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if_o i_o shall_v make_v it_o good_a as_o i_o have_v do_v in_o my_o paraenesis_n and_o corollarium_fw-la that_o they_o have_v outgo_v all_o the_o reform_a in_o the_o task_n of_o build_v a_o empire_n within_o the_o empire_n of_o another_o or_o in_o the_o endeavour_n to_o settle_v a_o jurisdiction_n distinct_a from_o that_o of_o the_o magistrate_n have_v while_o they_o strive_v to_o run_v further_a from_o popery_n go_v so_o far_o about_o that_o they_o have_v join_v issue_n with_o popery_n in_o that_o particular_a i_o find_v three_o main_a cause_n why_o in_o scotland_n more_o than_o in_o any_o other_o nation_n where_o religion_n be_v reform_v from_o popery_n the_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n have_v high_a lift_v up_o its_o head_n the_o first_o be_v it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o any_o humour_n or_o design_n of_o the_o godly_a people_n as_o opportunity_n that_o bring_v it_o in_o for_o reformation_n take_v its_o beginning_n there_o not_o at_o the_o head_n but_o at_o the_o foot_n and_o in_o 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gentry_n
for_o succession_n be_v romanish_a minister_n be_v no_o successor_n in_o their_o ministry_n to_o the_o judaical_a priest_n but_o to_o the_o prophet_n 133_o chap._n xiii_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o minister_n power_n and_o of_o that_o of_o bind_v and_o lose_v the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n amyraldus_n and_o mr._n lightfoot_v judicious_a exposition_n of_o the_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v the_o power_n of_o govern_v and_o rule_v be_v not_o the_o ecclesiastical_a contend_v for_o mr._n gillespy_v argument_n answer_v 142_o chap._n fourteen_o that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n and_o of_o bind_v and_o lose_v be_v not_o commit_v to_o all_o church-officer_n but_o to_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n only_o 155_o chap._n xv._o that_o god_n have_v not_o give_v to_o the_o church-officer_n of_o the_o gospel_n a_o certain_a platform_n of_o government_n and_o that_o it_o be_v arbitrary_a and_o of_o humane_a institution_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v administer_v by_o a_o power_n distinct_a from_o the_o humane_a 161_o chap._n xvi_o the_o 31._o chapter_n of_o the_o confession_n make_v by_o the_o river_n assembly_n examine_v the_o use_n of_o synod_n two_o thing_n be_v humble_o represent_v first_o that_o for_o a_o reunion_n of_o jurisdiction_n over_o all_o person_n and_o in_o all_o cause_n a_o convocation_n make_v up_o of_o minister_n only_o be_v reestablish_v during_o the_o sit_v of_o parliament_n the_o second_o be_v that_o minister_n may_v be_v put_v into_o the_o same_o capacity_n as_o all_o other_o rank_n of_o freeborn_a people_n to_o sit_v and_o vote_n in_o parliament_n of_o the_o power_n of_o synod_n and_o that_o of_o the_o magistrate_n in_o call_v of_o they_o the_o synod_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v extraordinary_a not_o exemplary_a the_o exception_n of_o the_o brethren_n of_o scotland_n against_o the_o 2._o article_n of_o the_o 31._o chapter_n of_o the_o confession_n examine_v the_o use_n and_o abuse_n of_o synod_n that_o they_o be_v not_o the_o way_n to_o compose_v difference_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n if_o their_o canon_n be_v beyond_o counsel_n and_o advice_n 166_o chap._n xvii_o that_o the_o jewish_a church-officer_n have_v not_o a_o jurisdiction_n distinct_a from_o that_o of_o the_o magistrate_n mr._n gillespy_v distinction_n that_o they_o be_v not_o material_o but_o formal_o distinct_a examine_v the_o argument_n of_o amyraldus_n that_o though_o they_o have_v a_o distinct_a jurisdiction_n yet_o the_o example_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v no_o pattern_n to_o the_o christian_a church_n discuss_v and_o prove_v to_o be_v of_o no_o validity_n 192_o chap._n xviii_o the_o cause_n of_o mistake_n in_o state_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o church_n and_o call_v that_o the_o true_a church_n which_o be_v not_o three_o acception_n of_o the_o word_n church_n in_o holy_a writ_n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n church_n matth._n 18._o v._n 17._o 206_o chap._n xix_o that_o a_o particular_a assembly_n