be_v inflict_v by_o many_o if_o it_o be_v by_o all_o yet_o i_o grant_v it_o must_v be_v do_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o or_o of_o the_o great_a part_n and_o it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v by_o all_o as_o the_o representative_a body_n of_o all_o as_o what_o the_o parliament_n do_v it_o may_v be_v say_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n do_v but_o as_o the_o kingdom_n refer_v their_o business_n to_o the_o paâ—liament_n so_o do_v the_o particular_a church_n to_o the_o presbytery_n but_o they_o say_v every_o case_n ought_v to_o be_v hear_v and_o determine_v where_o the_o fault_n be_v commit_v by_o this_o argument_n we_o must_v remove_v our_o parliament_n and_o all_o other_o court_n to_o the_o place_n where_o any_o offence_n be_v commit_v to_o try_v they_o there_o but_o this_o their_o folly_n need_v no_o confutation_n and_o say_v paul_n concern_v church_n censure_n i_o hear_v that_o there_o be_v fornication_n commit_v among_o you_o now_o mark_n for_o i_o very_o as_o absent_v in_o body_n 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bodily_a fight_n with_o open_a enemy_n to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n which_z show_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o war_n undertake_v by_o christian_n for_o defence_n of_o their_o religion_n now_o the_o good_a soldier_n must_v give_v himself_o whole_o to_o it_o and_o strive_v lawful_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v crown_v 2_o tim._n 3_o 4_o 5._o and_o we_o read_v of_o rare_a christian_n that_o be_v soldier_n the_o centurion_n have_v soldier_n under_o he_o and_o yet_o he_o have_v such_o a_o say_v the_o like_a be_v not_o find_v in_o israel_n mat._n 8.9.10_o and_o cornelius_n be_v a_o devout_a man_n and_o a_o captain_n of_o the_o italian_a band_n and_o he_o have_v devout_a soldier_n under_o he_o act_v 10.1.2.7_o and_o paul_n be_v guard_v by_o a_o band_n of_o soldier_n act_n 23.23.24_o we_o read_v that_o gog_n and_o magog_n will_v compass_v the_o camp_n of_o the_o saint_n revel_v 20.8.9_o but_o what_o shall_v not_o this_o camp_n of_o saint_n resist_v they_o i_o see_v the_o beast_n and_o the_o king_n 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