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optatus_n milevitanus_fw-la de_fw-fr coelo_fw-la quaerendus_fw-la judex_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la quid_fw-la pulsamus_fw-la ad_fw-la coelum_fw-la cùm_fw-la habeamus_fw-la hic_fw-la in_o evangelio_fw-la testamentum_fw-la the_o judge_n be_v in_o heaven_n but_o we_o need_v not_o go_v so_o far_o to_o know_v his_o sentence_n when_o we_o have_v his_o will_n express_v in_o the_o gospel_n so_o moses_n deut._n xxx_o 11.12.13.14_o v._o 11.12.13.14_o this_o commandment_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n be_v not_o hide_v from_o thou_o neither_o be_v it_o far_o off_o it_o be_v not_o in_o heaven_n neither_o be_v it_o beyond_o the_o sea_n but_o the_o word_n be_v very_o nigh_o unto_o thou_o in_o thy_o mouth_n and_o in_o thy_o heart_n that_o thou_o may_v do_v it_o this_o word_n be_v lively_a and_o accompany_v with_o the_o power_n of_o the_o spirit_n do_v illuminate_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n reprove_v convince_v and_o condemn_v error_n and_o 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for_o preserve_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n that_o they_o ordain_v that_o in_o every_o province_n once_o every_o year_n the_o bishop_n shall_v assemble_v in_o council_n the_o same_o afterward_o be_v enjoin_v by_o the_o emperor_n justinian_n and_o so_o it_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o church_n and_o by_o the_o sentence_n of_o counsel_n general_a or_o particular_a all_o heresy_n arise_v be_v condemn_v those_o assembly_n be_v lawful_o call_v and_o proceed_v orderly_o be_v great_a and_o awful_a representation_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_n the_o high_a external_a tribunal_n which_o the_o church_n have_v on_o earth_n their_o authority_n be_v immediate_o derive_v and_o delegated_a from_o christ_n their_o decree_n bind_v all_o person_n within_o their_o jurisdiction_n to_o external_a obedience_n and_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o private_a man_n to_o oppose_v his_o judgement_n to_o the_o public_a he_o may_v offer_v his_o contrary_a opinion_n to_o be_v consider_v of_o so_o he_o 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humane_a invention_n but_o god_n ordìnance_n because_o they_o be_v natural_a circumstance_n of_o worship_n ii_o they_o can_v not_o well_o be_v express_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o that_o first_o because_o they_o be_v so_o numerous_a 25._o joh._n xxi_o 25._o all_o thing_n that_o jesus_n do_v be_v not_o record_v because_o our_o bible_n shall_v not_o grow_v too_o big_a for_o we_o and_o be_v it_o fit_a then_o the_o scripture_n shall_v record_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v or_o may_v be_v lawful_o incident_a to_o the_o particular_a service_n of_o god_n so_o it_o shall_v have_v swell_v in_o quantity_n above_o the_o pope_n decretall_n whereas_o the_o canon_n of_o our_o faith_n shall_v be_v brief_a that_o all_o may_v peruse_v it_o iii_o because_o they_o be_v so_o changeable_a and_o diverse_a according_a to_o the_o diverse_a condition_n of_o the_o church_n they_o can_v not_o be_v command_v by_o a_o unchangeable_a law_n but_o be_v to_o be_v take_v up_o by_o occasion_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n 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that_o the_o church_n have_v authority_n to_o make_v law_n for_o matter_n of_o order_n and_o outward_a polity_n and_o to_o appoint_v rite_n and_o ceremony_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n &_o that_o all_o man_n who_o be_v within_o the_o communion_n of_o that_o church_n be_v bind_v to_o give_v obedience_n unto_o these_o law_n neither_o be_v there_o ever_o any_o learned_a divine_a