of_o christian_n meet_v in_o one_o place_n about_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n be_v the_o only_a true_a visible_a church_n mention_v in_o scripture_n that_o that_o church_n consider_v as_o a_o assembly_n of_o christian_n bring_v forth_o other_o kind_n of_o act_n than_o it_o do_v consider_v as_o a_o society_n of_o man_n by_o which_o the_o nature_n and_o extent_n of_o the_o power_n of_o a_o private_a church_n be_v make_v clear_a and_o evident_a 213_o chap._n xx._n that_o the_o power_n attribute_v to_o private_a church_n by_o the_o reverend_a dissent_v brethren_n do_v very_o well_o accord_n with_o the_o power_n of_o magistracy_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n as_o it_o be_v hold_v by_o erastus_n bullingerus_n musculus_fw-la grotius_n mr._n selden_n and_o mr._n coleman_n this_o same_o be_v prove_v by_o reason_n and_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o mr._n burrough_n write_v the_o sense_n of_o all_o his_o brethren_n as_o also_o by_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n in_o new-england_n 222_o chap._n xxi_o that_o a_o church_n make_v up_o of_o many_o particular_a church_n under_o one_o presbytery_n invest_v with_o a_o judicial_a power_n over_o they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o institution_n of_o christ_n 234_o chap._n xxii_o that_o the_o great_a opposer_n of_o the_o dissent_v brethren_n namely_o salmasius_n amyraldus_n and_o other_o have_v lay_v down_o the_o same_o ground_n for_o the_o right_n and_o power_n of_o particular_a church_n and_o so_o confute_v rather_o their_o own_o fancy_n then_o invalidate_v the_o tenet_n of_o the_o brethren_n the_o question_n whether_o rome_n be_v a_o true_a church_n brief_o resolve_v that_o amesius_n and_o john_n mestrezat_n late_o minister_v of_o paris_n in_o their_o writing_n have_v hold_v the_o power_n of_o private_a church_n to_o be_v independent_a from_o any_o church-judicatory_a 242_o chap._n xxiii_o the_o consistency_n of_o the_o right_n and_o power_n of_o private_a church_n with_o the_o magistrate_n power_n in_o order_v public_a worship_n prove_v by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o they_o have_v through_o all_o the_o land_n particular_a convocation_n synagogue_n or_o church_n call_v also_o college_n or_o school_n where_o the_o prophet_n and_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n teach_v especial_o on_o the_o sabbath-day_n that_o they_o be_v independent_a from_o any_o church-judicatory_a how_o synagogue_n be_v alter_v from_o their_o first_o institution_n and_o that_o be_v convert_v into_o christian_a church_n they_o retain_v the_o same_o right_n power_n and_o way_n of_o government_n 251_o chap._n xxiv_o that_o the_o christian_a church_n under_o heathen_n be_v govern_v by_o a_o confederate_a discipline_n or_o a_o power_n of_o magistracy_n as_o the_o synagogue_n be_v appoint_v man_n which_o ambrose_n call_v elder_n to_o decide_v such_o matter_n as_o otherwise_o be_v to_o come_v under_o the_o magistrate_n cognizance_n this_o practice_n be_v ground_v upon_o 1_o cor._n 6._o v._n 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n and_o confirm_v by_o origen_n justin_n martyr_n ambrose_n and_o mr._n lightfoot_n that_o the_o power_n of_o these_o elder_n continue_v still_o under_o christian_a emperor_n with_o some_o alteration_n they_o erect_v in_o lieu_n of_o they_o episcopal_a court_n that_o all_o church-power_n be_v the_o emperor_n power_n that_o the_o very_a heathen_a magistrate_n know_v no_o other_o but_o that_o all_o power_n be_v annex_v to_o they_o 267_o chap._n xxv_o that_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n as_o it_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o romish_a church_n better_a agree_v with_o reason_n and_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o scripture_n then_o that_o of_o the_o presbyterian_a brethren_n that_o some_o romanist_n have_v ascribe_v more_o power_n to_o the_o magistrate_n in_o sacred_a thing_n than_o the_o presbyterian_a brethren_n 287_o chap._n xxvi_o the_o description_n of_o excommunication_n in_o term_n receive_v by_o most_o of_o our_o opposite_n though_o otherwise_o various_o define_v by_o they_o that_o for_o four_o thousand_o year_n no_o such_o excommunication_n be_v in_o use_n either_o among_o the_o heathen_n or_o the_o jew_n a_o