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that_o he_o be_v not_o send_v to_o baptise_v but_o to_o preach_v the_o word_n do_v not_o most_v man_n call_v they_o the_o visible_a word_n and_o that_o they_o propose_v that_o thing_n to_o the_o eye_n which_o the_o word_n do_v to_o the_o ear_n why_o then_o do_v we_o study_v to_o keep_v man_n from_o the_o word_n but_o to_o keep_v some_o from_o the_o sacrament_n and_o chief_o from_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o that_o against_o or_o at_o least_o without_o the_o express_a command_n of_o god_n because_o say_v they_o the_o word_n be_v give_v to_o all_o the_o sacrament_n be_v only_o institute_v for_o those_o that_o be_v convert_v i_o know_v this_o neither_o do_v i_o speak_v of_o turk_n and_o of_o the_o unconvert_v but_o i_o speak_v of_o they_o that_o be_v call_v by_o god_n into_o his_o church_n that_o be_v insert_v threin_o and_o approve_v of_o the_o doctrine_n thereof_o and_o that_o be_v desirous_a at_o least_o external_o to_o use_v the_o sacrament_n rightly_a thirty-nine_o i_o have_v show_v 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the_o example_n be_v find_v 1_o cor._n 5._o chapter_n also_o the_o 1_o of_o timothy_n and_o 1._o chapter_n of_o these_o we_o will_v speak_v in_o order_n and_o first_o of_o that_o place_n which_o be_v in_o matthew_n xli_o christ_n purpose_n in_o this_o chapter_n be_v not_o to_o institute_v a_o new_a government_n or_o a_o form_n of_o exercise_v excommunication_n but_o to_o instruct_v his_o disciple_n how_o they_o shall_v avoid_v offence_n in_o repel_v of_o private_a injury_n for_o because_o these_o that_o immediate_o pursue_v the_o right_n before_o the_o magistrate_n chief_o before_o a_o heathen_a and_o profane_a magistrate_n to_o which_o then_o the_o jew_n be_v subject_a do_v ofttimes_o offend_v the_o weak_a first_o he_o exhort_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v rather_o forgive_v injury_n then_o in_o every_o cause_n to_o run_v to_o the_o magistrate_n in_o this_o part_n he_o do_v no_o other_o thing_n then_o call_v into_o memory_n that_o command_n of_o moses_n in_o the_o 19_o of_o exod._n which_o syracide_n in_o his_o 19_o chap._n likewise_o do_v more_o large_o handle_v then_o he_o command_v that_o if_o they_o shall_v perchance_o be_v compel_v to_o bring_v their_o cause_n before_o the_o magistrate_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o accuse_v their_o brethren_n the_o jew_n before_o the_o roman_n before_o first_o they_o have_v desire_v the_o assistance_n of_o their_o own_o magistrate_n in_o vain_a if_o indeed_o they_o will_v avoid_v scandal_n the_o apostle_n deliver_v the_o same_o command_n to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o 1.6_o chap._n which_o place_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o exposition_n upon_o this_o viz._n that_o the_o christian_n shall_v not_o rash_o go_v to_o law_n together_o before_o the_o gentile_n therefore_o the_o genuine_a sense_n of_o this_o place_n and_o chapter_n be_v this_o when_o thy_o brother_n that_o be_v when_o a_o jew_n do_v unto_o thou_o a_o injury_n study_v how_o by_o thyself_o alone_o to_o reconcile_v he_o to_o thou_o if_o thou_o alone_o can_v prevail_v take_v two_o or_o three_o with_o thou_o and_o try_v it_o again_o if_o neither_o so_o thou_o can_v deliver_v thyself_o from_o the_o wrong_n tell_v it_o to_o the_o synedrium_fw-la that_o be_v tell_v it_o to_o the_o magistrate_n of_o thy_o people_n and_o religion_n but_o if_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v he_o than_o you_o may_v proceed_v against_o he_o without_o the_o offence_n of_o any_o as_o you_o