fowl_n and_o beast_n whether_o wild_a or_o tâ—me_a all_o sort_n of_o tree_n and_o fruit_n all_o sort_n of_o people_n city_n town_n and_o country_n by_o daniel_n pell_n baxter_n call_v etc._n etc._n hist._n eccl._n l._n 7._o c._n 19_o §_o 1._o §._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist_n ethic_n l._n 5._o c._n 6_o grot._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la bâ—lli_fw-la &_o pac_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o sect._n 4._o lâ—ss_n de_fw-fr justit_fw-la &_o jure_v l._n 2._o c._n 2._o dub._n 1._o etymol_n philol._n voc_fw-la jus_o etymol_n l._n 5._o cap._n 3._o ethic._n l._n 5._o cap._n 2._o mat._n 15_o 9_o isa._n 29._o 11._o tertull._n de_fw-fr orat._n cap._n 12_o v_o herald_n digress_v lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o in_o tertull._n alex._n alensis_n part_n 3._o q._n 27._o m._n 3._o §._o 3._o rom._n 4._o 8._o §._o 4._o ethic._n l._n 5._o cap._n 10._o v._o selden_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la nat._n apud_fw-la ebâ—ae_n lib._n 1._o c._n 7_o &_o 8._o mol._n the_o just_a &_o jur._n p._n 1_o disp_n 3._o alphons_n de_fw-fr leg_n pur_fw-it l._n 2._o c._n 14._o §._o 5._o exercit._fw-la eccles._n advers._fw-la barnes_n exer_n 16._o sect_n 43._o sâ—id_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la nat._n apud_fw-la ebr._n l._n 1._o cap._n 10._o colloq_fw-la â—um_fw-la tryph._n judâ—o_n origin_n lib._n 16._o cap._n 10._o v._o gâ—ot_n in_o luc._n 1._o 6._o maimon_n de_fw-fr fundam_fw-la legis_fw-la cap._n 9_o sect_n 1._o abarb._n de_fw-fr capit._fw-la fidei_fw-la cap._n 8._o p._n 29._o ed._n vorstii_n gal._n 3._o 24._o §._o 6._o gen._n 22._o deut._n 5._o 15_o act_n 15._o 29._o oraâ—_n â—â—â—â—_o caeâ—iu_fw-la §._o 7._o heb._n 6._o 1â—_n catech._n racov_n cap._n 4._o act_n 3._o 38._o §_o 8â—_n matth._n 11._o 21._o 1_o john_n 2._o 6._o 1_o peâ—_n 2d_o 22._o gen._n 2._o 2._o matth._n 16._o 19_o 18._o 18._o §_o 1._o hypoth_o 1._o grot._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la bellâ—_n etc._n etc._n lib_n 1._o câ—p_n 1._o s._n 10._o prâ—sat_fw-la in_o cod._n canon_n eccl._n aâ—ric_n p._n 14._o lesle_n de_fw-fr just_a &_o jure_v l._n 2._o c._n 19_o dâ—b_n 3._o n._n 12._o suarez_n de_fw-fr leg_n lib._n 2_o cap._n 9_o sect_n 6._o orig._n lib._n 3._o c._n celsum_fw-la p._n 154._o ed._n coâ—_n â—_o c._n celsum_fw-la l._n 5._o p._n 147._o §_o 2._o covarr_n c._n 10._o the_o tesiâ—mâ—n_n 11â—_n hobbs_n de_fw-fr civ_o cap._n 1_o s._n 11._o ann._n §._o 3._o prop._n 3._o paulus_n l._n 1._o d._n de_fw-fr â—urtis_fw-la vâ—pian_o lib._n post._n d._n the_o verb_n sig_n v._o grot._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_fw-la etc._n etc._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 4_o sect_n 8._o §._o 4._o judg._n 6._o 18_o 1_o sam._n 7._o 1_o 4._o 16._o 9_o 10._o 3._o 2_o sam._n 15._o 18_o etc._n etc._n exerciâ—_n in_o gen._n 42._o isa._n 66._o 3._o gen._n 4_o 3_o 4._o heb._n 1â—_n 4._o §._o 5._o isa._n 49._o 23._o euseb._n vit_fw-fr constant._n l._n 4._o c._n 24._o de_fw-fr imp._n sum_n potest_fw-la cap._n 2._o l._n 1._o in_o jud._n c._n 19_o panstrat_n cath._n tom._n 2._o l_o 15._o cap._n 6._o in_o loc_n to._n 3._o ed._n aeâ—on_n p._n 189._o ed._n 1607._o de_fw-fr episcop_n const._n magn._n §_o 7._o aristot._fw-la ethic._n lib._n 6._o c._n 6._o matth._n 28._o 18._o heb._n 13._o 17._o v._o peâ—â—_n martyr_n in_o 1_o sam._n 14._o whitaker_n â—_o cont_n 4._o q._n 7._o cameron_n de_fw-fr eccles._n p._n 386._o to._n 1._o open_fw-mi lib._n 2._o c._n parmen_fw-la â—a_n 1_o sam._n 8._o loc._n com._n class_n 4._o c._n 5â—_n sect_n 11._o papin_n l._n 41_o d._n de_fw-fr poenis_fw-la hotâ—oman_n com._n v_o juris_fw-la five_o sanct_a cicero_n ad_fw-la arâ—ic_fw-la l._n 3._o ep_n 23._o §._o 8._o institut_n l._n 4._o cap._n 17._o s._n 43._o &_o cap._n 15._o s._n 19_o nature_n of_o episc._n chap._n 5._o