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strength_n have_v this_o that_o man_n do_v the_o part_n of_o a_o judge_n in_o who_o power_n and_o breast_n it_o be_v to_o make_v valid_a and_o currant_n or_o to_o disannul_v whatever_o be_v debate_v and_o determine_v by_o other_o of_o much_o like_a strength_n be_v it_o when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o magistrate_n judge_v whether_o he_o ought_v to_o add_v his_o civil_a authority_n to_o this_o or_o that_o which_o seem_v good_a to_o church-officer_n and_o do_v not_o concur_v therewith_o except_o he_o be_v satisfy_v in_o his_o conscience_n which_o if_o he_o may_v do_v the_o magistrate_n have_v as_o much_o as_o maccovius_fw-la prove_v to_o belong_v to_o he_o for_o in_o that_o he_o be_v not_o satisfy_v and_o do_v not_o concur_v with_o the_o judgement_n of_o church-officer_n he_o make_v all_o their_o judgement_n void_a &_o null_a &_o of_o no_o force_n to_o oblige_v either_o active_o or_o passive_o any_o man_n or_o assembly_n under_o his_o jurisdiction_n have_v not_o the_o state_n of_o the_o low-countries_n approve_a and_o ratify_v the_o synod_n of_o dordrecht_n their_o decree_n will_v have_v be_v but_o counsel_n advice_n and_o answer_n of_o prudent_a and_o wise_a man_n and_o have_v not_o put_v any_o obligation_n upon_o the_o minister_n church_n school_n and_o academy_n within_o their_o dominion_n more_o than_o upon_o england_n or_o france_n to_o be_v conformable_a to_o their_o determination_n next_o in_o the_o conclusion_n mr._n gillespie_n say_v that_o this_o do_v not_o make_v he_o supreme_a judge_n and_o governor_n in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n which_o be_v the_o prerogative_n of_o jesus_n christ_n nor_o yet_o do_v it_o invest_v the_o magistrate_n with_o the_o subordinate_a ministerial_a forinsecall_n directive_n judgement_n in_o ecclesiastical_a thing_n or_o cause_n which_o belong_v to_o a_o ecclesiastical_a not_o to_o a_o civil_a court_n i_o understand_v not_o wherefore_o he_o bring_v this_o for_o what_o he_o have_v say_v before_o do_v sufficient_o evince_v the_o 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the_o civil_a magistrate_n who_o in_o all_o cause_n over_o all_o person_n be_v acknowledge_v supreme_a under_o christ_n these_o be_v his_o word_n in_o his_o tract_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n p._n 87._o though_o by_o they_o he_o overthrow_v all_o power_n in_o minister_n and_o bishop_n of_o excommunicate_v independent_o from_o the_o magistrate_n which_o yet_o he_o strive_v to_o assert_v against_o erastus_n mr._n rutherford_n and_o mr._n gillespie_n think_v that_o if_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o the_o magistrate_n be_v christ_n viceregent_n it_o will_v subvert_v whole_o the_o ground_n upon_o which_o ecclesiastical_a presbyterian_a power_n be_v build_v i_o question_v whether_o this_o concession_n of_o dr._n hammond_n that_o the_o magistrate_n be_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n under_o christ_n will_v not_o equal_o unsettle_v his_o episcopal_a excommunication_n i_o shall_v in_o this_o chapter_n as_o i_o intend_v at_o first_o show_v the_o vanity_n and_o nullity_n of_o the_o multitude_n of_o division_n and_o subdivision_n of_o ecclesiastical_a
the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n yet_o he_o may_v command_v in_o his_o own_o name_n the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n may_v not_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o grave_a divine_n that_o minister_n have_v no_o power_n of_o legislation_n which_o be_v grant_v it_o be_v not_o possible_a they_o shall_v have_v a_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n for_o it_o be_v never_o hear_v that_o he_o that_o have_v no_o power_n of_o or_o capacity_n to_o legislation_n can_v have_v any_o to_o jurisdiction_n for_o every_o member_n of_o parliament_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v capable_a of_o exercise_v jurisdiction_n but_o be_v he_o disenable_v to_o have_v a_o power_n of_o legislation_n by_o that_o he_o shall_v loose_v all_o capacity_n to_o bear_v any_o office_n of_o jurisdiction_n camero_n be_v very_o express_v in_o his_o tract_n de_fw-fr ecclesia_fw-la p._n 369._o where_n have_v show_v that_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o law_n 1._o faith_n and_o good_a manner_n 2._o thing_n that_o pertain_v to_o order_n and_o discipline_n he_o add_v in_o neither_o kind_n the_o church_n have_v power_n to_o make_v law_n have_v say_v a_o little_a before_o that_o what_o