will_v proceed_v against_o the_o publican_n and_o heathen_n who_o will_v not_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v bring_v to_o any_o other_o tribunal_n but_o that_o of_o the_o roman_n that_o shall_v wrong_v you_o xlii_o that_o this_o be_v the_o proper_a and_o legitimate_a interpretation_n of_o this_o place_n be_v manifest_o show_v by_o all_o the_o circumstance_n and_o whole_a series_n of_o the_o discourse_n but_o chief_o by_o the_o conclusion_n first_o christ_n do_v not_o discourse_n in_o this_o place_n of_o the_o weighty_a and_o public_a sin_n that_o belong_v to_o his_o country_n religion_n and_o rite_n the_o punish_v of_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o synedrium_fw-la but_o he_o speak_v of_o private_a injury_n the_o power_n of_o remit_v of_o which_o belong_v to_o every_o man_n this_o prove_v evident_o that_o which_o i_o have_v say_v that_o the_o whole_a contexture_n of_o the_o discourse_n be_v in_o the_o singular_a number_n if_o thy_o brother_n oeffnd_v against_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reprove_v he_o betwixt_o thou_o and_o himself_o alone_o tell_v the_o church_n if_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v thou_o etc._n etc._n after_o the_o same_o manner_n also_o he_o speak_v luke_n 17._o if_o thy_o brother_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sin_n against_o thou_o and_o immediate_o if_o thy_o brother_n sin_n seven_o time_n in_o one_o day_n against_o thou_o and_o return_v to_o thou_o and_o shall_v say_v that_o he_o be_v sorry_a forgive_v he_o we_o can_v interpret_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d against_o the_o church_n for_o see_v he_o say_v afterward_o tell_v the_o church_n the_o sense_n will_v be_v o_o church_n tell_v the_o church_n neither_o can_v it_o signify_v the_o same_o that_o thou_o be_v conscious_a for_o neither_o the_o nature_n nor_o circumstance_n of_o the_o word_n or_o speech_n will_v suffer_v this_o for_o present_o after_o be_v add_v betwixt_o thou_o and_o himself_o alone_o how_o then_o if_o he_o sin_v i_o be_v conscious_a to_o it_o and_o do_v not_o sin_n against_o i_o only_o and_o alone_o be_o i_o alone_o compel_v to_o admonish_v he_o alone_o be_o i_o not_o rather_o command_v to_o reprove_v he_o together_o with_o they_o against_o who_o he_o have_v proper_o sin_v but_o christ_n do_v not_o concede_fw-la that_o i_o shall_v first_o go_v to_o he_o with_o other_o therefore_o he_o speak_v of_o a_o injury_n do_v by_o my_o brother_n against_o i_o only_o as_o likewise_o how_o shall_v the_o word_n of_o luke_n agree_v with_o this_o interpretation_n when_o he_o say_v if_o thy_o brother_n shall_v return_v to_o thou_o forgive_v he_o shall_v we_o likewise_o say_v here_o that_o to_o thou_o be_v put_v for_o thou_o know_v it_o but_o what_o then_o will_v forgive_v he_o signify_v must_v we_o also_o say_v here_o that_o it_o be_v be_v thou_o conscious_a to_o his_o forgiveness_n do_v the_o prodigal_a luke_n 15._o sin_v against_o heaven_n sin_n heaven_n be_v conscious_a there_o to_o how_o we_o shall_v sin_v against_o our_o brethren_n by_o do_v evil_n be_v clear_a 1_o cor._n 8._o but_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o place_n be_v different_a true_o the_o speech_n and_o word_n do_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o take_v they_o of_o any_o other_o but_o for_o private_a injury_n which_o you_o yourself_o may_v remit_v to_o the_o penitent_a but_o if_o he_o will_v not_o of_o himself_o repent_v you_o must_v use_v all_o mean_n that_o he_o may_v repent_v second_o the_o same_o be_v prove_v because_o the_o apostle_n do_v
