partly_o wrought_v our_o conversion_n and_o partly_o work_v nâ—w_o by_o his_o minister_n and_o will_v continue_v to_o work_v till_o his_o come_n again_o and_o it_o be_v very_o ill_a logic_n to_o say_v that_o because_o they_o can_v misinterpret_v and_o pervert_v scripture_n nor_o preach_v rebellion_n against_o their_o natural_a sovereign_n since_o christ_n have_v command_v subjection_n and_o obedience_n to_o they_o they_o have_v therefore_o no_o authority_n to_o preach_v at_o all_o or_o interpret_v the_o scripture_n but_o must_v publish_v whatsoever_o the_o king_n bid_v they_o in_o the_o name_n and_o as_o the_o command_v of_o god_n yet_o even_o that_o and_o all_o he_o have_v or_o can_v say_v may_v be_v true_a if_o the_o case_n of_o conscience_n which_o he_o have_v take_v upon_o he_o to_o determine_v have_v any_o dependence_n upon_o or_o affinity_n with_o the_o christian_a faith_n or_o common_a honesty_n what_o if_o the_o office_n of_o christ_n minister_n in_o this_o world_n be_v to_o 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by_o be_v oblige_v to_o take_v care_n that_o the_o law_n and_o precept_n of_o god_n his_o sovereign_n be_v punctual_o submit_v to_o and_o that_o they_o to_o who_o in_o special_a manner_n the_o publication_n thereof_o be_v commit_v be_v not_o only_o protect_v but_o obey_v and_o reverence_v while_o they_o do_v their_o duty_n or_o surmise_n that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o or_o can_v receive_v any_o dignity_n or_o authority_n by_o any_o thing_n he_o can_v add_v to_o it_o by_o his_o sovereign_a power_n god_n have_v leave_v and_o require_v they_o to_o be_v nurse_n father_n to_o his_o church_n and_o from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o be_v christian_n have_v communicate_v his_o scripture_n to_o they_o which_o they_o have_v receive_v and_o which_o they_o be_v equal_o bind_v to_o obey_v as_o their_o mean_a subject_n and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o good_a and_o faithful_a nurse_n the_o miscarriage_n of_o the_o child_n shall_v be_v impute_v to_o they_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n 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for_o something_o beside_o the_o depart_n from_o their_o dignity_n in_o a_o word_n prelate_n assume_v no_o title_n of_o honour_n nor_o pretend_v to_o any_o jurisdiction_n that_o they_o have_v not_o receive_v from_o he_o and_o therefore_o deserve_v to_o be_v countenance_v and_o support_v by_o he_o among_o his_o best_a and_o most_o useful_a subject_n he_o be_v not_o concern_v if_o the_o king_n forbid_v he_o to_o believe_v in_o christ_n it_o be_v a_o command_n of_o no_o effect_n because_o belief_n and_o understanding_n never_o follow_v man_n command_n but_o if_o the_o king_n command_v he_o to_o say_v that_o he_o believe_v not_o in_o christ_n he_o be_v very_o ready_a to_o obey_v he_o pag._n 271._o profession_n with_o the_o tongue_n be_v but_o a_o external_a thing_n wherein_o a_o christian_a hold_v firm_o in_o his_o heart_n the_o faith_n of_o christ_n have_v the_o same_o liberty_n which_o the_o prophet_n elisha_n allow_v to_o naaman_n the_o syrian_a he_o will_v be_v very_o much_o disappoint_v in_o the_o support_n of_o his_o monstrous_a impiety_n if_o that_o text_n ought_v to_o be_v render_v out_o of_o the_o original_a as_o dr_n lightfoot_a a_o man_n eminent_o learn_v in_o the_o hebrew_n positive_o say_v at_o aught_o to_o be_v for_o this_o thing_n the_o lord_n pardon_v thy_o servant_n for_o that_o when_o my_o master_n have_v go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o rimmon_n to_o worship_n there_o and_o he_o have_v lean_v upon_o my_o hand_n that_o i_o have_v also_o bow_v myself_o in_o the_o house_n of_o rimmon_n for_o my_o worship_v in_o the_o house_n of_o rimmon_n the_o lord_n pardon_v thy_o servant_n for_o tâ—is_n thing_n 2_o king_n 5._o 18._o so_o that_o he_o crave_v pardon_n for_o idolatry_n past_a and_o not_o beg_v leave_n to_o be_v idolatrous_a for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v but_o admit_v the_o text_n to_o be_v according_a to_o the_o common_a translation_n it_o can_v do_v mr._n hobbes_n no_o good_a except_o he_o procure_v the_o same_o leave_n from_o another_o who_o have_v as_o much_o authority_n as_o elisha_n have_v who_o do_v not_o know_v that_o none_o of_o those_o example_n which_o be_v