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iniquity_n ¶_o let_v we_o pray_v ood_a merciful_a father_n that_o despise_v not_o the_o sigh_v of_o a_o contrite_a heart_n nor_o the_o desire_n of_o such_o as_o be_v sorrowful_a merciful_o assist_v our_o prayer_n that_o we_o make_v before_o thou_o in_o all_o our_o trouble_n and_o adversity_n whensoever_o they_o oppress_v we_o and_o gracious_o hear_v we_o that_o those_o evil_n which_o the_o craft_n and_o subtlety_n of_o the_o devil_n or_o man_n work_v against_o we_o be_v bring_v to_o nought_o and_o by_o the_o providence_n of_o thy_o goodness_n they_o may_v be_v disperse_v thar_z we_o thy_o servant_n be_v hurt_v by_o no_o persecution_n may_v evermore_o give_v thanks_o unto_o thou_o in_o thy_o holy_a church_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n o_o lord_n arise_v help_v we_o and_o deliver_v we_o for_o thy_o name_n sake_n o_o god_n we_o have_v hear_v with_o our_o ear_n and_o our_o father_n have_v declare_v unto_o we_o the_o noble_a work_n that_o thou_o do_v in_o their_o day_n and_o 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almighty_a god_n which_o by_o thy_o divine_a providence_n have_v appoint_v divers_a order_n of_o minister_n in_o the_o church_n and_o do_v inspire_v thy_o holy_a apostle_n to_o choose_v unto_o this_o order_n of_o deacon_n the_o first_o martyr_n st._n stephen_n with_o other_o merciful_o behold_v these_o thy_o servant_n now_o call_v to_o the_o like_a office_n and_o administration_n replenish_v they_o so_o with_o the_o truth_n of_o thy_o doctrine_n and_o innocency_n of_o life_n that_o both_o by_o word_n and_o good_a example_n they_o may_v faithful_o serve_v thou_o in_o this_o office_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o thy_o name_n and_o profit_n of_o the_o congregation_n through_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o saviour_n jesu_n christ_n who_o live_v and_o reign_v with_o thou_o and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n now_o and_o for_o ever_o amen_n then_o shall_v be_v sing_v or_o say_v the_o communion_n of_o the_o day_n save_v the_o epistle_n shall_v be_v read_v out_o of_o timothy_n as_o follow_v likewise_o must_v the_o minister_n be_v honest_a not_o double-tongued_a not_o give_v unto_o much_o wine_n neither_o greedy_a of_o filthy_a lucre_n but_o hold_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o faith_n with_o a_o pure_a conscience_n and_o let_v they_o first_o be_v prove_v and_o then_o let_v they_o minister_v so_o that_o no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o reprove_v they_o even_o so_o must_v theâ—r_v wife_n be_v honest_a not_o evil_a speaker_n but_o sober_a and_o faithful_a in_o all_o thing_n let_v the_o deacon_n be_v the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n and_o such_o as_o rule_v their_o child_n well_o and_o their_o own_o household_n for_o they_o that_o minister_v well_o get_v themselves_o a_o good_a degree_n and_o a_o great_a liberty_n in_o the_o faith_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesu_n these_o thing_n write_v i_o unto_o thou_o trust_v to_o come_v short_o unto_o thou_o but_o and_o if_o i_o tarry_v long_o that_o then_o thou_o may_v yet_o have_v knowledge_n how_o thou_o ough_a to_o behave_v thyself_o in_o the_o house_n 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whole_a multitude_n and_o they_o choose_v stephen_n a_o man_n full_a of_o faith_n and_o full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o philip_n and_o brochorus_n and_o nicanor_n and_z timon_z and_o parmenas_n and_o nicholas_n a_o convert_n of_o antioch_n these_o they_o set_v before_o the_o apostle_n and_o when_o they_o have_v pray_v they_o lay_v their_o hand_n on_o they_o and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n increase_v and_o the_o number_n of_o the_o disciple_n multiply_v in_o jerusalem_n great_o and_o a_o great_a number_n of_o the_o priest_n be_v obedient_a unto_o the_o faith_n and_o before_o the_o gospel_n the_o bishop_n set_v in_o a_o chair_n shall_v cause_v the_o oath_n of_o the_o king_n supremacy_n and_o against_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o all_o foreign_a potentate_n to_o be_v minister_v unto_o every_o of_o they_o that_o be_v to_o be_v order_v ¶_o the_o oath_n