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decadat_fw-la ruat_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la pax_fw-la sed_fw-la 〈◊〉_d &_o terrae_fw-la luther_n july_n 1642._o vbi_fw-la sive_fw-la saedere_fw-la pacis_fw-la sive_fw-la observantia_fw-la legis_fw-la sive_fw-la disciplina_fw-la &_o regimine_fw-la acephala_n multitudo_fw-la congregata_fw-la fuerit_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la civitas_fw-la sed_fw-la confusis_fw-la babylonem_fw-la exe_v hibet_fw-la de_fw-fr jerusalem_n nihil_fw-la habet_fw-la bern._n ser_n 5._o the_o ded_fw-we c._n eccles._n 1._o 2._o christ_n the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n obser_n the_o honour_n of_o the_o church_n be_v in_o christ_n their_o head_n how_o christ_n the_o head_n of_o angel_n 1._o 2._o 2._o how_o christ_n the_o head_n of_o every_o man_n 3._o how_o christ_n the_o head_n of_o all_o thing_n 2_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o church_n in_o christ_n their_o head_n 3._o the_o church_n hold_v all_o on_o christ_n 4._o safety_n in_o christ_n lutherus_n apud_fw-la illus_fw-la satan_n est_fw-la sed_fw-la christus_fw-la regnat_fw-la &_o vivat_fw-la 5._o christ_n the_o head_n have_v compassion_n of_o the_o member_n 6._o christ_n the_o head_n in_o regard_n of_o guidance_n 7._o christ_n the_o head_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o rule_n 4._o thing_n in_o church_n government_n belong_v to_o the_o headship_n of_o christ_n 1._o all_o office_n hold_v on_o christ_n the_o head_n three_o difference_n between_o civil_a government_n and_o church_n government_n 1._o 2._o 3._o 2._o all_o ordinance_n hold_v to_o christ_n the_o head_n what_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o institution_n be_v no_o man_n can_v make_v any_o new_a institution_n in_o the_o church_n what_o make_v a_o institution_n so_o as_o if_o man_n presume_v to_o do_v it_o it_o be_v unlawful_a 1._o 2._o 2._o what_o come_v from_o christ_n the_o head_n bind_v conscience_n in_o another_o manner_n than_o man_n law_n can_v do_v answer_v to_o that_o place_n rom._n 13._o bring_v to_o prove_v humane_a law_n to_o bind_v conscience_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 2_o 3._o every_o one_o must_v judge_v of_o his_o own_o act_n but_o yet_o at_o a_o two_o fold_v peril_n 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o not_o a_o light_a matter_n to_o seek_v after_o the_o right_a government_n of_o christ_n quae_fw-la pericula_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la exceptura_fw-la sunt_fw-la christum_fw-la caput_fw-la agnos_fw-la centem_fw-la tempora_fw-la nostra_fw-la satis_fw-la ostend_v unt_fw-la quia_fw-la christum_fw-la totum_fw-la praedicavius_fw-la caput_fw-la nostrum_fw-la ana_n themati_fw-la &_o omnis_fw-la generis_fw-la suppliciit_fw-la subsecicimur_fw-la 2._o what_o be_v to_o be_v account_v antichristianisme_n what_o not_o 1._o 2._o 3._o 4_o 3_o that_o the_o king_n have_v power_n in_o church_n affair_n and_o how_o 1._o 2._o 3._o quest_n ans_fw-fr quest_n ans_fw-fr the_o excellency_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o saint_n above_o what_o be_v in_o adaâ—_n lect._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o must_v not_o dishovour_n head_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quest_n ans_fw-fr rev._n 3._o 21._o rev._n 19_o 6._o igna_fw-la charitatis_fw-la combucenrendi_fw-la sâ—at_fw-la haâ—etiti_fw-la luther_n cant_n 5._o last_o there_o can_v not_o be_v universal_a officer_n in_o the_o church_n as_o in_o the_o state_n and_o why_o observe_v lect._n 6._o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o church_n affliction_n be_v no_o hindrance_n to_o the_o