answer_n to_o some_o objection_n that_o the_o legal_a uncleanness_n be_v no_o type_n of_o the_o moral_a that_o the_o priest_n judge_v of_o the_o leprosy_n be_v no_o plea_n for_o excommunication_n nor_o for_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n 298_o chap._n xxvii_o that_o neither_o in_o the_o time_n of_o ezra_n such_o a_o excommunication_n begin_v that_o the_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n do_v not_o answer_v that_o excommunication_n that_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n for_o it_o nor_o practice_n of_o it_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n 307_o chap._n xxviii_o that_o the_o whole_a context_n matth._n 18_o v._n 15_o 16_o 17_o and_o 18._o make_v nothing_o for_o excommunication_n neither_o judas_n non-admission_n if_o grant_v to_o the_o eucharist_n nor_o the_o deliver_n of_o the_o incestuous_a person_n to_o satan_n nor_o yet_o the_o self-examination_n require_v 1_o cor._n 11._o 316_o chap._n xxix_o that_o excommunication_n be_v contrary_a to_o common_a sense_n and_o reason_n 326_o chap._n xxx_o that_o excommunication_n be_v main_o subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n that_o the_o corrupt_a of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o eucharist_n make_v way_n for_o excommunication_n 337_o chap._n xxxi_o the_o history_n of_o excommunication_n from_o the_o first_o reformation_n from_o popery_n how_o it_o be_v receive_v in_o geneva_n but_o not_o settle_v without_o dispute_n and_o clashing_n betwixt_o the_o consistory_n and_o the_o magistrate_n 342_o chap._n xxxii_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o history_n of_o excommunication_n in_o france_n the_o low-countries_n scotland_n the_o palatinate_n how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o among_o reform_a state_n the_o scottish_a ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n ascend_v to_o such_o a_o height_n what_o plea_n the_o reform_a church_n in_o france_n have_v for_o excommunication_n that_o it_o be_v more_o justifiable_a among_o they_o then_o in_o church_n under_o a_o orthodox_n magistrate_n 353_o chap._n xxxiii_o the_o judgement_n of_o some_o
divine_n shall_v draw_v a_o argument_n for_o rule_v elder_n out_o of_o the_o 2_o chron._n 19_o see_v pag._n 15._o beside_o whereas_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o all_o rabbin_n and_o most_o divines_n that_o in_o that_o place_n 2_o chronic._n 19_o there_o be_v mention_v but_o of_o one_o sanedrim_n which_o josaphat_n do_v â—…form_v mr._n gillespie_n maintain_v that_o there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o two_o one_o ecclesiastical_a of_o which_o amariah_n be_v precedent_n and_o another_o civil_a in_o which_o zeâ—adiah_n be_v speaker_n for_o say_v he_o where_o be_v it_o ever_o hear_v of_o that_o a_o priest_n be_v precedent_n of_o a_o court_n and_o â—n_o sacred_a thing_n and_o cause_n that_o a_o civil_a magistrate_n be_v precedent_n of_o a_o court_n and_o that_o in_o civil_a cause_n and_o yet_o not_o two_o court_n but_o one_o court_n but_o where_o will_v he_o make_v good_a that_o distinction_n of_o power_n and_o senate_n among_o the_o jew_n one_o ecclesiastical_a the_o other_o civil_a for_o 1._o he_o himself_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o the_o great_a sanedrim_n be_v a_o intermixture_n of_o person_n and_o preceeding_n what_o need_v then_o to_o have_v a_o partition_n of_o power_n 2._o he_o take_v for_o grant_v that_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v the_o precedent_n of_o the_o great_a sanedrim_n if_o he_o be_v no_o absurdity_n than_o he_o shall_v be_v precedent_n of_o a_o civil_a court_n such_o as_o they_o can_v deny_v the_o great_a sanedâ—im_n be_v 3._o if_o he_o be_v precedent_n of_o a_o civil_a court_n and_o priest_n and_o levite_n sit_v with_o he_o in_o the_o same_o court_n what_o need_v we_o suppose_v another_o court_n call_v ecclesiastical_a when_o the_o first_o court_n may_v supply_v both_o 4._o but_o that_o this_o be_v but_o one_o court_n it_o be_v plain_a by_o what_o he_o say_v p._n 29._o and_o 33._o and_o so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o his_o double_a jurisdiction_n and_o senate_n or_o sanedâ—im_n the_o one_o ecclesiastical_a over_o which_o amariah_n be_v the_o other_o civil_a who_o speaker_n be_v zebadiah_n for_o