proceed_v from_o the_o church_n ought_v rather_o to_o be_v call_v admonition_n and_o exhortation_n than_o law_n musculus_fw-la be_v no_o less_o express_v in_o his_o common_a place_n p._n 6â—1_n we_o do_v confident_o assert_v that_o all_o that_o power_n by_o which_o authentic_a law_n be_v make_v bind_v the_o subject_n to_o obey_v whether_o they_o be_v call_v civil_a or_o eccle_n siasticall_a do_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n that_o be_v to_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o subject_n nor_o to_o the_o church-minist_a but_o proper_o to_o the_o sole_a magistrate_n to_o who_o be_v give_v a_o mere_a command_n merum_fw-la imperium_fw-la over_o the_o subject_n 3._o this_o show_v the_o invalidity_n of_o all_o canon_n decree_n and_o sentence_n of_o church-judicatories_a which_o except_o they_o be_v know_v to_o be_v equitable_a true_a and_o just_a be_v not_o to_o be_v obey_v since_o the_o validity_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a law_n be_v not_o like_a that_o of_o the_o magistrate_n which_o be_v it_o never_o so_o unjust_a have_v the_o force_n of_o a_o law_n but_o sure_a none_o of_o our_o presbyterian_a brethren_n will_v maintain_v that_o all_o judgement_n and_o sentence_n of_o church-judicatories_a be_v infallible_a and_o therefore_o it_o belong_v to_o every_o man_n censure_v by_o such_o a_o judicatorie_a to_o be_v well_o inform_v of_o the_o justice_n truth_n and_o equity_n of_o the_o censure_n before_o he_o obey_v it_o yea_o before_o it_o have_v the_o force_n or_o name_n of_o a_o censure_n for_o it_o fare_v with_o the_o sentence_n of_o minister_n as_o with_o the_o counsel_n of_o physician_n which_o must_v convince_v the_o party_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o vield_v to_o this_o or_o that_o remedy_n their_o command_n must_v have_v always_o some_o reason_n annex_v why_o they_o must_v be_v obey_v but_o the_o law_n of_o the_o magistrate_n need_v none_o and_o permit_v none_o to_o interpret_v it_o but_o obey_v it_o according_a to_o the_o letter_n law_n be_v various_o divide_v into_o divine_a and_o humane_a ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a moral_a ceremonial_a and_o politic_a some_o call_v those_o divine_a which_o be_v make_v by_o god_n and_o those_o humane_a which_o be_v make_v by_o man_n other_o call_v they_o divine_a law_n which_o rule_v the_o conscience_n and_o those_o humane_a law_n which_o govern_v the_o outward_a man_n but_o none_o of_o these_o division_n be_v without_o their_o defect_n for_o humane_a law_n govern_v and_o oblige_v the_o conscience_n as_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o ro._n 13._o and_o albeit_o all_o humane_a law_n be_v not_o divine_a yet_o all_o divine_a law_n be_v so_o far_o humane_a as_o the_o magistrate_n give_v a_o sanction_n to_o they_o and_o impose_v a_o obligation_n in_o the_o court_n of_o man_n to_o obey_v they_o likewise_o the_o division_n of_o law_n into_o moral_n policick_a and_o ceremonial_a have_v its_o defect_n for_o i_o conceive_v that_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v the_o ground_n and_o basis_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a and_o politic_a and_o a_o rule_n by_o which_o god_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v state_n city_n family_n father_n husband_n child_n servant_n must_v be_v govern_v so_o that_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v but_o the_o moral_a law_n apply_v to_o the_o use_n of_o divine_a worship_n and_o the_o politic_a or_o civil_a law_n be_v but_o the_o moral_a law_n applyable_a to_o the_o practice_n and_o conversation_n of_o life_n at_o home_n and_o abroad_o the_o holy_a scripture_n put_v no_o such_o distinction_n 1._o god_n be_v alike_o the_o author_n of_o they_o all_o 2._o god_n only_o and_o moses_n his_o deputy_n on_o earth_n do_v give_v a_o sanction_n and_o stamp_n of_o obligation_n to_o they_o all_o 3._o the_o matter_n indeed_o be_v diverse_a and_o so_o be_v the_o military_a law_n distinct_a from_o the_o matrimonial_a and_o testamentary_a and_o yet_o be_v they_o all_o comprehend_v under_o the_o civil_a law_n because_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n give_v force_n of_o law_n to_o they_o alike_o upon_o that_o account_n why_o may_v not_o the_o moral_a and_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v call_v civil_a 4._o because_o when_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n of_o those_o that_o walk_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n that_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v