v._o forbes_n iren._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 13._o rome_n 14._o 23._o §._o 9_o grat._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_fw-la &_o pacis_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap_n 13._o sect_n 7._o §._o 10._o gal._n 5._o 1._o d._n sanderson_n de_fw-fr oblige_n cons_n prael_n 6._o s._n 5._o gal._n 5._o 2._o act_n 16._o 3._o gal._n 4._o 9_o 10_o 11._o coloss._n 2._o 16_o 18_o 19_o rom._n 14._o 3_o 6_o 21._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 24._o controu._n 4._o quaest_n 7._o cap._n 2._o in_o 1_o sam._n 14._o aug._n eâ—_n 118._o ad_fw-la januar._n §._o 11._o gal._n 5._o 2._o
therefore_o enforce_v this_o law_n upon_o they_o in_o case_n of_o offence_n first_o to_o deal_v plain_o with_o their_o neighbour_n in_o reprove_v he_o but_o our_o saviour_n rest_v not_o here_o but_o be_v himself_o a_o pattern_n of_o meekness_n and_o charity_n he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o to_o rest_v in_o a_o bare_a private_a admonition_n but_o to_o show_v their_o own_o readiness_n to_o be_v reconcile_v and_o willingness_n to_o do_v good_a to_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o offend_a party_n thereby_o he_o advise_v further_a to_o take_v two_o or_o three_o witness_n with_o they_o hope_v thereby_o to_o work_v more_o upon_o he_o but_o if_o still_o he_o continue_v refractory_a and_o be_v not_o sensible_a of_o his_o miscarriage_n tell_v it_o the_o church_n what_o the_o church_n here_o be_v be_v the_o great_a controversy_n some_o as_o beza_n and_o his_o follower_n understand_v a_o ecclesiastical_a sanhedrin_n among_o the_o jew_n which_o have_v the_o proper_a cognizance_n of_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n but_o it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o prove_v any_o such_o 8._o sanhedrin_n in_o use_n among_o they_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n indeed_o be_v very_o often_o choose_v into_o the_o sanhedrin_n which_o it_o may_v be_v be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o mistake_n but_o there_o be_v no_o such_o sanhedrin_n among_o they_o which_o do_v not_o respect_v matter_n criminal_a and_o civil_a so_o we_o must_v understand_v what_o josephus_n speak_v of_o the_o priest_n among_o the_o jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d appion_n the_o priest_n be_v always_o very_o studious_a of_o the_o law_n and_o other_o matter_n of_o concernment_n these_o be_v appoint_v as_o the_o overseer_n of_o all_o thing_n judge_n of_o controversy_n and_o the_o punisher_n of_o condemn_a person_n thus_o we_o see_v he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o attribute_v a_o distinct_a ecclesiastical_a court_n to_o they_o that_o he_o seem_v to_o make_v they_o the_o only_a judge_n in_o civil_a and_o criminal_a cause_n other_o by_o the_o church_n understand_v the_o christian_n church_n but_o herein_o they_o be_v divide_v some_o understanding_n by_o it_o only_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n so_o chrysostome_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euthemius_n ecclesiam_fw-la nunc_fw-la vocat_fw-la prasides_fw-la fidelium_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la other_o understand_v it_o not_o in_o its_o representative_a notion_n but_o in_o its_o diffusive_a capacity_n as_o take_v in_o all_o the_o member_n but_o our_o saviour_n speak_v to_o a_o present_a case_n must_v be_v suppose_v to_o lay_v down_o a_o present_a remedy_n which_o can_v not_o be_v if_o he_o give_v only_a rule_n for_o govern_v his_o church_n which_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o gather_v nor_o form_v there_o be_v then_o no_o court_n ecclesiastical_a for_o they_o to_o appeal_v unto_o suppose_v then_o this_o case_n to_o have_v fall_v out_o immediate_o after_o our_o saviour_n speak_v it_o that_o one_o brother_n