not_o easy_o see_v a_o jew_n go_v to_o law_n with_o a_o jew_n before_o the_o christian_a magistrate_n xlvii_o therefore_o this_o command_n do_v not_o belong_v unto_o all_o man_n say_v you_o but_o to_o they_o that_o live_v under_o a_o impious_a magistrate_n i_o answer_v that_o the_o first_o part_n thereof_o to_o use_v mean_n to_o be_v reconcile_v before_o they_o come_v before_o a_o judge_n do_v belong_v to_o all_o christian_n but_o the_o last_o part_n thereof_o have_v only_a power_n when_o godly_a man_n live_v under_o a_o magistrate_n that_o be_v no_o christian_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n paul_n likewise_o exhort_v the_o corinthian_n that_o they_o will_v choose_v some_o among_o themselves_o which_o shall_v decide_v their_o controversy_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v compel_v to_o go_v to_o suit_n before_o a_o profane_a magistrate_n who_o doubt_v but_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o corinthian_n if_o there_o be_v any_o who_o will_v not_o stand_v to_o the_o sentence_n of_o these_o arbitrator_n or_o of_o the_o injurious_a person_n be_v nothing_o better_o for_o their_o sentence_n at_o last_o to_o come_v to_o the_o roman_a and_o heathen_a magistrate_n indeed_o paul_n when_o he_o see_v himself_o unjust_o press_v with_o the_o jew_n do_v appeal_v to_o caesar_n act_v 25._o which_o fact_n he_o do_v declare_v act_v the_o last_o that_o he_o may_v excuse_v himself_o to_o the_o jew_n that_o live_v at_o rome_n he_o shall_v understand_v and_o see_v all_o these_o thing_n more_o clear_o and_o plain_o that_o will_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o confer_v diligent_o leu._n 19_o eccles_n 9_o and_o 1_o cor._n 6._o with_o this_o chapter_n of_o matthew_n and_o he_o shall_v observe_v how_o fittle_a all_o thing_n shall_v answer_v one_o another_o chief_o he_o that_o shall_v intentive_o mark_v the_o word_n of_o paul_n and_o christ_n concern_v the_o last_o part_n which_o because_o they_o have_v not_o place_n under_o moses_n and_o the_o ecclesiastic_n because_o the_o jew_n than_o do_v not_o so_o obey_v any_o former_a prince_n as_o they_o do_v afterward_o the_o roman_n therefore_o these_o man_n be_v deserve_o omit_v by_o both_o xlviii_o and_o hitherto_o indeed_o as_o i_o believe_v it_o will_v easy_o be_v consent_v unto_o by_o all_o that_o christ_n do_v speak_v of_o a_o church_n which_o then_o be_v in_o be_v and_o extant_a in_o judea_n but_o present_o they_o fall_v together_o by_o the_o ear_n when_o they_o inquire_v what_o christ_n mean_v by_o the_o word_n church_n for_o sometime_o it_o be_v put_v for_o the_o meeting_n and_o multitude_n of_o the_o people_n sometime_o it_o be_v put_v for_o the_o senate_n and_o elder_n that_o do_v govern_v the_o same_o after_o this_o manner_n we_o find_v the_o hebrew_n word_n take_v which_o signify_v the_o church_n and_o the_o meeting_n or_o congregation_n which_o the_o septuagint_n express_v by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d numb_v 35._o josh_n 20._o psalm_n 82._o and_o elsewhere_o but_o there_o be_v solid_a argument_n to_o prove_v that_o christ_n in_o this_o place_n by_o the_o word_n church_n will_v not_o have_v we_o to_o understand_v the_o multitude_n and_o common_a meeting_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o the_o jewish_a magistracy_n or_o senate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o be_v that_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o christ_n do_v not_o innovate_v the_o form_n of_o judicatories_n and_o government_n which_o be_v administer_v according_a to_o the_o law_n neither_o that_o he_o do_v any_o thing_n or_o permit_v his_o