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minister_v apparel_n woman_n lascivious_a dissolute_a or_o too_o sumptuous_a attire_n either_o public_o or_o private_o dance_v all_o game_n that_o bring_v loss_n stage-play_n of_o all_o sort_n haunt_v of_o tavern_n or_o tipple_a house_n all_o inordinat_a liver_n and_o all_o such_o like_a matter_n according_a to_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o eldership_n cuirelinquenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la whereunto_o they_o be_v to_o be_v leave_v from_o which_o discretion_n it_o proceed_v as_o i_o take_v it_o that_o for_o some_o disorder_n commit_v in_o edinburgh_n 527._o about_o a_o robin-hood_n which_o the_o provost_n and_o bailiff_n will_v have_v stay_v the_o whole_a multitude_n be_v hold_v excommunicate_a but_o yet_o i_o have_v not_o do_v with_o these_o cause_n they_o grow_v upon_o i_o more_o and_o more_o and_o it_o be_v no_o reason_n that_o our_o own_o brotherhood_n of_o england_n shall_v be_v pretermit_v they_o uz._n the_o eldership_n shall_v suffer_v no_o lewd_a custom_n say_v the_o admonitioner_n to_o remain_v in_o their_o parish_n 46._o either_o game_n or_o otherwise_o you_o know_v their_o meaning_n maipole_n alice_n maigame_n moricedance_n all_o must_v down_o how_o do_v robin-hood_n stick_v in_o their_o stomach_n beside_o all_o that_o have_v live_v with_o offence_n to_o the_o congregation_n 46._o although_o they_o have_v suffer_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o la_o for_o it_o yet_o because_o they_o offend_v thereby_o both_o god_n &_o the_o church_n they_o be_v within_o the_o limit_n of_o the_o eldership_n &_o to_o be_v censure_v by_o they_o the_o demonstrator_n be_v also_o very_o bountiful_a the_o office_n of_o the_o church_n governor_n say_v he_o be_v to_o decide_v controversy_n in_o doctrine_n and_o manner_n 15._o so_o far_o as_o pertain_v to_o conscience_n and_o the_o church_n censure_n that_o be_v if_o any_o shall_v refuse_v their_o say_a decision_n they_o will_v not_o indeed_o whip_v he_o or_o hang_v he_o those_o be_v civil_a punishment_n but_o so_o far_o as_o the_o church-censure_n will_v reach_v have_v at_o he_o will_v he_o run_v to_o trouble_v his_o neighbour_n either_o to_o the_o chancery_n to_o the_o kings-bench_n or_o common_a plea_n &_o may_v have_v both_o conscience_n and_o justice_n of_o his_o eldership_n at_o home_n such_o a_o fellow_n shall_v pay_v for_o it_o it_o be_v wise_o therefore_o consider_v of_o the_o humble_a motioner_n where_o he_o tell_v the_o lord_n of_o her_o majesty_n privy_a counsel_n 75._o that_o the_o church_n be_v to_o censure_v such_o a_o party_n who_o be_v apparent_o troublesome_a and_o contentious_a and_o without_o reasonable_a cause_n and_o upon_o mere_a will_n and_o stomach_n do_v vex_v &_o molest_v his_o brother_n to_o trouble_v the_o country_n apparent_o troublesome_a that_o be_v apparent_o to_o their_o conceit_n without_o reasonable_a cause_n uz._n to_o be_v approve_v by_o they_o and_o how_o can_v they_o know_v how_o reasonable_a the_o cause_n be_v except_o
he_o shall_v thereby_o incur_v the_o high_a displeasure_n of_o these_o rabbi_n which_o he_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o have_v stick_v upon_o he_o until_o they_o can_v wait_v he_o as_o good_a a_o turn_n yet_o i_o say_v again_o what_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o magistrate_n the_o injury_n be_v confess_v afore_o there_o shall_v need_v no_o trial_n of_o the_o fact_n where_o so_o many_o witness_n may_v be_v use_v to_o prove_v his_o confession_n afore_o if_o now_o he_o shall_v deny_v it_o all_o that_o the_o magistrate_n have_v to_o do_v be_v to_o set_v down_o what_o recompense_n i_o shall_v have_v for_o my_o say_a injury_n and_o to_o tax_v my_o charge_n if_o you_o say_v nay_o he_o will_v hear_v the_o cause_n again_o indeed_o i_o confess_v he_o have_v need_n to_o do_v so_o but_o so_o both_o i_o and_o the_o party_n shall_v be_v double_o charge_v and_o trouble_v beside_o that_o course_n will_v turn_v to_o the_o utter_a discredit_n of_o the_o presbytery_n that_o their_o deal_n fit_v in_o the_o seat_n 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saviour_n christ_n say_v he_o in_o the_o word_n church_n allude_v to_o the_o jew_n sanedrim_n which_o have_v the_o hear_n and_o determine_v of_o all_o difficult_a matter_n among_o they_o the_o like_a whereof_o he_o will_v to_o be_v establish_v in_o his_o church_n for_o administration_n of_o government_n what_o you_o will_v say_v but_o weighty_a matter_n how_o come_v they_o now_o to_o all_o matter_n even_o to_o robin-hood_n maigame_n and_o may_v pole_n you_o say_v true_o but_o cartwright_n will_v supply_v this_o defect_n for_o indeed_o this_o discourser_n shoot_v many_o bow_n too_o short_a this_o be_v the_o policy_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o jew_n 183._o and_o of_o the_o synagogue_n say_v he_o from_o whence_o our_o saviour_n take_v this_o and_o translate_v it_o unto_o this_o church_n that_o when_o any_o man_n have_v do_v any_o thing_n that_o they_o hold_v for_o a_o fault_n that_o then_o the_o same_o be_v punish_v and_o censure_v by_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n and_o m._n 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