either_o enjoin_v or_o permit_v to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o divine_a authority_n for_o some_o extraordinary_a end_n of_o providence_n be_v for_o our_o imitation_n when_o they_o be_v opposite_a to_o the_o truth_n and_o justice_n and_o integrity_n of_o god_n precept_n he_o may_v as_o well_o justify_v the_o breach_n of_o faith_n and_o downright_a theft_n and_o robbery_n in_o his_o neighbour_n by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o israelite_n borrow_v the_o jewel_n and_o other_o good_n of_o the_o egyptian_n or_o the_o assassination_n of_o a_o enemy_n by_o the_o example_n of_o ehud_n stab_v of_o eglon_n and_o many_o other_o unwarrantable_a action_n by_o the_o example_n of_o good_a man_n direct_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n as_o maintain_v his_o own_o impiety_n by_o the_o example_n or_o permission_n if_o there_o be_v any_o of_o naaman_n but_o if_o mr._n hobbes_n be_v gratify_v by_o not_o urge_v the_o impiety_n nor_o the_o denunciation_n which_o st._n john_n pronounce_v upon_o he_o he_o be_v antichrist_n that_o deny_v the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n 1_o john_n 2._o 22._o how_o will_v he_o justify_v the_o prevarication_n and_o falseness_n in_o say_v he_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o which_o in_o his_o heart_n he_o dâ—th_v believe_v you_o shall_v not_o deal_v false_o neither_o lie_v one_o to_o another_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o levitical_a law_n and_o by_o mr._n hobbes_n rule_v a_o part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o so_o must_v not_o be_v violate_v nor_o can_v be_v control_v by_o god_n himself_o he_o know_v very_o well_o who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o lie_n though_o it_o may_v be_v he_o do_v not_o enough_o consider_v what_o portion_n be_v allot_v for_o his_o child_n and_o if_o they_o who_o say_v they_o be_v jew_n and_o be_v not_o but_o do_v lie_v be_v pronounce_v by_o st._n john_n to_o be_v of_o the_o synagogue_n of_o satan_n rev._n 3._o 9_o there_o be_v very_o great_a danger_n that_o he_o who_o be_v a_o christian_n in_o his_o heart_n &_o upon_o any_o king_n command_n shall_v profess_v with_o his_o tongue_n that_o he_o do_v not_o believe_v in_o christ_n will_v not_o be_v admit_v by_o our_o saviour_n to_o be_v of_o his_o church_n in_o vain_a have_v the_o whole_a current_n of_o scripture_n endeavour_v to_o raise_v such_o a_o awful_a reverence_n for_o truth_n that_o it_o have_v scarce_o pronounce_v more_o severe_a judgement_n against_o any_o species_n of_o sin_n then_o against_o lie_v he_o that_o tell_v lie_n shall_v not_o stay_v in_o my_o sight_n say_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n by_o the_o psalmist_n psal._n 101._o 7._o he_o that_o speak_v lie_n shall_v perish_v say_v the_o same_o spirit_n in_o the_o proverb_n prov._n 19_o 9_o let_v he_o
the_o commandment_n of_o god_n that_o which_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v command_v he_o in_o a_o dream_n or_o vision_n and_o to_o deliver_v it_o to_o his_o family_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o observe_v the_o same_o yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o great_a addition_n though_o abraham_n and_o all_o the_o sovereign_n who_o succeed_v he_o be_v qualify_v to_o govern_v and_o prescribe_v to_o their_o subject_n what_o religion_n they_o shall_v be_v of_o and_o to_o tell_v they_o what_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o to_o punish_v all_o those_o who_o shall_v countenance_v any_o doctrine_n which_o he_o shall_v forbid_v from_o which_o he_o conclude_v that_o pag._n 250_o as_o none_o but_o abraham_n in_o his_o family_n so_o none_o but_o the_o sovereign_n in_o a_o christian_a commonwealth_n can_v take_v notice_n what_o be_v or_o what_o be_v not_o the_o word_n of_o god_n yet_o i_o say_v neither_o that_o nor_o the_o renew_n the_o same_o covenant_n with_o isaac_n and_o afterward_o with_o jacob_n he_o say_v now_o do_v make_v that_o people_n the_o peculiar_a people_n of_o god_n but_o date_n that_o privilege_n which_o before_o he_o date_v from_o the_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n to_o begin_v only_o from_o the_o renew_n it_o by_o moses_n at_o the_o mount_n sinai_n by_o which_o he_o correct_v his_o former_a fancy_n by_o a_o new_a one_o