read_v every_o sabbath_n that_o many_o day_n pass_v without_o law_n the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o law_n give_v by_o moses_n be_v understand_v without_o any_o such_o partition_n 5._o because_o the_o same_o person_n judge_v every_o cause_n and_o matter_n punishable_a by_o the_o law_n there_o be_v as_o mr._n gillespie_n feign_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o judicatory_a ecclesiastical_a for_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n &_o a_o civil_a bench_n where_o the_o judge_n decide_v civil_a or_o politic_a cause_n for_o so_o we_o shall_v need_v a_o three_o bench_n of_o judge_n meddle_v with_o moral_a matter_n and_o cause_n yet_o mr._n gillespie_n p._n 14._o grant_n that_o the_o jew_n have_v no_o other_o civil_a law_n but_o god_n own_o law_n and_o beside_o that_o the_o levite_n judge_v not_o only_o in_o the_o business_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o also_o in_o the_o business_n of_o the_o king_n 1_o chron._n 2._o v._o 30._o &_o 32._o and_o so_o fall_v down_o the_o division_n of_o law_n into_o ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a for_o 1._o they_o differ_v not_o in_o kind_n otherwise_o then_o a_o man_n from_o a_o animal_n this_o be_v the_o genus_fw-la the_o other_o the_o species_n 2._o all_o law_n devise_v by_o man_n whatever_o subject_n and_o matter_n they_o be_v about_o be_v civil_a politic_a and_o law_n of_o that_o power_n that_o give_v they_o force_v and_o vigour_n of_o law_n such_o be_v all_o the_o constitution_n about_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n which_o in_o vain_a they_o call_v ecclesiastical_a 3._o if_o a_o law_n be_v to_o be_v call_v ecclesiastical_a because_o it_o handle_v law_n for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n we_o shall_v need_v as_o many_o kind_n of_o law_n as_o there_o be_v society_n in_o the_o world_n and_o we_o shall_v have_v one_o peculiar_a classis_fw-la for_o law_n to_o govern_v school_n and_o university_n another_o to_o govern_v society_n of_o merchant_n a_o three_o for_o society_n of_o draper_n i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o a_o law_n may_v be_v as_o proper_o call_v ecclesiastical_a as_o a_o law_n be_v call_v nautical_a military_a testamentary_a matrimonial_a either_o because_o they_o be_v about_o matter_n of_o church_n army_n will_n husband_n wife_n or_o because_o they_o be_v invent_v for_o the_o benefit_n of_o church_n soldier_n marry_a people_n and_o the_o like_a but_o in_o vain_a do_v they_o think_v to_o call_v a_o law_n ecclesiastical_a because_o not_o only_o it_o be_v of_o church-matter_n but_o also_o because_o it_o must_v be_v make_v by_o ecclesiastical_a man_n and_o receive_v form_n and_o sanction_n from_o they_o and_o because_o all_o cause_n &_o matter_n which_o they_o call_v ecclesiastical_a must_v be_v judge_v by_o ecclesiastical_a man_n for_o 1._o as_o ecclesiastical_a power_n if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n must_v be_v subordinate_a to_o the_o civil_a as_o we_o have_v prove_v before_o so_o ecclesiastical_a law_n to_o the_o civil_a law_n 2._o minister_n have_v no_o power_n of_o legislation_n nor_o of_o jurisdiction_n therefore_o law_n to_o govern_v christian_n in_o church_n need_v not_o to_o take_v their_o name_n from_o church_n minister_n or_o ministry_n but_o from_o the_o magistrate_n who_o be_v the_o maker_n latour_n and_o giver_n of_o they_o and_o bind_v man_n to_o a_o submission_n to_o they_o under_o penalty_n musculus_fw-la in_o the_o above-quoted_n place_n disprove_v at_o large_a this_o
for_o express_o all_o kind_n of_o debate_n about_o matter_n criminal_a &_o not_o criminal_a be_v to_o be_v judge_v by_o they_o joint_o so_o then_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n can_v be_v a_o fit_a parallel_n with_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n since_o the_o elder_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v judge_n even_o in_o capital_a cause_n but_o under_o the_o new_a they_o be_v not_o beside_o that_o the_o elder_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v to_o make_v but_o one_o council_n &_o one_o judicatorie_a with_o the_o commonwealth_n with_o the_o judge_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o land_n but_o neither_o the_o rev._n assembly_n nor_o m._n gillespie_n will_v allow_v the_o elder_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n to_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v to_o sit_v as_o church-officer_n