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jehoshaphat_n in_o his_o reformation_n among_o many_o other_o reduce_v this_o law_n into_o practice_n the_o same_o thing_n be_v cxpress_v in_o these_o term_n first_o v._o 5._o and_o he_o set_v judge_n in_o the_o land_n throughout_o all_o the_o fence_a city_n of_o judah_n etc._n etc._n answerable_a to_o deut._n 16.18_o and_o then_o v._o 8._o moreover_o in_o jerusalem_n the_o place_n the_o lord_n have_v choose_v do_v jehoshaphat_n set_v the_o levite_n for_o under_o officer_n and_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o father_n of_o israel_n v._o 11._o for_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o for_o controversy_n and_o he_o charge_v they_o say_v what_o cause_n soever_o shall_v come_v unto_o you_o of_o your_o brethren_n that_o dwell_v in_o their_o city_n between_o blood_n and_o blood_n between_o law_n and_o commandment_n statute_n and_o judgement_n you_o shall_v even_o warn_v they_o that_o they_o trespass_n not_o against_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o behold_v 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and_o if_o need_v be_v censure_v and_o spiritual_o punish_v concern_v great_a matter_n see_v 1_o cor._n 6.3_o or_o that_o the_o priest_n one_o day_n shall_v summon_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n to_o his_o tribunal_n the_o next_o the_o magistrate_n he_o or_o upon_o other_o reason_n and_o perhaps_o this_o remit_v of_o the_o trial_n of_o clergyman_n even_o in_o civil_a matter_n to_o their_o spiritual_a superior_n so_o that_o the_o secular_a power_n only_o use_v the_o temporal_a sword_n upon_o they_o when_o the_o other_o deliver_v they_o up_o to_o it_o as_o it_o may_v preserve_v more_o reverence_n in_o the_o people_n towards_o the_o ministry_n so_o may_v it_o conduce_v to_o a_o more_o severe_a animadversion_n from_o such_o judge_n suppose_v the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n to_o be_v of_o that_o sanctity_n and_o integrity_n which_o they_o do_v profess_v upon_o such_o malefactor_n than_o any_o other_o way_n can_v and_o whether_o it_o be_v upon_o these_o or_o some_o other_o motive_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o such_o concession_n by_o several_a emperor_n and_o prince_n have_v be_v make_v to_o the_o church_n §_o 65_o and_o the_o judgement_n also_o when_o such_o disturbance_n be_v shall_v belong_v to_o his_o not_o to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a tribunal_n so_o solomon_n confine_v ahiathar_n the_o highpriest_n 1_o kin._n 2.26_o 27_o compare_v with_o ch_z 4_o v._o 4._o who_o have_v he_o please_v he_o may_v also_o have_v put_v to_o death_n see_v 1_o king_n 2.26_o 27._o not_o for_o error_n but_o for_o rebellion_n not_o that_o the_o king_n may_v meddle_v or_o have_v any_o power_n or_o jurisdiction_n in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n over_o or_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o priest_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n save_o the_o assist_v the_o spiritual_a sword_n with_o his_o temporal_a and_o the_o use_v his_o civil_a power_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o church_n see_v calv._n instit_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 11._o s_o 15._o for_o the_o priest_n have_v lawful_a power_n to_o excommunicate_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n for_o heretical_a opinion_n how_o can_v again_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n have_v a_o lawful_a power_n for_o the_o same_o cause_n to_o depose_v the_o priest_n but_o over_o ecclesiastical_a person_n meddle_v without_o his_o leave_n and_o beyond_o their_o lord_n commission_n in_o affair_n temporal_a but_o then_o if_o the_o secular_a power_n in_o his_o take_a care_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n safety_n be_v please_v to_o decree_v the_o church_n religious_a assembly_n either_o for_o worship_v god_n or_o compose_v law_n for_o the_o church_n to_o be_v conspiracy_n or_o make_v their_o preach_a or_o come_v within_o his_o territory_n treason_n only_o because_o they_o possible_o may_v for_o how_o can_v any_o be_v send_v by_o christ_n to_o who_o this_o may_v not_o be_v object_v not_o because_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o they_o do_v any_o hurt_n to_o it_o or_o provoke_v by_o some_o particular_a person_n who_o transgress_v their_o commission_n from_o christ_n do_v some_o act_n or_o hold_v some_o opinion_n prejudicial_a to_o the_o safety_n thereof_o shall_v therefore_o condemn_v and_o execute_v all_o other_o of_o the_o same_o order_n against_o who_o the_o same_o fault_n can_v be_v prove_v and_o who_o abjure_v such_o horrid_a tenant_n shall_v he_o interpret_v any_o their_o meddle_v with_o his_o subject_n who_o our_o saviour_n send_v unarm_v like_o lamb_n among_o wolf_n to_o be_v subvert_v of_o his_o state_n and_o their_o spiritual_a sword_n inconsistent_a with_o or_o frustrate_v his_o temporal_a he_o now_o usurp_v upon_o our_o saviour_n authority_n and_o they_o must_v go_v on_o through_o all_o his_o torment_n by_o way_n of_o the_o cross_n which_o shall_v certain_o conquer_v at_o last_o not_o of_o the_o sword_n with_o which_o those_o minister_n shall_v perish_v that_o take_v it_o up_o mat._n 26.52_o against_o those_o power_n to_o which_o only_o it_o be_v commit_v rom_n 13.14_o to_o do_v their_o office_n with_o that_o answer_n to_o he_o act._n