of_o the_o king_n sovereignty_n i_o a._n b._n do_v utter_o testify_v and_o declare_v in_o my_o conscience_n that_o the_o king_n highness_n be_v the_o only_a supreme_a governor_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o of_o all_o other_o his_o highness_n dominion_n and_o country_n as_o well_o in_o all_o spiritual_a or_o ecclesiastical_a thing_n or_o cause_n as_o temporal_a and_o that_o no_o foreign_a prince_n person_n prelate_n state_n or_o potentate_n have_v or_o aught_o to_o have_v any_o jurisdiction_n power_n superiority_n pre-eminence_n or_o authority_n ecclesiastical_a or_o spiritual_a within_o this_o realm_n and_o therefore_o i_o do_v utter_o renounce_v and_o forsake_v all_o foreign_a jurisdiction_n power_n superiority_n and_o au_fw-fr hority_n and_o do_v promise_n that_o from_o henceforth_o i_o shall_v bear_v faith_n and_o true_a allegiance_n to_o the_o king_n highness_n his_o heir_n and_o lawful_a successor_n and_o to_o my_o power_n shall_v assist_v and_o
17._o which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v mystical_o also_o of_o death_n spiritual_a by_o excommunication_n by_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o live_a body_n of_o christ_n church_n it_o be_v thus_o clear_v by_o reason_n and_o god_n own_o rule_n that_o such_o power_n be_v necessary_a for_o preserve_v peace_n and_o unity_n it_o can_v be_v imagine_v with_o reason_n that_o our_o great_a master_n shall_v deny_v his_o dear-bought_a body_n such_o necessary_n but_o not_o to_o rest_v upon_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o shall_v be_v give_v it_o may_v be_v make_v to_o appear_v that_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la he_o have_v give_v such_o power_n to_o the_o church_n and_o that_o by_o recite_v his_o gracious_a commission_n grant_v to_o the_o church_n with_o his_o apostle_n practice_n and_o exercise_v of_o those_o power_n who_o best_a know_v their_o lord_n will_v and_o pleasure_n must_v be_v by_o their_o practice_n the_o best_a interpreter_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o meaning_n see_v then_o how_o read_v we_o for_o the_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n we_o find_v a_o large_a commission_n st._n john_n 20._o as_o my_o father_n send_v i_o so_o send_v i_o you_o and_o one_o particular_a of_o jurisdiction_n there_o express_v whosoever_o sin_n you_o bound_v in_o earth_n they_o be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n a_o sharp_a and_o dreadful_a sentence_n worse_o than_o that_o of_o the_o sword_n by_o so_o much_o as_o the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v worse_a than_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n which_o in_o obstinate_a despiser_n of_o that_o correction_n do_v too_o certain_o follow_v this_o power_n of_o spiritual_a censure_n st._n paul_n call_v the_o rod_n of_o discipline_n 1_o cor._n 4._o ult_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o power_n and_o commission_n st._n paul_n deliver_v the_o incestuous_a corinthian_a to_o satan_n and_o cast_v he_o out_o of_o the_o church_n communion_n 1_o cor_fw-la 5._o and_o the_o same_o st._n paul_n not_o only_o exercise_n this_o jurisdiction_n himself_o but_o also_o direct_v his_o son_n bishop_n timothy_n how_o to_o behave_v himself_o in_o the_o order_v of_o these_o church-censure_n 1_o tim._n 5.19_o not_o to_o receive_v a_o accusation_n against_o a_o presbyter_n under_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n and_o when_o he_o have_v hear_v to_o rebuke_v or_o censure_v as_o the_o cause_n require_v without_o partiality_n or_o lean_v to_o either_o side_n all_o which_o speak_v plain_o a_o tribunal_n erect_v in_o the_o church_n and_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o apostle_n enough_o to_o prove_v the_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n then_o the_o legislative_a of_o make_v law_n and_o constitution_n for_o regulate_a manner_n and_o determine_v doubt_n and_o controversy_n it_o can_v with_o reason_n be_v deny_v to_o be_v grant_v in_o that_o large_a commission_n forecited_a st._n john_n 20._o as_o my_o father_n send_v i_o so_o send_v i_o you_o for_o here_o commit_v the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n to_o his_o apostle_n our_o lord_n commission_n