of_o the_o reform_a church_n who_o do_v deny_v ceremonial_a tradition_n or_o indeed_o any_o tradition_n but_o such_o as_o do_v across_o either_o the_o verity_n or_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n here_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o i_o to_o hold_v you_o till_o night_n only_o in_o deliver_v the_o suffrage_n of_o divine_n for_o confirmation_n of_o this_o point_n but_o i_o will_v content_v myself_o with_o a_o few_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o france_n in_o her_o confession_n publish_v in_o the_o year_n 1562._o say_v we_o confess_v opusc_n fatemur_fw-la tum_fw-la omnes_fw-la tum_fw-la etiam_fw-la singulas_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la hoc_fw-la jus_o habere_fw-la ut_fw-la leges_fw-la &_o statuta_fw-la sibi_fw-la condant_fw-la ad_fw-la politiam_fw-la communem_fw-la inter_fw-la suos_fw-la constituendam_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la porto_fw-la statutis_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la deferendam_fw-la esse_fw-la qui_fw-la hoc_fw-la detrectant_fw-la cerebrosi_fw-la &_o pervicaces_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la habentur_fw-la apud_fw-la calvin_n in_o opusc_n that_o all_o and_o every_o church_n have_v this_o power_n to_o make_v law_n for_o establish_v common_a polity_n among_o her_o own_o member_n and_o that_o obedience_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o these_o law_n and_o those_o who_o refuse_v to_o obey_v be_v account_v with_o we_o obstinate_a and_o brainsick_a and_o so_o they_o be_v indeed_o m._n calvin_n who_o judgement_n you_o profess_v to_o honour_n and_o follow_v have_v most_o judicious_o determine_v this_o question_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n in_o appoint_v of_o ceremony_n and_o outward_a order_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n who_o judgement_n i_o will_v deliver_v in_o these_o proposition_n follow_v i._o 30._o i._o in_o externâ_fw-la disciplinâ_fw-la &_o ceremonijs_fw-la nonvoluit_fw-la sigillatim_fw-la praescribere_fw-la quid_fw-la sequi_fw-la debeamus_fw-la quod_fw-la istud_fw-la pendere_fw-la à _fw-la temporum_fw-la conditione_n praevideret_fw-la neque_fw-la judicavitunam_fw-la saeculis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la formam_fw-la convenire_fw-la lib._n iv_o instit_fw-la c._n x._o §._o 30._o in_o external_a discipline_n and_o ceremony_n christ_n will_v not_o particular_o prescribe_v what_o we_o shall_v follow_v because_o he_o foresee_v that_o will_v depend_v upon_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o time_n and_o he_o think_v that_o one_o form_n will_v not_o be_v agreeable_a unto_o all_o age_n ii_o 23._o ii_o si_fw-mi enim_fw-la velut_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la positae_fw-la singulorum_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la relictae_fw-la fucrint_fw-la quoniam_fw-la nunquam_fw-la futurum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la omnibus_fw-la idem_fw-la placeat_fw-la brevi_fw-la futura_fw-la
est_fw-la rerum_fw-la omnium_fw-la confusio_fw-la ibid._n §_o 23._o that_o yet_o these_o rite_n must_v not_o be_v leave_v free_a for_o every_o man_n to_o use_v what_o fashion_n he_o please_v but_o must_v be_v establish_v by_o law_n otherwise_o for_o asmuch_o as_o the_o same_o order_n will_v never_o please_v all_o man_n there_o will_v follow_v great_a confusion_n in_o the_o church_n iii_o 30._o iii_o prout_n ecclesiae_fw-la utilitas_fw-la requirit_fw-la tam_fw-la usitatas_fw-la mutare_fw-la &_o abrogare_fw-la quam_fw-la novas_fw-la instituere_fw-la conveniet_fw-la ibid._n §._o 30._o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o church_n when_o she_o find_v it_o convenient_a to_o change_v and_o