as_o extravagant_a upon_o the_o people_n contract_n in_o those_o word_n which_o he_o have_v mention_v before_o without_o that_o observation_n and_o gloss_n that_o he_o make_v upon_o it_o nor_o do_v god_n at_o that_o time_n promise_v more_o to_o they_o by_o moses_n than_o he_o have_v before_o as_o express_o promise_v to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n this_o shall_v suffice_v to_o what_o he_o have_v so_o often_o urge_v or_o shall_v hereafter_o infer_v from_o the_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n and_o by_o moses_n and_o of_o the_o peculiar_a dominion_n over_o that_o people_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o contract_n nor_o will_v i_o hereafter_o enlarge_v any_o more_o upon_o their_o pretend_a rejection_n of_o god_n when_o they_o desire_v a_o king_n which_o he_o now_o confirm_n by_o a_o new_a piece_n of_o history_n or_o a_o new_a commentary_n upon_o the_o text_n by_o his_o sovereign_a power_n of_o interpret_n for_o he_o say_v pag._n 254._o that_o when_o they_o say_v to_o samuel_n make_v we_o a_o king_n to_o judge_v we_o like_o all_o the_o nation_n they_o signify_v that_o they_o will_v no_o more_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o command_n that_o shall_v be_v lay_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o consequent_o in_o depose_v the_o high_a priest_n of_o royal_a authority_n they_o depose_v that_o peculiar_a government_n of_o god_n pag._n 255._o and_o yet_o he_o confess_v in_o the_o very_a next_o page_n that_o when_o they_o have_v demand_v a_o king_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o nation_n they_o have_v no_o design_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n their_o king_n but_o despair_v of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o son_n of_o samuel_n they_o will_v have_v a_o king_n to_o judge_n they_o in_o civil_a action_n but_o not_o that_o they_o will_v allow_v their_o king_n to_o change_v the_o religion_n which_o be_v recommend_v to_o they_o by_o moses_n by_o which_o he_o have_v again_o cancel_v and_o demolish_v all_o that_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n which_o he_o will_v derive_v to_o all_o sovereign_n from_o that_o submission_n and_o contract_n which_o he_o say_v they_o make_v at_o mount_n sinai_n for_o he_o confess_v that_o they_o have_v no_o intention_n that_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v authority_n to_o alter_v their_o religion_n and_o then_o it_o pass_v not_o by_o that_o contract_n and_o thus_o when_o his_o unruly_a invention_n suggest_v to_o he_o a_o addition_n to_o the_o text_n or_o a_o unwarrantable_a interpretation_n of_o it_o it_o always_o involve_v he_o in_o new_a perplexity_n and_o leave_v he_o as_o far_o from_o attain_v his_o end_n as_o when_o he_o begin_v it_o be_v upon_o his_o usual_a presumption_n that_o from_o the_o 17._o chapter_n of_o number_n he_o conclude_v that_o after_o moses_n his_o death_n the_o supreme_a power_n of_o make_v war_n and_o peace_n and_o the_o supreme_a power_n of_o judicature_n belong_v also_o to_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o thus_o joshuah_n be_v only_a general_n of_o the_o army_n whereas_o no_o more_o be_v say_v in_o that_o place_n to_o eleazar_n then_o have_v be_v before_o say_v to_o aaron_n his_o father_n to_o perform_v the_o priestly_a office_n nor_o do_v it_o ever_o appear_v that_o eleazar_n offer_v to_o assume_v the_o sovereignty_n in_o either_o of_o the_o case_n but_o be_v as_o much_o under_o joshuah_n as_o aaron_n have_v ever_o be_v under_o moses_n god_n appear_v unto_o joshuah_n upon_o the_o decease_n of_o moses_n and_o depute_v he_o to_o exercise_v the_o same_o charge_n that_o moses_n have_v do_v as_o i_o be_v with_o moses_n so_o will_v i_o be_v with_o thou_o this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v not_o depart_v out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n that_o thou_o may_v observe_v to_o do_v all_o that_o be_v write_v therein_o then_o joshuah_n command_v the_o officer_n of_o the_o people_n josh._n 1_o 2._o 5_o 8_o 10._o the_o people_n make_v another_o covenant_n with_o joshuah_n all_o that_o thou_o command_v we_o we_o will_v do_v and_o whither_o soever_o thou_o send_v we_o we_o will_v go_v as_o we_o hearken_v unto_o moses_n in_o all_o thing_n so_o will_v we_o hearken_v unto_o