in_o these_o quote_v place_n he_o say_v that_o the_o government_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o christ_n time_n be_v not_o as_o josephus_n think_v aristocratical_a simple_o but_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a aristocracy_n &_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o chief_a priest_n that_o they_o judge_v of_o all_o cause_n but_o only_o capital_a because_o the_o judgement_n and_o the_o cognizance_n of_o they_o be_v take_v from_o they_o after_o the_o 30._o year_n of_o christ_n which_o he_o prove_v p._n 33._o out_o of_o constantin_n l'empereur_fw-fr 5._o so_o then_o by_o these_o concession_n as_o he_o can_v make_v a_o double_a sanedrim_n in_o christ_n time_n so_o neither_o in_o josaphats_n time_n 6._o what_o need_v to_o call_v the_o sanedrim_n in_o christ_n time_n ecclesiastical_a since_o it_o have_v the_o judgement_n of_o all_o cause_n and_o over_o all_o person_n as_o usual_o the_o magistrate_n tribunal_n have_v except_o in_o capital_a cause_n 7._o but_o can_v the_o judgement_n of_o capital_a cause_n take_v from_o they_o make_v the_o sanedrim_n in_o christ_n time_n more_o a_o ecclesiastical_a assembly_n then_o when_o they_o have_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o say_v capital_a cause_n must_v a_o court_n be_v call_v ecclesiasticâ—…_n because_o it_o have_v no_o power_n to_o punish_v by_o death_n be_v it_o so_o all_o court_n leet_n and_o court-baron_n and_o the_o court_n of_o the_o exchequer_n be_v ecclesiaâ—…icall_a court_n because_o they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o punish_v a_o man_n by_o death_n 8_o so_o then_o before_o the_o 30._o year_n of_o christ_n when_o the_o jew_n have_v the_o judgement_n of_o capâ—…all_a cause_n their_o sanedrim_n if_o we_o believe_v mr._n gillespâ—e_n be_v not_o a_o ecclesiastical_a but_o a_o civil_a court_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v make_v up_o of_o priest_n levite_n and_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n and_o judge_v of_o all_o cause_n and_o person_n which_o show_v how_o weak_o mr._n gillespie_n prove_v that_o there_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a and_o a_o civil_a sanedrim_n in_o josaphats_n time_n whenas_o he_o can_v so_o much_o as_o deduce_v they_o unto_o christ_n time_n nor_o after_o christ_n time_n but_o by_o one_o at_o a_o time_n still_v that_o one_o sanedrim_n as_o it_o serve_v his_o turn_n sometime_o civil_a sometime_o ecclesiastical_a hope_v by_o this_o mean_n to_o find_v his_o ecclesiastical_a sanedrim_n matth._n 18._o to_o who_o our_o lord_n send_v the_o party_n offend_v for_o a_o redress_n in_o those_o word_n tell_v it_o unto_o the_o church_n chapter_n xi_o a_o case_n propound_v by_o mr._n cesar_n calandrin_n which_o he_o conceive_v to_o assert_v a_o double_a jurisdiction_n examine_v of_o the_o two_o court_n one_o of_o magistracy_n or_o external_a the_o other_o of_o conscience_n or_o internal_a that_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n must_v belong_v to_o one_o of_o they_o or_o to_o none_o my_o noble_a and_o reverend_a friend_n mr._n caesar_n calandrin_n propound_v a_o case_n which_o he_o have_v often_o desire_v i_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n and_o by_o letter_n to_o satisfy_v he_o in_o he_o be_v confident_a that_o by_o it_o a_o double_a jurisdiction_n be_v make_v good_a i_o will_v set_v it_o down_o in_o his_o own_o word_n a_o murderer_n condemn_v to_o death_n if_o he_o be_v true_o penitent_a the_o spiritual_a court_n do_v absolve_v he_o and_o yet_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n shall_v punish_v he_o with_o death_n though_o he_o be_v never_o so_o penitent_a which_o evident_o prove_v that_o the_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a judicature_n do_v not_o enterfear_n but_o be_v of_o a_o quite_o different_a nature_n else_o how_o can_v the_o magistrate_n punish_v he_o as_o guilty_a who_o be_v absolve_v by_o the_o consistory_n or_o how_o can_v the_o consistory_n absolve_v he_o who_o the_o magistrate_n do_v condemn_v the_o consistory_n by_o absolve_v he_o in_o the_o spiritual_a court_n do_v not_o thereby_o at_o all_o opposethe_v sentence_n of_o condemnation_n which_o the_o magistrate_n have_v give_v against_o he_o in_o the_o civil_a court_n the_o condemnation_n in_o the_o civil_a court_n stand_v