abrogate_v old_a ceremony_n and_o to_o institute_v new_a in_o their_o room_n iv_o 31._o iv_o christiani_n populi_fw-la officium_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la secundum_fw-la hunc_fw-la canonem_fw-la fuerint_fw-la instituta_fw-la liberâ_fw-la quidem_fw-la conscientiâ_fw-la nullâque_fw-la superstitione_n piâ_fw-la tamen_fw-la &_o facili_fw-la ad_fw-la obsequium_fw-la propensione_n seruare_fw-la non_fw-la contemptim_fw-la habere_fw-la non_fw-la supinâ_fw-la negli_fw-la entiâ_fw-la praeterire_fw-la tantum_fw-la abest_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la fastum_fw-la &_o contumaciam_fw-la violare_fw-la apertè_fw-la debeat_fw-la quód_fw-la siquis_fw-la obstrepat_fw-la &_o plus_fw-la sapere_fw-la hic_fw-la velit_fw-la quà m_fw-la oportet_fw-la videat_fw-la ipse_fw-la quâ_fw-la morositatem_fw-la svam_fw-la ratione_fw-la domino_fw-la approbet_fw-la nobis_fw-la tamen_fw-la illud_fw-la pauli_n satisfacere_fw-la debet_fw-la nos_fw-la contendi_fw-la morem_fw-la non_fw-la habere_fw-la neque_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la dei_fw-la §._o 31._o that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o every_o christian_a not_o to_o contemn_v or_o neglect_v such_o constitution_n but_o to_o keep_v they_o without_o superstition_n with_o a_o free_a conscience_n and_o with_o a_o pious_a and_o facile_a propension_n to_o obedience_n and_o if_o any_o will_v oppose_v they_o and_o be_v more_o wise_a than_o be_v needful_a let_v he_o look_v to_o it_o which_o way_n he_o will_v approve_v his_o morosity_n unto_o god_n for_o that_o of_o s._n paul_n shall_v satisfy_v we_o that_o we_o have_v no_o custom_n to_o contend_v namely_o about_o such_o matter_n nor_o the_o church_n of_o god_n v._o 10._o v._o neque_fw-la tamen_fw-la permisit_fw-la dominus_fw-la vagam_fw-la effraenamque_fw-la licentiam_fw-la sed_fw-la cancellos_fw-la ut_fw-la ita_fw-la loquar_fw-la circumdidit_fw-la and_o aâ—gaine_o confugere_fw-la hic_fw-la oportet_fw-la ad_fw-la generales_fw-la quas_fw-la dedit_fw-la regulas_fw-la see_n §._o 10._o that_o god_n have_v not_o give_v his_o church_n unlimited_a power_n to_o establish_v what_o ceremony_n she_o list_v but_o have_v bound_v she_o within_o certain_a rule_n so_o that_o here_o we_o must_v have_v recourse_n unto_o the_o general_n rule_v lay_v down_o in_o the_o scripture_n now_o the_o general_a rule_n be_v especial_o these_o let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v decent_o and_o in_o order_n i._o cor._n fourteen_o 40._o do_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n i._n cor._n x._o 31._o let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v to_o edify_v i._o cor._n fourteen_o 26._o follow_v those_o thing_n which_o concern_v peace_n rom._n fourteen_o 19_o of_o which_o kind_n many_o more_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o scripture_n which_o be_v the_o very_a rule_n and_o canon_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n write_v in_o all_o man_n heart_n which_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o observe_v though_o the_o apostle_n have_v not_o mention_v they_o for_o they_o be_v not_o deliver_v in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o yet_o the_o jew_n observe_v they_o unwritten_a as_o be_v edict_n of_o nature_n and_o thereby_o frame_v such_o church-order_n as_o in_o their_o law_n be_v not_o prescribe_v so_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o all_o age_n have_v respect_n unto_o those_o general_a rule_n have_v establish_v law_n for_o the_o outward_a form_n and_o administration_n 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of_o blessing_n which_o be_v use_v all_o which_o be_v set_v down_o particular_o by_o beza_n 20._o beza_n in_o matth._n xxvi_o 20._o who_o profess_v