thou_o whosoever_o do_v rebel_n against_o thy_o commandment_n and_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o thy_o word_n in_o all_o that_o thou_o command_v he_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n ver_fw-la 16_o 17_o 18._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o joshuah_n this_o day_n will_v i_o magnify_v thou_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n as_o i_o be_v with_o moses_n so_o will_v i_o be_v with_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v command_v the_o priest_n etc._n etc._n josh._n 3._o 7_o 8._o all_o the_o order_n and_o command_v to_o the_o priest_n be_v give_v by_o joshuah_n joshua_n build_v a_o altar_n to_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n in_o mount_n ebal_n he_o write_v upon_o the_o stone_n a_o copy_n of_o the_o law_n he_o read_v all_o the_o law_n the_o curse_n and_o the_o blessing_n etc._n etc._n josh._n 8._o 30_o 32_o 34._o joshuah_n divide_v the_o land_n and_o when_o any_o doubtful_a cause_n do_v arise_v they_o repair_v to_o he_o for_o judgement_n and_o when_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o the_o half_a return_v to_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n where_o moses_n have_v assign_v their_o portion_n it_o be_v joshuah_n who_o bless_v they_o and_o send_v they_o away_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o sovereignty_n of_o eleazar_n what_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o highpriest_n be_v and_o whether_o the_o office_n be_v limit_v or_o any_o way_n suspend_v during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n be_v not_o otherwise_o pertinent_a to_o this_o discourse_n then_o as_o it_o contradict_v mr._n hobbes_n in_o which_o where_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a i_o take_v no_o delight_n and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o enlarge_v upon_o those_o particular_n the_o survey_n of_o chapter_n 41._o mr._n hobbes_n have_v commit_v so_o many_o error_n in_o the_o institution_n and_o view_n which_o he_o have_v make_v of_o all_o office_n hitherto_o that_o there_o be_v reason_n to_o believe_v he_o will_v have_v the_o same_o presumption_n if_o he_o come_v to_o handle_v the_o office_n of_o our_o saviour_n himself_o and_o i_o think_v he_o have_v make_v it_o good_a when_o he_o allow_v no_o other_o authority_n or_o power_n to_o our_o saviour_n even_o when_o he_o come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n with_o his_o angel_n to_o reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n match_n 16._o 27._o then_o pag._n 260._o as_o vicegerent_n of_o god_n his_o father_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o moses_n be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o as_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v before_o the_o reign_n of_o saul_n and_o as_o the_o king_n be_v after_o it_o which_o be_v degrade_n he_o below_o the_o model_n of_o socinus_n and_o in_o no_o degree_n equal_a to_o the_o description_n of_o his_o power_n in_o scripture_n yet_o large_a enough_o if_o the_o end_n of_o his_o come_n be_v no_o other_o than_o he_o assign_v and_o the_o office_n he_o be_v to_o manage_v no_o great_a than_o he_o seem_v to_o describe_v p._n 264._o the_o give_a immortality_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n which_o be_v to_o be_v exercise_v by_o our_o saviour_n upon_o earth_n in_o his_o human_a nature_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v much_o inferior_a to_o that_o inheritance_n incorruptible_a and_o undefiled_a that_o fade_v not_o away_o which_o st._n peter_n assure_v we_o be_v reserve_v in_o heaven_n for_o we_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 4._o and_o how_o his_o