in_o force_n even_o then_o when_o in_o the_o spiritual_a court_n it_o be_v no_o long_o a_o condemnation_n but_o be_v change_v into_o absolution_n upon_o his_o repentance_n the_o magistrate_n do_v not_o regard_v repentance_n because_o his_o office_n do_v not_o extend_v to_o the_o care_n of_o soul_n the_o consistory_n must_v absolve_v and_o comfort_v the_o penitent_a lest_o satan_n shall_v tempt_v he_o to_o dâ—spair_v the_o magistrate_n can_v take_v exception_n that_o the_o consistory_n absolve_v he_o who_o the_o magistrate_n have_v condemn_v nor_o can_v the_o consistory_n take_v exception_n that_o the_o magistrate_n put_v he_o to_o death_n who_o the_o consistory_n have_v absolve_v i_o add_v for_o further_a illustration_n if_o the_o absolution_n give_v by_o the_o consistory_n be_v upon_o ground_n of_o his_o be_v innocent_a or_o that_o his_o crime_n do_v not_o deserve_v death_n this_o i_o confess_v will_v thwart_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o civil_a make_fw-mi strate_n but_o the_o consistory_n meddle_v not_o with_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o magistrate_n nor_o with_o his_o civil_a punishment_n but_o labour_n to_o keep_v his_o soul_n be_v penitent_a in_o a_o right_a posture_n and_o to_o strengthen_v it_o against_o temptation_n the_o argument_n hold_v as_o well_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o magistrate_n may_v absolve_v a_o man_n after_o he_o have_v satisfy_v for_o his_o crime_n in_o the_o civil_a court_n though_o the_o same_o man_n shall_v stand_v condemn_v in_o the_o spiritual_a court_n when_o the_o sentence_n be_v so_o direct_o contrary_a and_o yet_o the_o judicature_n do_v not_o enterfear_n nor_o at_o all_o meddle_n nor_o make_v one_o with_o another_o these_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v court_n of_o a_o different_a nature_n the_o case_n propound_v make_v nothing_o against_o i_o nor_o for_o a_o jurisdiction_n of_o presbytery_n 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the_o commonwealth_n and_o more_o in_o keep_v the_o first_o table_n than_o the_o second_o hoc_fw-la vero_fw-la jus_o gubernandi_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la sacra_fw-la scriptura_fw-la disertim_fw-la magistratui_fw-la attribuit_fw-la ut_fw-la ei_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la tenetur_fw-la procurare_fw-la ut_fw-la bonum_fw-la civil_a in_fw-la foro_fw-la &_o judiciis_fw-la legitime_fw-la administretur_fw-la ita_fw-la non_fw-la minor_fw-la imo_fw-la long_a major_n ejus_fw-la cura_fw-la esse_fw-la debeat_fw-la ut_fw-la jus_o divinum_fw-la bonum_fw-la illud_fw-la animarum_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la vera_fw-la religio_fw-la &_o pietas_fw-la subditis_fw-la suis_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la &_o scholis_fw-la ad_fw-la aeternam_fw-la eorum_fw-la salutem_fw-la proponatur_fw-la juxta_fw-la legem_fw-la &_o testimonium_fw-la idem_fw-la docent_fw-la exempla_fw-la laudatissimorum_fw-la regum_fw-la davidis_fw-la etc._n etc._n sic_fw-la paulus_n affatur_fw-la christianos_n romanos_fw-la minister_n est_fw-la dei_fw-la tuo_fw-la bono_fw-mi ubi_fw-la intelligit_fw-la omne_fw-la bonum_fw-la tam_fw-la civil_a &_o terrenum_fw-la quam_fw-la ecclesiasticum_fw-la seu_fw-la spiritual_fw-la secus_fw-la namque_fw-la magistratus_fw-la homini_fw-la christiano_n non_fw-la plus_fw-la commodaret_fw-la quam_fw-la infideli_fw-la ac_fw-la sane_fw-la dolendum_fw-la est_fw-la rectius_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la capite_fw-la sensisse_fw-la olim_fw-la ethnicos_fw-la qui_fw-la unanimi_fw-la consensu_fw-la regi_fw-la svo_fw-la demandarunt_fw-la etc._n
distinction_n of_o jurisdiction_n be_v not_o necessary_a because_o it_o be_v one_o people_n &_o one_o nation_n and_o one_o temple_n whereto_o all_o the_o jew_n do_v gather_v together_o and_o therefore_o since_o they_o can_v convenient_o be_v govern_v the_o unity_n of_o jurisdiction_n stand_v there_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v be_v a_o distinction_n yea_o it_o be_v very_o convenient_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o identity_n of_o jurisdiction_n that_o it_o may_v be_v believe_v that_o it_o be_v the_o same_o god_n to_o who_o they_o all_o minister_v there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n for_o the_o temple_n