shall_v trespass_v against_o another_o either_o then_o notwithstanding_o our_o saviour_n speech_n which_o speak_v to_o the_o present_a time_n go_v and_o tell_v the_o church_n the_o offend_a brother_n be_v leave_v without_o a_o power_n of_o redress_n or_o he_o must_v understand_v it_o in_o some_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n church_n which_o be_v then_o in_o use_n among_o the_o jew_n and_o these_o who_o tell_v we_o that_o unless_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v understand_v for_o a_o church_n as_o we_o understand_v 296._o it_o it_o will_v be_v no_o easy_a matter_n for_o we_o now_o to_o conceive_v what_o the_o holy_a ghost_n mean_v by_o it_o will_v do_v well_o withal_o to_o consider_v how_o those_o to_o who_o christ_n speak_v shall_v apprehend_v his_o meaning_n if_o he_o speak_v in_o a_o sense_n they_o never_o hear_v of_o before_o and_o certain_o our_o best_a way_n to_o understand_v the_o meaning_n of_o scripture_n be_v to_o consider_v what_o of_o who_o to_o who_o the_o scripture_n speak_v for_o although_o the_o scripture_n as_o a_o rule_n of_o faith_n for_o we_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v so_o write_v as_o to_o be_v easy_o understand_v by_o we_o yet_o as_o the_o parcel_n of_o it_o be_v speak_v upon_o several_a occasion_n they_o must_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v so_o speak_v as_o to_o be_v apprehend_v by_o they_o to_o who_o they_o be_v speak_v in_o the_o common_a senss_n of_o the_o word_n if_o nothing_o peculiar_a be_v express_v in_o the_o speech_n whereby_o to_o restrain_v they_o to_o another_o sense_n and_o therefore_o the_o church_n must_v be_v understand_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n wherein_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o syriack_n answer_v to_o it_o be_v apprehend_v among_o the_o jew_n in_o our_o saviour_n time_n which_o can_v not_o be_v for_o any_o new_a consistory_n or_o sanhedrin_n to_o be_v erect_v under_o the_o gospel_n thence_o other_o conceive_v that_o christ_n do_v speak_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o the_o church_n understand_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o sanhedrin_n and_o so_o make_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n to_o be_v this_o the_o case_n our_o saviour_n speak_v to_o be_v that_o of_o private_a quarrel_n wherein_o our_o saviour_n lay_v down_o two_o direction_n in_o a_o way_n of_o charity_n private_a admonition_n and_o before_o witness_n but_o if_o the_o party_n continue_v refractory_a than_o it_o may_v be_v lawful_a to_o convent_n he_o before_o the_o court_n of_o judicature_n among_o they_o the_o triumvirate_n the_o 23._o or_o the_o great_a sanhedrin_n for_o although_o the_o roman_n have_v take_v away_o the_o power_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o capital_a matter_n yet_o they_o allow_v they_o liberty_n of_o judgeing_a in_o the_o case_n of_o private_a quarrel_n but_o if_o he_o neglect_v to_o hear_v the_o sanhedrin_n than_o it_o may_v be_v lawful_a to_o implead_v he_o before_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o province_n in_o his_o court_n of_o judicature_n by_o which_o heathen_n and_o publican_n be_v to_o be_v judge_v which_o be_v mean_v by_o let_v he_o be_v to_o thou_o not_o as_o a_o brother_n jew_n but_o as_o a_o heathen_a and_o a_o publican_n this_o exposition_n be_v say_v to_o be_v first_o broach_v by_o erastus_n but_o much_o improve_v and_o enlarge_v by_o reverend_a bishop_n bilson_n who_o spend_v a_o whole_a 4._o chapter_n upon_o it_o but_o this_o exposition_n though_o it_o seem_v fair_a and_o plausible_a yet_o there_o be_v several_a thing_n in_o it_o which_o keep_v i_o from_o embrace_v it_o as_o first_o it_o seem_v not_o very_o probable_a that_o our_o saviour_n shall_v send_v his_o disciple_n to_o who_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o