christian_n at_o present_a in_o the_o world_n do_v believe_v and_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o all_o who_o have_v since_o suffer_v death_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o any_o particular_a opinion_n have_v consist_v only_o in_o that_o they_o will_v not_o deny_v what_o in_o truth_n they_o believe_v or_o pretend_v to_o believe_v what_o they_o think_v apparent_a to_o be_v false_a which_o be_v not_o therefore_o to_o be_v condemn_v because_o mr._n hobbes_n be_v resolve_v to_o decline_v it_o in_o this_o rhapsody_n of_o extravagant_a notion_n he_o proceed_v to_o the_o dissect_v the_o commission_n grant_v by_o our_o saviour_n to_o the_o apostle_n and_o with_o the_o licence_n of_o a_o grammarian_n translate_v the_o term_n of_o their_o commission_n to_o make_v their_o office_n of_o as_o little_a authority_n as_o he_o wish_v it_o to_o be_v he_o say_v preach_v signify_v nothing_o pag._n 273._o but_o what_o a_o crier_n or_o herald_n or_o other_o officer_n use_v to_o do_v public_o in_o proclaim_v a_o king_n and_o a_o crier_n he_o say_v have_v not_o right_a to_o command_v any_o man_n that_o teach_v be_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o preach_v but_o to_o teach_v that_o jesus_n be_v christ_n and_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a be_v not_o to_o say_v that_o man_n be_v bind_v after_o they_o believe_v it_o to_o obey_v those_o that_o tell_v they_o so_o against_o the_o command_n of_o their_o sovereign_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v do_v wise_o to_o expect_v the_o come_n of_o christ_n hereafter_o in_o patience_n and_o faith_n with_o obedience_n to_o their_o present_a magistrate_n all_o which_o signify_v nothing_o if_o it_o do_v not_o signify_v that_o where_o ever_o idolatry_n be_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o sovereign_n what_o ever_o they_o do_v believe_v themselves_o they_o be_v to_o practise_v idolatry_n still_o and_o to_o perform_v all_o the_o rite_n of_o infidel_n till_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n himself_o to_o justify_v their_o conversion_n and_o this_o no_o question_n be_v his_o meaning_n to_o which_o i_o shall_v apply_v no_o other_o answer_n then_o the_o state_v his_o proposition_n and_o if_o there_o can_v remain_v any_o doubt_n since_o that_o meaning_n be_v so_o very_o bad_a that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v his_o he_o will_v quick_o remove_v that_o doubt_n in_o the_o survey_n he_o take_v of_o baptism_n and_o the_o obligation_n thereof_o he_o say_v that_o pag._n 274._o baptism_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy-ghost_n be_v dip_v in_o their_o name_n you_o shall_v rare_o find_v he_o call_v they_o three_o person_n for_o the_o incongruity_n it_o will_v introduce_v in_o philosophy_n the_o meaning_n of_o which_o word_n of_o baptism_n be_v this_o he_o that_o be_v baptize_v be_v dip_v or_o wash_v as_o a_o sign_n of_o become_v a_o new_a man_n and_o a_o loyal_a subject_n to_o that_o god_n that_o be_v represent_v by_o moses_n and_o to_o jesus_n christ_n his_o son_n god_n and_o man_n that_o have_v redeem_v we_o and_o shall_v in_o his_o human_a nature_n represent_v his_o father_n person_n in_o his_o eternal_a kingdom_n after_o the_o resurrection_n and_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o be_v assist_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n he_o tell_v we_o often_o that_o spirit_n signify_v nothing_o but_o mind_n be_v leave_v for_o guide_n to_o bring_v we_o to_o that_o kingdom_n to_o be_v the_o only_a and_o assure_a way_n thereunto_o and_o so_o that_o you_o may_v not_o suspect_v he_o to_o be_v a_o better_a christian_a then_o he_o be_v he_o have_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o let_v you_o know_v again_o the_o little_a esteem_n he_o have_v of_o the_o trinity_n this_o be_v our_o promise_n in_o baptism_n and_o the_o authority_n of_o earthly_a sovereign_n being_n not_o to_o be_v put_v down_o 1._o cor._n 25._o 22_o 23_o 24._o till_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n for_o that_o he_o sail_n be_v p._n 274._o express_o affirm_v by_o st._n paul_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o we_o do_v not_o in_o baptism_n constitute_v a_o other_o authority_n over_o we_o by_o which_o our_o external_a action_n be_v to_o be_v govern_v in_o this_o life_n but_o promise_v to_o take_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o apostle_n for_o our_o direction_n in_o the_o way_n to_o life_n eternal_a so_o that_o the_o great_a moiety_n of_o the_o world_n be_v according_a to_o the_o computation_n make_v by_o the_o learned_a man_n mere_a heathen_a man_n and_o pagan_n and_o much_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o other_o moiety_n be_v mahometan_n no_o account_n be_v take_v of_o the_o jew_n neither_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o however_o they_o may_v in_o their_o heart_n