for_o it_o be_v his_o will_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v one_o place_n in_o which_o they_o shall_v offer_v sacrifice_n unto_o he_o lest_o if_o that_o have_v be_v do_v in_o many_o place_n they_o may_v have_v think_v there_o have_v be_v many_o god_n stapleton_n de_fw-fr prin._n doctrine_n 197._o acknowledge_v the_o same_o identity_n of_o jurisdiction_n among_o the_o jew_n i_o come_v to_o the_o second_o viz._n to_o mr._n gillespy_v concession_n which_o be_v as_o large_a as_o i_o can_v wish_v that_o the_o church_n &_o state_n be_v the_o same_o material_o that_o the_o same_o man_n be_v both_o high_a priest_n and_o chief_a judge_n of_o the_o nation_n that_o elder_n of_o synagogue_n do_v exercise_v coercive_a jurisdiction_n that_o the_o jewish_a senate_n after_o the_o thirty_o year_n of_o christ_n be_v ecclesiastical_a and_o yet_o be_v over_o all_o person_n and_o cause_n except_o capital_a and_o that_o there_o be_v not_o then_o any_o other_o senate_n extant_a but_o that_o before_o the_o thirty_o year_n the_o same_o senate_n have_v the_o judgement_n of_o capital_a cause_n be_v civil_a all_o these_o be_v grant_v i_o see_v not_o what_o further_o can_v be_v require_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o unity_n of_o jurisdiction_n since_o 1._o the_o same_o man_n that_o be_v member_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a senate_n be_v also_o member_n of_o the_o civil_a senate_n 2._o that_o the_o synagogue_n be_v invest_v with_o magistracy_n since_o the_o elder_n have_v a_o coercive_a power_n so_o that_o in_o the_o very_a synagogue_n there_o be_v by_o his_o confession_n a_o coalition_n of_o power_n and_o jurisd_v ction_n 3._o make_v but_o one_o senate_n both_o before_o and_o after_o the_o 30._o year_n which_o judge_v of_o all_o cause_n and_o matter_n and_o over_o all_o person_n the_o civil_a before_o the_o 30._o of_o christ_n judge_v of_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n and_o the_o ecclesiastical_a after_o the_o 30._o judge_v of_o civil_a but_o i_o can_v never_o understand_v why_o he_o call_v the_o senate_n after_o the_o 30._o year_n of_o christ_n mere_o ecclesiastical_a because_o it_o do_v not_o judge_v of_o capital_a cause_n though_o it_o have_v cognizance_n and_o judgement_n of_o all_o other_o matter_n can_v the_o judge_n or_o not_o judge_v of_o capital_a and_o criminal_a cause_n alter_v the_o constitution_n and_o name_n of_o a_o assembly_n or_o court_n so_o as_o that_o when_o it_o judge_v of_o capital_a cause_n it_o must_v be_v call_v civil_a otherwise_o it_o must_v be_v call_v ecclesiastical_a now_o because_o there_o be_v some_o obscurity_n in_o that_o concession_n of_o he_o that_o the_o church_n and_o state_n be_v the_o same_o material_o we_o will_v hear_v what_o his_o countryman_n say_v to_o that_o in_o a_o late_a book_n print_v anno_fw-la 1657._o call_v a_o true_a representation_n of_o the_o present_a division_n of_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n that_o we_o may_v the_o better_o weigh_v his_o recantation_n or_o rather_o modification_n when_o he_o say_v that_o though_o they_o be_v the_o same_o material_o yet_o they_o be_v distinct_a formal_o the_o word_n be_v pag._n 18._o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v restrain_v to_o that_o one_o people_n of_o israel_n their_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n be_v material_o the_o same_o by_o divine_a constitution_n so_o that_o none_o can_v be_v member_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n but_o such_o as_o be_v also_o member_n of_o the_o church_n and_o so_o professor_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n as_o now_o under_o the_o gospel_n it_o may_v be_v otherwise_o now_o let_v we_o hear_v mr._n gillespie_n pag._n 6._o they_o be_v formal_o distinct_a in_o respect_n of_o distinct_a law_n the_o ceremonial_a be_v give_v to_o they_o in_o reference_n to_o their_o church_n state_n the_o judicial_a be_v give_v to_o they_o in_o reference_n to_o their_o civil_a state_n but_o if_o they_o be_v distinct_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o judicial_a and_o ceremonial_a law_n why_o may_v they_o not_o be_v unite_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n for_o mr._n gillespie_n pass_v over_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o leave_v it_o