with_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o land_n and_o to_o decide_v cause_n betwixt_o blood_n and_o blood_n 3._o but_o the_o eleven_o verse_n concern_v amariah_n the_o chief_a priest_n appoint_v to_o be_v over_o all_o matter_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o zebadiah_n for_o the_o king_n business_n do_v further_a clear_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n among_o the_o jew_n as_o a_o government_n distinct_a from_o that_o of_o the_o magistrate_n though_o many_o cry_v here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o strong_a place_n for_o a_o distinct_a and_o double_a jurisdiction_n for_o it_o be_v plain_a here_o that_o amariah_n the_o chief_a priest_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v as_o mr._n gillespie_n confess_v p._n 146._o the_o nasi_n or_o prince_n of_o the_o sanedrim_n and_o chief_a ruler_n of_o the_o senate_n whereof_o mention_n be_v make_v in_o the_o 8._o verse_n and_o which_o be_v make_v up_o of_o priest_n levite_n and_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n and_o judge_v of_o such_o cause_n and_o matter_n as_o usual_o a_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n do_v this_o amariah_n in_o that_o place_n of_o chief-presidency_a in_o the_o senate_n be_v say_v to_o be_v over_o all_o matter_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o as_o all_o manner_n of_o law_n constitution_n and_o ordinance_n be_v all_o from_o god_n the_o author_n and_o latour_n and_o from_o moses_n under_o god_n the_o giver_n of_o they_o all_o so_o every_o matter_n or_o business_n concern_v any_o of_o those_o law_n violate_v and_o break_v or_o that_o need_v further_a explanation_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o infinity_n of_o case_n and_o the_o seem_a contradiction_n between_o one_o law_n and_o another_o be_v true_o and_o proper_o call_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v debate_v in_o the_o senate_n for_o no_o doubt_n all_o cause_n about_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o judgement_n concern_v degree_n of_o marriage_n inheritance_n and_o such_o like_a be_v as_o well_o matter_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o judgement_n of_o leprosy_n sacrifice_n and_o the_o like_a in_o that_o senate_n which_o debate_v such_o matter_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v amariah_n mr._n speaker_n mr._n gâ—…spie_n acknowledge_v that_o he_o be_v the_o ruler_n and_o judge_n of_o the_o people_n for_o thus_o he_o speak_v p._n 140._o that_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v a_o ruler_n of_o the_o people_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v man_n fest_n from_o act._n 23._o v._n 5._o where_o paul_n appli_v to_o the_o high_a priest_n that_o law_n thou_o shall_v not_o speak_v evil_a of_o the_o ruler_n of_o thy_o people_n thus_o mâ—_n gillespie_n plead_v for_o we_o with_o as_o strong_a argument_n as_o we_o can_v ever_o produce_v for_o ourselves_o viz._n 1._o that_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n as_o such_o be_v not_o distinct_a from_o that_o of_o the_o magistrate_n neither_o before_o nor_o since_o christ_n time_n 2._o that_o his_o jurisdiction_n be_v not_o annex_v to_o the_o priestly_a office_n but_o to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o judge_n and_o â—uler_n of_o the_o land_n 3._o that_o he_o judge_v of_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o judge_v ruler_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o not_o as_o a_o high_a priest_n 4._o that_o there_o be_v not_o two_o senate_n as_o mr._n gillespie_n acknowledge_v in_o christ_n time_n nor_o before_o his_o time_n one_o ecclesiastical_a another_o civil_a that_o one_o sâ—nate_a that_o be_v stand_v can_v not_o proper_o be_v call_v either_o ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a â—ut_v the_o magistrate_n senate_n endow_v with_o one_o and_o that_o external_a jurisdiction_n in_o all_o cause_n and_o matter_n and_o over_o all_o person_n 4._o now_o for_o zebadiah_n the_o case_n be_v clear_a that_o he_o be_v appoint_v either_o steward_n or_o mr._n controller_n it_o may_v be_v chamberlain_n of_o the_o king_n household_n or_o rather_o a_o principal_a minister_n not_o of_o state_n but_o set_v over_o his_o family_n land_n army_n money_n jewel_n etc._n etc._n 5._o this_o alone_a that_o jehosaphat_n appoint_v both_o amariah_n and_o zebadiah_n to_o be_v chief_a magistrate_n and_o ruler_n one_o over_o the_o matter_n of_o 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