jewish_a sanhedrin_n for_o the_o end_n any_o controversy_n arise_v among_o themselves_o know_v how_o bitter_a enemy_n they_o be_v to_o all_o who_o be_v the_o follower_n of_o christ._n second_o it_o seem_v not_o very_o agreeable_a with_o the_o scope_n of_o our_o saviour_n speech_n which_o be_v to_o take_v up_o difference_n as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v among_o his_o disciple_n and_o to_o make_v they_o show_v all_o lenity_n and_o forherance_n towards_o those_o that_o have_v offend_v they_o and_o to_o do_v good_a to_o the_o soul_n of_o those_o that_o have_v injure_v and_o provoke_v they_o whereas_o this_o command_n of_o tell_v the_o sanhedrin_n and_o inpleading_a offender_n before_o heathen_a court_n tend_v apparent_o to_o heighten_v the_o bitterness_n and_o animosity_n of_o man_n spirit_n one_o against_o another_o and_o lay_v religion_n so_o open_a to_o obloquy_n which_o make_v paul_n so_o severe_o reprove_v the_o christian_n at_o corinth_n for_o go_v to_o law_n 6_o before_o heathen_a magistrate_n therefore_o to_o say_v that_o christ_n allow_v there_o go_v to_o law_n before_o heathen_n and_o paul_n to_o forbid_v it_o be_v instead_o of_o find_v a_o way_n to_o end_v the_o difference_n among_o christian_n to_o make_v one_o between_o christ_n and_o paul_n three_o the_o thing_n chief_o aim_v at_o by_o christ_n be_v not_o a_o man_n vindication_n of_o himself_o or_o recover_v loss_n by_o injury_n receive_v but_o the_o recover_n and_o gain_v the_o offend_a brother_n which_o evident_o appear_v by_o what_o our_o saviour_n add_v to_o the_o use_v admonition_n in_o private_a if_o he_o shall_v hear_v thou_o thou_o have_v gain_v thy_o brother_n now_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v use_v for_o the_o conversion_n and_o turn_v other_o from_o sin_n that_o i_o may_v gain_v they_o that_o be_v under_o the_o law_n 1_o corinth_n 9_o 19_o 20_o etc._n etc._n so_o 1_o pet._n 3._o 1._o explain_v by_o james_n 5._o 20._o our_o saviour_n then_o speak_v not_o to_o the_o manner_n of_o proceed_v as_o to_o civil_a injury_n which_o call_v for_o restitution_n but_o to_o such_o as_o call_v for_o reconciliation_n and_o so_o the_o case_n i_o conceive_v be_v that_o of_o private_a difference_n and_o quarrel_n between_o man_n and_o not_o law-suites_a nor_o civil_a cause_n i_o
mean_v such_o difference_n as_o respect_v person_n and_o not_o thing_n which_o our_o saviour_n lay_v down_o these_o rule_n for_o the_o end_n of_o and_o therefore_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_v to_o see_v some_o man_n insist_v so_o much_o on_o that_o place_n against_o such_o a_o exposition_n of_o this_o luke_n 12._o 14._o where_o christ_n say_v who_o make_v i_o a_o judge_n and_o a_o divider_n among_o you_o for_o do_v it_o any_o way_n follow_v because_o christ_n will_v not_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v a_o temporal_a judge_n among_o the_o jew_n therefore_o he_o shall_v take_v no_o course_n for_o the_o end_a difference_n among_o his_o disciple_n and_o the_o take_v away_o all_o animosity_n from_o among_o they_o nay_o on_o the_o contrary_n do_v not_o our_o saviour_n very_o often_o design_o speak_v to_o this_o very_a purpose_n to_o root_v out_o all_o bitterness_n malice_n envy_n and_o rancour_n from_o man_n spirit_n and_o to_o persuade_v they_o to_o forgive_v injury_n even_o to_o pray_v for_o persecutor_n and_o by_o any_o mean_n to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o their_o brethren_n which_o he_o make_v to_o be_v a_o duty_n of_o so_o great_a necessity_n that_o if_o a_o man_n have_v bring_v his_o gift_n 24._o to_o the_o altar_n and_o remember_v his_o brother_n have_v aught_o against_o he_o he_o bid_v he_o leave_v his_o gift_n there_o and_o go_v be_v reconcile_v to_o his_o brother_n and_o then_o offer_v up_o the_o gift_n we_o see_v hereby_o how_o