uncertain_a who_o be_v to_o be_v the_o keeper_n and_o guardian_n of_o it_o and_o whether_o it_o be_v give_v in_o reference_n to_o their_o church_n state_n or_o in_o reference_n to_o their_o civil_a state_n or_o whether_o a_o three_o power_n jurisdiction_n or_o state_n must_v not_o be_v constitute_v that_o be_v neither_o civil_a state_n nor_o church_n state_n to_o which_o the_o moral_a law_n have_v reference_n for_o sure_a there_o be_v some_o union_n of_o jurisdiction_n in_o the_o protection_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o bottom_n and_o the_o basis_n upon_o which_o the_o ceremonial_a and_o judicial_a be_v ground_v and_o be_v of_o far_o more_o large_a extent_n than_o the_o ceremonial_a and_o judicial_a put_v together_o and_o from_o which_o in_o so_o many_o difficulty_n that_o be_v incident_a for_o the_o clear_n of_o ceremonial_a rite_n and_o judicial_a sentence_n there_o must_v be_v continual_a appeal_n to_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n which_o be_v at_o least_o equal_o in_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o church-officer_n and_o both_o party_n have_v a_o joint_a interest_n in_o the_o moral_a law_n as_o to_o see_v all_o man_n and_o business_n govern_v and_o square_v thereby_o they_o also_o to_o that_o end_n must_v conjoin_v their_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n for_o indeed_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v no_o more_o different_a from_o the_o politic_a then_o from_o the_o law_n give_v to_o family_n father_n master_n husband_n only_o the_o politic_a law_n be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o moral_a or_o be_v the_o moral_a law_n applicable_a to_o city_n family_n etc._n etc._n in_o like_a manner_n the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v but_o the_o moral_a law_n apply_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o religious_a service_n for_o the_o moral_a law_n say_v god_n only_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v the_o ceremonial_a say_v where_o how_o when_o &_o by_o who_o so_o that_o as_o all_o law_n be_v stream_n from_o the_o moral_a law_n so_o must_v all_o jurisdiction_n be_v from_o one_o fountain_n of_o magistracy_n it_o seem_v that_o calvin_n have_v the_o same_o thought_n when_o in_o his_o harmony_n of_o the_o pentateuch_n he_o reduce_v all_o law_n under_o one_o classis_fw-la but_o to_o examine_v a_o little_a near_o his_o distinction_n of_o material_a and_o formal_a i_o do_v not_o understand_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o formal_a in_o opposition_n to_o material_a for_o the_o jurisdiction_n that_o be_v one_o material_o must_v be_v also_o one_o formal_o let_v we_o suppose_v two_o coordinate_a supreme_a senate_n as_o mr._n gillespie_n will_v have_v they_o among_o the_o jew_n one_o civil_a and_o another_o ecclesiastical_a and_o that_o as_o he_o will_v have_v it_o the_o same_o man_n be_v member_n of_o one_o and_o the_o other_o i_o say_v if_o they_o do_v not_o differ_v material_o neither_o do_v they_o differ_v formal_o so_o long_o as_o no_o law_n order_n or_o constitution_n civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a can_v have_v any_o force_n without_o the_o joint_a consent_n of_o both_o and_o except_v both_o senate_n put_v their_o seal_n of_o confirmation_n to_o what_o either_o of_o they_o have_v decree_v for_o example_n the_o appoint_v a_o day_n of_o public_a humiliation_n by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a senate_n must_v be_v also_o a_o act_n of_o the_o same_o man_n sit_v in_o a_o civil_a senate_n who_o if_o they_o will_v have_v the_o injunction_n to_o stand_v must_v make_v order_n subservient_fw-fr to_o it_o that_o there_o be_v no_o market_n nor_o court_n that_o day_n keep_v otherwise_o those_o that_o keep_v market_n or_o court_n upon_o such_o a_o day_n by_o virtue_n of_o former_a warrant_n from_o the_o civil_a senate_n will_v not_o know_v how_o far_o they_o be_v to_o obey_v the_o injunction_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a senate_n without_o a_o dispensation_n from_o the_o civil_a senate_n this_o double_a jurisdiction_n be_v in_o effect_n but_o one_o for_o the_o same_o man_n appoint_v a_o day_n of_o humiliation_n in_o a_o ecclesiastical_a senate_n to_o be_v keep_v forbid_v also_o in_o a_o civil_a senate_n all_o market_n and_o court_n to_o be_v keep_v and_o though_o one_o part_n of_o the_o injunction_n be_v make_v in_o one_o senate_n and_o the_o