disciple_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n against_o those_o thing_n which_o moses_n have_v right_o appoint_v point_v at_o the_o command_n of_o god_n but_o moses_n command_v such_o case_n to_o be_v propose_v to_o be_v judge_v not_o by_o the_o multitude_n but_o by_o the_o senate_n of_o every_o place_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o use_v to_o sit_v at_o the_o begin_n in_o the_o porch_n of_o every_o town_n if_o christ_n have_v think_v to_o have_v institute_v any_o thing_n against_o this_o appointment_n of_o moses_n here_o his_o disciple_n will_v not_o have_v be_v a_o little_a offend_v with_o the_o matter_n which_o though_o their_o whole_a life_n be_v most_o strict_a observer_n of_o the_o law_n let_v every_o one_o think_v with_o themselves_o how_o much_o every_o one_o will_v have_v triumph_v if_o they_o can_v have_v accuse_v christ_n of_o this_o crime_n that_o to_o wit_n he_o have_v incite_v the_o people_n against_o the_o magistrate_n contrary_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o moses_n what_o more_o illustrious_a pretext_n can_v they_o have_v wish_v to_o accuse_v he_o as_o a_o seditious_a person_n then_o if_o they_o can_v prove_v that_o he_o against_o the_o appointment_n of_o god_n do_v aslay_v to_o arm_v the_o people_n against_o the_o magistrate_n to_o admit_v the_o examination_n of_o witness_n to_o give_v the_o power_n to_o they_o to_o call_v before_o they_o who_o they_o will_v to_o give_v they_o the_o power_n of_o cognosce_v and_o judge_v of_o cause_n the_o other_o reason_n be_v that_o christ_n command_v we_o to_o tell_v it_o to_o that_o church_n which_o have_v the_o power_n to_o call_v the_o accuse_a person_n before_o it_o to_o hear_v the_o cause_n examine_v the_o witness_n therefore_o he_o in_o the_o second_o admonition_n he_o bid_v we_o join_v 2_o cor._n 3._o that_o the_o fact_n may_v be_v lawful_o prove_v and_o to_o conclude_v of_o pronounce_v and_o judge_v but_o these_o thing_n can_v be_v do_v from_o the_o crowd_n and_o multitude_n except_o they_o choose_v some_o man_n which_o may_v moderate_v all_o thing_n as_o no_o man_n be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o for_o it_o behove_v that_o that_o convention_n to_o be_v very_o little_a which_o without_o senator_n by_o itself_o be_v able_a to_o expect_v such_o matter_n and_o cause_n for_o this_o cause_n some_o man_n right_o judge_v it_o that_o if_o this_o precept_n of_o christ_n be_v understand_v of_o the_o whole_a meeting_n or_o company_n it_o can_v have_v no_o place_n but_o where_o the_o church_n do_v consist_v of_o very_a few_o member_n therefore_o see_v they_o that_o proceed_v after_o this_o manner_n be_v no_o other_o but_o the_o senate_n or_o synedrium_fw-la it_o again_o appear_v that_o christ_n do_v not_o command_v we_o to_o tell_v it_o to_o the_o crowd_n but_o to_o the_o synedrium_fw-la but_o indeed_o in_o christ_n time_n the_o people_n have_v not_o power_n to_o choose_v unto_o themselves_o a_o magistracy_n and_o prince_n wherefore_o tt_z behove_v we_o by_o the_o jewish_a church_n to_o understand_v the_o senate_n as_o it_o be_v clear_a by_o what_o be_v say_v before_o that_o the_o disciple_n do_v so_o therefore_o if_o by_o the_o chureh_n we_o understand_v the_o multitude_n itself_o it_o behove_v we_o to_o tell_v it_o to_o such_o a_o church_n which_o have_v the_o power_n to_o choose_v to_o itself_o such_o a_o senate_n as_o the_o senate_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v at_o that_o time_n but_o our_o church_n have_v not_o power_n to_o choose_v such_o a_o senate_n as_o the_o synedrium_fw-la of_o the_o 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