suitable_a it_o be_v to_o our_o saviour_n doctrine_n and_o design_n to_o lay_v down_o rule_n for_o the_o end_n of_o any_o difference_n arise_v among_o his_o disciple_n and_o this_o be_v now_o clear_v to_o be_v the_o state_n of_o the_o case_n it_o will_v not_o be_v difficult_a to_o resolve_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o tell_v the_o church_n which_o i_o make_v not_o to_o be_v any_o appeal_n to_o a_o juridical_a court_n act_v authoritative_o over_o the_o person_n bring_v before_o it_o but_o the_o three_o and_o high_a step_n of_o charity_n in_o a_o man_n towards_o a_o person_n that_o have_v offend_v he_o viz._n that_o when_o neither_o private_a admonition_n nor_o before_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n will_v serve_v to_o reclaim_v the_o offendor_n then_o to_o call_v a_o select_a company_n together_o which_o be_v the_o natural_a importance_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o before_o they_o all_o to_o lay_v open_a the_o cause_n of_o the_o breach_n and_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o to_o refer_v it_o to_o their_o arbitration_n to_o compose_v and_o end_v it_o which_o sense_n of_o the_o place_n i_o humble_o conceive_v to_o have_v the_o least_o force_n in_o it_o and_o in_o every_o part_n of_o it_o to_o be_v most_o genuine_a and_o natural_a and_o full_o agreeable_a to_o the_o receive_a practice_n among_o the_o jew_n which_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n musar_n cite_v by_o drusius_n full_o acquaint_v 43._o we_o with_o who_o word_n i_o shall_v transcribe_v as_o be_v a_o plain_a paraphrase_n on_o these_o of_o our_o saviour_n qui_fw-la arguit_fw-la socium_fw-la suum_fw-la debet_fw-la primum_fw-la hoc_fw-la facere_fw-la placide_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la &_o ipsum_fw-la solum_fw-la verbis_fw-la mollibus_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la pudefaciat_fw-la eum_fw-la si_fw-mi resipiscit_fw-la bene_fw-la est_fw-la sin_n debet_fw-la eum_fw-la acritèr_fw-la arguere_fw-la &_o pudefacere_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la &_o ipsum_fw-la si_fw-mi non_fw-la resipiscit_fw-la debet_fw-la adhibere_fw-la socios_fw-la ipsumque_fw-la coram_fw-la illis_fw-la pudore_fw-la afficere_fw-la si_fw-la nec_fw-la modo_fw-la quicquam_fw-la proficit_fw-la debet_fw-la eum_fw-la pudefacere_fw-la coram_fw-la multis_fw-la ejusque_fw-la delictum_fw-la publicare_fw-la nam_fw-la certe_fw-la detegendi_fw-la sunt_fw-la hypocritae_fw-la that_o which_o this_o author_n call_v pudefacere_fw-la eum_fw-la coram_fw-la multis_fw-la be_v that_o which_o our_o saviour_n mean_v when_o he_o bid_v he_o tell_v the_o church_n or_o the_o congregation_n as_o our_o old_a translation_n render_v it_o this_o the_o jew_n call_v reprove_v of_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o a_o multitude_n as_o the_o vulg._n latin_a though_o false_o render_v that_o place_n lâ—viticus_n 19_o 17._o publicè_fw-la argue_n eum_fw-la and_o to_o this_o the_o apostle_n may_v allude_v when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o corinth_n 2._o 6._o censure_n of_o many_o and_o the_o reproof_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o all_o 1_o tim._n 5._o 20._o which_o be_v to_o be_v in_o matter_n of_o public_a scandal_n upon_o religion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o jew_n call_v they_o but_o in_o case_n the_o offendor_n shall_v still_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d slight_v this_o overture_n of_o reconciliation_n before_o the_o company_n select_v for_o hear_v the_o case_n then_o say_v our_o saviour_n look_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o obstinate_a refractory_a creature_n and_o have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v with_o he_o then_o with_o 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