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thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a man_n and_o a_o publican_n 10._o matth._n ix_o 10._o we_o know_v that_o heathen_n and_o publican_n be_v alien_n from_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n 1._o luke_n xv._o 1._o they_o have_v no_o interest_n in_o god_n no_o fellowship_n with_o the_o church_n in_o the_o gospel_n common_o publican_n and_o sinner_n be_v join_v together_o and_o sometime_o publican_n and_o harlot_n and_o the_o apostle_n oppose_v sinner_n of_o the_o gentile_n to_o iâ—wes_n by_o nature_n 15._o matth._n xxi_o 31._o cal._n ii_o 15._o they_o be_v avoid_v in_o common_a conversation_n in_o the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o private_a table_n in_o so_o much_o that_o christ_n be_v often_o tax_v by_o the_o pharisee_n for_o eat_v with_o publican_n 19_o matth._n ix_o 11._o xi_o 19_o and_o especial_o they_o be_v seclude_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o in_o that_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n put_v between_o the_o heathen_a man_n and_o the_o publican_n the_o heathen_a may_v not_o so_o much_o as_o enter_v into_o the_o temple_n if_o he_o do_v it_o be_v pollute_v act._n xxi_o 28._o he_o have_v bring_v grecian_n into_o the_o temple_n and_o have_v pollute_v this_o holy_a place_n but_o the_o publican_n may_v enter_v into_o the_o temple_n and_o pray_v luk._n xviii_o 10._o but_o he_o must_v not_o partake_v of_o their_o service_n and_o sacrifice_n whereupon_o in_o the_o ancient_a church_n they_o have_v two_o degree_n of_o excommunication_n a_o lesser_a which_o be_v like_o the_o publieane_n separation_n and_o a_o great_a like_o the_o heathen_a man_n separation_n in_o the_o same_o case_n shall_v all_o excommunicate_a person_n be_v amongstus_fw-la we_o shall_v not_o admit_v they_o to_o the_o communion_n of_o our_o sacrament_n and_o public_a prayer_n nor_o converse_v ordinary_o with_o they_o nor_o have_v any_o fellowship_n with_o they_o as_o the_o apostle_n command_v i._n cor._n v._o 13._o put_v away_o therefore_o from_o among_o you_o that_o wicked_a man_n ii_o 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heathen_a man_n nor_o publican_n but_o pity_n and_o pray_v for_o they_o it_o be_v true_a we_o shun_v the_o company_n of_o that_o which_o we_o hate_v and_o abhor_v so_o our_o saviour_n will_v have_v we_o to_o shun_v the_o company_n of_o contumacious_a offender_n as_o if_o we_o do_v hate_v they_o but_o not_o to_o hate_v they_o for_o all_o that_o for_o say_v the_o apostle_n yet_o count_v he_o not_o as_o a_o enemy_n ii_o thess_n ii_o 15._o ii_o that_o we_o be_v not_o bar_v from_o all_o commerce_n &_o society_n with_o excommunicate_a person_n not_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n not_o upon_o occasion_n of_o trade_n for_o the_o jew_n do_v traffic_v with_o publican_n and_o heathen_a but_o especial_o not_o to_o give_v they_o good_a counsel_n and_o to_o exhort_v they_o to_o repentance_n this_o last_o be_v require_v by_o the_o apostle_n admonish_v he_o as_o a_o brother_n ii_o thess_n iii_o 15._o the_o fellowship_n then_o that_o be_v forbid_v we_o with_o such_o person_n be_v a_o communion_n in_o 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to_o renderunto_o cesar_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v caesar_n all_o king_n be_v heathen_a when_o the_o apostle_n exercise_v this_o censure_n and_o yet_o they_o conimaund_v all_o obedience_n to_o be_v give_v unto_o they_o rom._n xvi_o 1._o i._n pet._n ii_o 13._o the_o christian_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n upon_o all_o occasion_n take_v arm_n at_o the_o command_n of_o a_o heathen_a emperor_n and_o st_n augustin_n commend_v they_o for_o their_o faithful_a service_n to_o julian_n that_o apostate_n emperor_n for_o that_o they_o be_v bind_v unto_o he_o as_o subject_n hence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o church_n though_o she_o have_v never_o so_o much_o strength_n and_o power_n yet_o ought_v not_o can_v not_o excommunicate_v the_o king_n for_o heresy_n apostasy_n or_o any_o other_o crime_n for_o that_o the_o main_a end_n of_o excommunication_n be_v that_o the_o party_n be_v deprive_v of_o all_o society_n of_o the_o faithful_a may_v be_v ashamed_a but_o the_o king_n can_v not_o be_v 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