believe_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v bind_v to_o make_v profession_n outward_o of_o the_o christian_a religion_n before_o the_o second_o come_v of_o our_o saviour_n to_o judgement_n except_o their_o own_o sovereign_n command_v they_o so_o to_o do_v and_o in_o all_o these_o rave_n he_o have_v text_n of_o scripture_n at_o hand_n which_o he_o pervert_v and_o interpret_v to_o his_o own_o end_n contrary_a to_o the_o genuine_a sense_n and_o indeed_o to_o the_o whole_a analogy_n of_o faith_n and_o scripture_n as_o any_o man_n must_v conclude_v who_o examine_v they_o and_o the_o interpretation_n which_o have_v be_v always_o make_v of_o they_o before_o mr._n hobbes_n a_o man_n will_v imagine_v that_o he_o have_v be_v content_v that_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n shall_v enjoy_v some_o dignity_n and_o prerogative_n when_o he_o confess_v that_o pag._n 274._o the_o end_n of_o baptism_n be_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o to_o baptize_v be_v to_o declare_v the_o reception_n of_o man_n into_o god_n kingdom_n and_o to_o refuse_v to_o baptize_v be_v to_o declare_v their_o exclusion_n and_o that_o the_o power_n to_o declare_v they_o cast_v out_o or_o retain_v in_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o substitute_n and_o successor_n but_o he_o quick_o humble_v they_o from_o this_o exaltation_n and_o since_o no_o man_n can_v judge_v the_o secret_a thought_n of_o the_o heart_n he_o say_v pag._n 275._o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n be_v to_o follow_v the_o outward_a mark_n of_o repentance_n which_o appear_v they_o have_v no_o authority_n to_o deny_v absolution_n beside_o they_o always_o be_v and_o be_v but_o ministerial_a they_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v to_o judge_n of_o pag._n 275._o the_o truth_n of_o repentance_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o faithful_a the_o judgement_n belong_v to_o they_o and_o only_o the_o publication_n of_o it_o to_o the_o apostle_n or_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n as_o prolocutor_n after_o the_o assembly_n have_v first_o hear_v the_o cause_n and_o determine_v it_o so_o that_o it_o seem_v st._n peter_n be_v a_o little_a too_o presumptuous_a in_o undertake_v to_o know_v the_o heart_n of_o anâ—nias_n and_o saphira_n and_o in_o pronounce_v so_o severe_a a_o judgement_n upon_o they_o without_o so_o much_o as_o ask_v the_o advice_n of_o the_o assembly_n i_o shall_v not_o accompany_v he_o in_o his_o disquisition_n upon_o excommunication_n the_o use_n and_o effect_n of_o it_o upon_o who_o it_o be_v to_o be_v exercise_v and_o for_o what_o fault_n or_o the_o condition_n which_o be_v requisite_a to_o make_v man_n liable_a to_o it_o and_o whether_o the_o teacher_n of_o christian_a doctrine_n may_v as_o a_o master_n in_o any_o science_n abandon_v his_o disciple_n that_o obstinate_o continue_v in_o a_o unchristian_a life_n but_o he_o can_v say_v the_o excommunicate_a have_v wrong_v because_o they_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o obey_v in_o all_o which_o he_o mingle_v great_a error_n with_o some_o truth_n well_o express_v and_o the_o error_n be_v of_o a_o less_o magnitude_n than_o those_o he_o be_v usual_o guilty_a of_o i_o shall_v not_o particular_o insist_v upon_o they_o but_o i_o can_v but_o observe_v his_o close_a design_n to_o make_v the_o foolishness_n of_o preach_v of_o no_o effect_n by_o his_o absolve_v their_o auditory_a from_o any_o kind_n of_o obligation_n to_o believe_v they_o which_o he_o will_v not_o attemt_a to_o do_v if_o he_o have_v less_o authority_n then_o from_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o act_n 17._o 3._o 3._o for_o from_o saint_n paul_n behaviour_n in_o the_o synagogue_n in_o thessalonica_n pag._n 280._o when_o some_o of_o they_o believe_v and_o other_o do_v not_o believe_v he_o find_v the_o reason_n be_v that_o st._n paul_n come_v to_o they_o without_o any_o legal_a commission_n come_v only_o to_o persuade_v they_o and_o reason_v with_o they_o out_o of_o the_o scripture_n which_o be_v well_o know_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o believe_v by_o they_o to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o when_o they_o all_o believe_v the_o scripture_n they_o do_v not_o all_o alike_o believe_v he_o be_v that_o some_o approve_v