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religion_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o they_o do_v in_o no_o token_n no_o word_n no_o sign_n declare_v that_o they_o understand_v not_o well_o enough_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n or_o if_o as_o they_o have_v hear_v something_o unknown_a and_o unusual_a they_o neither_o do_v question_n we_o admire_v thereat_o peter_n only_o do_v wonder_n at_o this_o that_o he_o be_v so_o oft_o command_v to_o forgive_v his_o brother_n therefore_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v these_o word_n of_o christ_n of_o a_o new_a form_n of_o government_n unknown_a to_o they_o but_o they_o believe_v and_o that_o right_o that_o they_o be_v teach_v when_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o they_o without_o offence_n to_o accuse_v their_o brother_n jew_n before_o a_o profane_a magistrate_n and_o at_o this_o very_a day_n you_o will_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 jew_n be_v yea_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n themselves_o in_o christ_n time_n have_v not_o that_o faculty_n as_o be_v say_v a_o little_a before_o to_o this_o let_v we_o add_v that_o the_o scripture_n when_o it_o speak_v of_o the_o multitude_n use_v almost_o the_o word_n of_o people_n of_o multitude_n of_o crowd_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n or_o some_o other_o word_n signify_v the_o same_o thing_n as_o when_o it_o be_v write_v that_o any_o thing_n be_v do_v or_o say_v in_o the_o whole_a synagogogue_n or_o the_o whole_a congregation_n i_o will_v pass_v in_o silence_n that_o this_o form_n of_o speak_a iâ—_n at_o this_o day_n usual_a for_o we_o say_v we_o have_v tell_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o empire_n or_o republic_n which_o we_o have_v propose_v to_o the_o emperor_n or_o other_o governor_n of_o the_o empire_n or_o to_o the_o senate_n of_o the_o republic_n we_o say_v they_o be_v reward_v by_o the_o common_a wealth_n who_o receive_v any_o gift_n from_o the_o senate_n thereof_o their_o phrase_n be_v so_o usual_a that_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o they_o have_v be_v obseree_v by_o so_o few_o in_o this_o place_n the_o sum_n of_o all_o be_v christ_n do_v not_o change_v the_o custom_n of_o his_o own_o time_n neither_o do_v he_o change_v any_o thing_n in_o judicatories_n as_o likewise_o the_o disciple_n seem_v to_o suspect_v no_o change_n nor_o renovation_n wherefore_o he_o command_v they_o to_o tell_v the_o synedrium_fw-la before_o they_o go_v to_o the_o heathen_a magistrate_n xlix_o but_o it_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o history_n that_o that_o synedrium_fw-la be_v a_o lawful_a magistrate_n and_o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n it_o do_v yet_o return_v and_o exerce_fw-la the_o power_n of_o this_o word_n those_o thing_n that_o be_v read_v in_o the_o history_n of_o