other_o part_n in_o the_o other_o senate_n which_o be_v very_o impertinent_a and_o a_o needless_a multiplication_n of_o business_n yet_o those_o two_o jurisdiction_n must_v at_o length_n be_v resolve_v into_o a_o integrall_a one_o as_o when_o protector_n lord_n and_o commons_o that_o make_v up_o one_o parliament_n must_v unanimous_o agree_v that_o all_o the_o vote_n and_o order_n shall_v end_v in_o the_o same_o law_n and_o act_n i_o confess_v there_o can_v hardly_o be_v clash_v of_o power_n judgement_n &_o vote_n betwixt_o these_o two_o supreme_a senate_n such_o as_o mr._n gillespie_n suppose_v so_o long_o as_o the_o same_o man_n be_v member_n of_o both_o senate_n but_o withal_o i_o shall_v count_v it_o a_o needless_a and_o senseless_a multiplication_n of_o senate_n and_o that_o in_o vain_a the_o same_o matter_n and_o cause_n be_v to_o be_v decide_v by_o two_o coordinate_a senate_n when_o as_o one_o senate_n will_v serve_v the_o turn_n for_o however_o at_o length_n the_o two_o senate_n as_o they_o meet_v in_o the_o same_o person_n so_o must_v they_o in_o the_o same_o accord_n and_o agreement_n which_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o it_o be_v but_o one_o jurisdiction_n again_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o diversity_n of_o thing_n and_o person_n to_o which_o law_n and_o constitution_n have_v relation_n do_v not_o constitute_v a_o diversity_n of_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n special_o when_o the_o same_o man_n be_v to_o make_v the_o same_o law_n and_o constitution_n for_o as_o the_o same_o man_n make_v law_n about_o navigation_n and_o the_o militia_n can_v be_v say_v to_o act_v from_o two_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n they_o be_v invest_v with_o so_o neither_o if_o the_o same_o man_n do_v make_v law_n as_o for_o example_n about_o god_n worship_n and_o the_o militia_n brief_o i_o believe_v sir_n thomas_n more_o in_o all_o his_o utopia_n can_v parallel_v such_o a_o piece_n of_o constitution_n of_o state_n make_v up_o of_o two_o jurisdiction_n both_o coordinate_a &_o subordinate_a each_o to_o the_o other_o material_o the_o same_o not_o formal_o where_o of_o the_o same_o man_n be_v member_n a_o happy_a state_n indeed_o in_o which_o there_o can_v be_v no_o clash_n except_o the_o same_o man_n be_v opposite_a to_o himself_o or_o that_o the_o member_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a senate_n forget_v to_o day_n what_o they_o decree_v yesterday_o when_o they_o meet_v in_o a_o civil_a senate_n but_o since_o these_o two_o senate_n be_v material_o the_o same_o man_n what_o need_v we_o give_v they_o several_a name_n and_o form_n for_o some_o accidental_a circumstance_n of_o time_n and_o place_n either_o because_o they_o do_v not_o sit_v in_o the_o same_o place_n or_o that_o they_o be_v upon_o several_a business_n must_v the_o same_o member_n of_o parliament_n sit_v to_o day_n upon_o religion_n be_v call_v a_o ecclesiastical_a senate_n act_v by_o a_o ecclesiastical_a power_n and_o to_o morrow_n sit_v to_o order_v the_o militia_n of_o the_o state_n it_o may_v be_v in_o another_o place_n be_v call_v a_o civil_a or_o military_a senate_n act_v by_o a_o civil_a or_o military_a power_n but_o most_o of_o those_o that_o be_v for_o ecclesiastical_a presbyterian_a jurisdiction_n find_v no_o probability_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o mr._n gillespie_n viz._n that_o among_o the_o jew_n there_o be_v a_o jurisdiction_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o church-officer_n distinct_a from_o that_o of_o the_o magistrate_n go_v another_o way_n and_o admit_v willing_o a_o identity_n of_o jurisdiction_n but_o withal_o say_v that_o from_o the_o coalition_n of_o jurisdiction_n among_o the_o jew_n it_o can_v be_v infer_v that_o the_o same_o aught_o to_o be_v under_o the_o gospel_n that_o that_o church_n in_o its_o pedagogy_n be_v no_o pattern_n to_o the_o church_n in_o its_o maturity_n thus_o speak_v amyraldus_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n chap._n 3._o p._n 91._o whoever_o commit_v these_o two_o power_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o same_o person_n 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