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people_n neither_o think_v we_o that_o of_o paul_n 1_o cor._n 14.34_o to_o reprove_v the_o inconsiderate_a and_o talkative_a woman_n among_o the_o corinthian_n who_o ttouble_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n with_o their_o unprofitable_a question_n or_o that_o 1_o tim._n 2.11_o that_o all_o woman_n ought_v to_o learn_v in_o silence_n not_o usurp_a authority_n over_o the_o man_n any_o way_n repugnant_a to_o this_o doctrine_n because_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o woman_n have_v prophesy_v and_o preach_v in_o the_o church_n else_o have_v the_o say_n of_o joel_n be_v bad_o apply_v by_o peter_n act_v 2.17_o and_o see_v paul_n himself_o in_o the_o same_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n give_v rule_n how_o woman_n shall_v behave_v themselves_o in_o their_o public_a preach_n and_o pray_v it_o will_v be_v a_o manifest_a contradiction_n if_o that_o place_n be_v otherways_o take_v in_o a_o large_a sense_n and_o the_o same_o paul_n speak_v of_o a_o woman_n that_o labour_v with_o he_o in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o gospel_n 21.9_o and_o it_o be_v write_v that_o philip_n have_v four_o daughter_n that_o prophesy_v and_o last_o it_o have_v be_v observe_v that_o god_n have_v effectual_o in_o this_o day_n convert_v many_o soul_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o woman_n and_o by_o they_o also_o frequent_o comfort_v the_o soul_n of_o his_o child_n which_o manifest_a experience_n put_v the_o thing_n beyond_o all_o controversy_n but_o now_o i_o shall_v proceed_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o maintenance_n of_o minister_n §_o xxviii_o we_o free_o acknowledge_v as_o the_o proposition_n hold_v forth_o that_o there_o be_v a_o obligation_n upon_o such_o to_o who_o god_n send_v or_o among_o who_o he_o raise_v up_o a_o minister_n that_o if_o need_v be_v they_o minister_v to_o his_o necessity_n second_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o to_o receive_v what_o be_v necessary_a and_o convenient_a to_o prove_v this_o i_o need_v not_o insist_v for_o our_o adversary_n will_v ready_o grant_v it_o to_o we_o for_o the_o thing_n we_o affirm_v be_v that_o this_o be_v all_o that_o these_o scripture_n testimony_n relate_v to_o this_o thing_n do_v grant_v gal._n 6.6_o 1_o cor._n 9.11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o 1_o tim._n 5.16_o that_o which_o we_o then_o oppose_v in_o this_o matter_n be_v first_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v constrain_v and_o limit_v second_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v superfluous_a chargeable_a and_o sumptuous_a and_o three_o the_o manifest_a abuse_n hereof_o of_o which_o i_o shall_v also_o brief_o treat_v as_o to_o the_o first_o our_o adversary_n be_v force_v to_o recur_v to_o the_o example_n of_o the_o law_n a_o refuge_n they_o use_v in_o defend_v most_o of_o their_o error_n and_o superstition_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n and_o purity_n of_o the_o gospel_n they_o say_v god_n appoint_v the_o levite_n the_o tithe_n obj._n therefore_o they_o belong_v also_o to_o such_o as_o minister_v in_o holy_a thing_n under_o the_o gospel_n i_o answer_v all_o that_o can_v be_v gather_v from_o this_o be_v that_o as_o the_o priest_n have_v a_o maintenance_n allow_v they_o under_o the_o law_n answ._n so_o also_o the_o minister_n and_o preacher_n under_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v not_o deny_v but_o the_o comparison_n will_v not_o hold_v that_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o very_a same_o since_o first_o there_o be_v no_o express_a gospel_n command_v for_o it_o neither_o by_o christ_n nor_o his_o apostle_n second_o the_o parity_n do_v no_o way_n hold_v betwixt_o the_o levite_n under_o the_o law_n and_o the_o preacher_n under_o the_o gospel_n because_o the_o levite_n be_v one_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n and_o so_o have_v a_o right_a to_o a_o part_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o land_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o brethren_n and_o have_v none_o have_v this_o allot_v to_o they_o in_o lieu_n of_o it_o next_o the_o ten_o of_o the_o tithe_n be_v only_o allow_v to_o the_o priest_n that_o serve_v at_o the_o altar_n the_o rest_n be_v for_o the_o levite_n and_o also_o to_o be_v put_v up_o in_o storehouse_n for_o entertain_v of_o widow_n and_o stranger_n but_o these_o preacher_n notwithstanding_o they_o inherit_v what_o they_o have_v by_o their_o parent_n as_o well_o as_o other_o man_n yet_o claim_v the_o whole_a tithe_n allow_v nothing_o either_o to_o widow_n or_o stranger_n but_o as_o to_o the_o tithe_n i_o shall_v not_o insist_v because_o divers_a have_v clear_o and_o learned_o treat_v of_o it_o apart_o and_o also_o divers_a protestant_n do_v confess_v they_o not_o to_o be_v jure_fw-la divino_fw-la and_o the_o parity_n as_o to_o the_o quota_fw-la do_v not_o hold_v but_o only_o in_o general_a as_o to_o the_o obligation_n of_o a_o maintenance_n which_o maintenance_n though_o the_o hearer_n be_v oblige_v to_o give_v and_o fail_v of_o their_o duty_n if_o they_o do_v not_o yet_o that_o it_o ought_v neito_o be_v receive_v nor_o yet_o force_v i_o prove_v because_o christ_n when_o he_o send_v forth_o his_o apostle_n say_v free_o you_o have_v receive_v free_o give_v mat._n 10.8_o and_o they_o have_v liberty_n to_o receive_v meat_n and_o drink_n from_o such_o as_o offer_v they_o to_o supply_v their_o need_n which_o show_v that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o seek_v or_o require_v any_o thing_n by_o force_n or_o to_o stint_v or_o make_v a_o bargain_n before_o hand_n as_o the_o preacher_n as_o well_o among_o papist_n as_o protestant_n do_v in_o these_o day_n who_o will_v not_o preach_v to_o any_o until_o they_o be_v sure_a first_o of_o so_o much_o a_o year_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a these_o be_v to_o do_v their_o duty_n and_o free_o to_o communicate_v as_o the_o lord_n shall_v order_v they_o what_o they_o have_v receive_v without_o seek_v or_o expect_v a_o reward_n the_o answer_n of_o this_o give_v by_o nicolaus_n arnoldus_fw-la exercit._fw-la theolog_fw-la sect._n 42.43_o
which_o god_n be_v the_o alone_a proper_a and_o infallible_a judge_n who_o by_o his_o power_n and_o spirit_n can_v alone_o rectify_v the_o mistake_n of_o conscience_n and_o therefore_o have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o the_o power_n of_o punish_v the_o error_n thereof_o as_o he_o see_v meet_v now_o for_o the_o magistrate_n to_o assume_v this_o be_v to_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o meddle_v with_o thing_n not_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o his_o jurisdiction_n for_o if_o this_o be_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o his_o jurisdiction_n he_o shall_v be_v the_o proper_a judge_n in_o these_o thing_n and_o also_o it_o be_v needful_a to_o he_o as_o a_o essential_a qualification_n of_o his_o be_v a_o magistrate_n to_o be_v capable_a to_o judge_n in_o they_o but_o that_o the_o magistrate_n as_o a_o magistrate_n be_v neither_o proper_a judge_n in_o these_o case_n not_o yet_o that_o the_o capacity_n so_o to_o be_v be_v requisite_a in_o he_o as_o a_o magistrate_n our_o adversary_n can_v deny_v or_o 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