they_o with_o the_o same_o power_n that_o be_v commit_v to_o he_o for_o that_o purpose_n when_o he_o be_v on_o earth_n with_o the_o same_o necessary_a stand_a power_n that_o he_o have_v and_o exercise_v as_o man_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n less_o can_v in_o reason_n be_v think_v to_o be_v here_o grant_v than_o all_o power_n necessary_a for_o the_o well_o and_o peaceable_a government_n of_o the_o church_n and_o such_o a_o power_n be_v this_o of_o make_v law_n this_o be_v a_o commission_n in_o general_n for_o make_v law_n then_o in_o particular_a for_o make_v article_n and_o decision_n of_o doctrine_n controvert_v the_o power_n be_v more_o explicit_a and_o express_a st._n matth._n 28._o all_o power_n be_v give_v to_o i_o go_v therefore_o and_o teach_v all_o nation_n that_o be_v with_o authority_n and_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o power_n that_o be_v give_v to_o i_o and_o what_o be_v it_o to_o teach_v the_o truth_n with_o authority_n but_o to_o command_v and_o oblige_v all_o people_n to_o receive_v the_o truth_n so_o teach_v and_o this_o power_n be_v not_o give_v to_o the_o apostle_n person_n only_o for_o christ_n there_o promise_v to_o be_v with_o they_o in_o that_o office_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n that_o be_v to_o they_o and_o their_o successor_n in_o that_o pastoral_n office_n to_o the_o apostle_n or_o bishop_n that_o shall_v succeed_v they_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n this_o will_v appear_v still_o more_o clear_a by_o st._n paul_n heb._n 13._o where_o after_o he_o have_v command_v they_o not_o to_o be_v carry_v about_o with_o divers_a and_o strange_a doctrine_n he_o prescribe_v this_o as_o the_o preservative_n against_o such_o error_n and_o inconstancy_n obey_v they_o that_o have_v the_o oversight_n over_o you_o and_o watch_v for_o your_o soul_n obey_v they_o in_o the_o guidance_n and_o conduct_n of_o your_o soul_n in_o their_o determination_n and_o decision_n about_o such_o divers_a and_o strange_a doctrine_n all_o which_o suppose_v in_o those_o guide_v a_o power_n to_o govern_v and_o rule_v we_o in_o such_o doubt_n and_o controversy_n about_o doctrine_n and_o matter_n of_o belief_n a_o authority_n to_o determine_v in_o controversy_n of_o faith_n as_o our_o church_n teach_v in_o her_o twenty_o article_n add_v to_o this_o that_o st._n paul_n tell_v we_o 1_o tim._n 3.15_o that_o the_o church_n be_v the_o ground_n and_o pillar_n of_o truth_n and_o whither_o then_o shall_v we_o go_v in_o doubt_n and_o controversy_n for_o the_o determination_n of_o what_o be_v truth_n but_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o pillar_n of_o truth_n for_o the_o clear_a understanding_n of_o this_o power_n in_o the_o church_n know_v that_o to_o this_o one_o holy_a church_n our_o lord_n commit_v in_o trust_v the_o most_o holy_a faith_n and_o the_o whole_a stock_n of_o necessary_a christian_a truth_n therefore_o call_v the_o ground_n and_o pillar_n of_o truth_n this_o truth_n she_o must_v endeavour_v to_o preserve_v as_o by_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o obstinate_a gainsayer_n so_o by_o 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declare_v what_o sense_n of_o the_o creed_n she_o have_v receive_v by_o constant_a tradition_n from_o the_o apostle_n and_o then_o enjoin_v all_o christian_n to_o profess_v that_o sense_n by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o same_o substance_n with_o the_o father_n a_o word_n direct_o determine_v the_o controversy_n in_o hand_n nor_o do_v the_o christian_a world_n ever_o questian_a her_o authority_n in_o this_o particular_a and_o in_o contriversy_n about_o doctrine_n where_o she_o have_v receive_v no_o such_o clear_a determination_n of_o either_o part_n from_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n she_o have_v power_n to_o declare_v she_o own_o sense_n in_o the_o controversy_n and_o to_o determine_v which_o part_n shall_v be_v receive_v and_o profess_a for_o truth_n by_o her_o member_n and_o that_o too_o under_o ecclesiastical_a penalty_n and_o censure_n which_o they_o according_o be_v bind_v to_o submit_v to_o not_o as_o a_o infallible_a verity_n but_o as_o a_o 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