that_o he_o collect_v the_o same_o out_o of_o paulus_n burgensis_n tremellius_n and_o sâ—aliger_n and_o for_o all_o these_o they_o have_v no_o direction_n in_o the_o word_n but_o they_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o church_n discretion_n now_o if_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n have_v such_o power_n much_o more_o the_o christian_a church_n for_o agar_n be_v in_o bondage_n 25.26_o gal._n iu._n 25.26_o with_o her_o child_n but_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v above_o be_v free_a for_o in_o god_n worship_n they_o be_v bind_v unto_o many_o circumstance_n of_o time_n place_n and_o person_n which_o no_o man_n will_v say_v we_o be_v under_o the_o gospel_n and_o indeed_o they_o be_v a_o nationall_n church_n only_o be_v to_o be_v govern_v by_o one_o law_n and_o all_o thing_n incident_a to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n among_o they_o may_v be_v express_v in_o 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earth_n do_v require_v law_n for_o government_n so_o diverse_a as_o can_v not_o be_v express_v in_o the_o gospel_n so_o that_o church_n both_o under_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n have_v exercise_v this_o power_n and_o i_o hope_v you_o be_v so_o charitable_a that_o you_o will_v not_o condemn_v all_o church_n that_o ever_o have_v be_v iu._n but_o say_v sect_n 25_o you_o shall_v condemn_v all_o church_n and_o account_v nothing_o pure_a but_o what_o be_v use_v in_o your_o conventicle_n i_o dare_v join_v issue_n even_o upon_o that_o and_o appeal_v unto_o your_o own_o practice_n do_v you_o not_o practice_v and_o appoint_v many_o thing_n in_o your_o own_o congregation_n which_o be_v in_o themselves_o free_a as_o not_o be_v express_o command_v in_o the_o word_n what_o warrant_v have_v you_o for_o pulpit_n pewe_v bell_n what_o for_o the_o outward_a form_n &_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n what_o for_o the_o form_n of_o excommunication_n and_o receive_v of_o penitent_n final_o what_o particular_a direction_n have_v you_o for_o the_o order_n of_o god_n service_n as_o when_o you_o be_v assemble_v whether_o the_o minister_n shall_v begin_v with_o pray_v or_o preach_v with_o read_v or_o sing_v of_o psalm_n whether_o the_o celebration_n of_o baptism_n and_o marriage_n shall_v be_v before_o or_o after_o sermon_n all_o these_o thing_n be_v order_v by_o your_o own_o discretion_n and_o that_o diverse_o in_o diverse_a congregation_n according_a to_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o minister_n and_o will_v you_o not_o allow_v so_o much_o power_n to_o the_o church_n as_o every_o one_o of_o yourselves_o do_v usurp_v as_o a_o pope_n in_o his_o own_o parish_n v._o sect_n 26_o let_v we_o consider_v the_o privilege_n of_o all_o other_o society_n of_o man_n whether_o city_n family_n or_o other_o corporate_a body_n and_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o they_o have_v power_n to_o make_v law_n to_o bind_v all_o person_n within_o their_o communion_n &_o that_o those_o law_n be_v to_o be_v 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the_o obedience_n of_o the_o rechabite_v to_o the_o commandment_n of_o jonadab_n their_o father_n so_o may_v i_o just_o accuse_v your_o disobedience_n to_o the_o lawful_a order_n of_o the_o church_n by_o the_o obedience_n of_o your_o child_n and_o servant_n unto_o you_o for_o shall_v the_o householder_n command_v in_o his_o house_n and_o be_v obey_v and_o not_o the_o ruler_n in_o the_o church_n shall_v the_o mayor_n make_v law_n in_o a_o town_n and_o not_o the_o king_n in_o his_o kingdom_n or_o be_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o god_n himself_o shall_v allow_v so_o much_o authority_n to_o every_o poor_a family_n for_o the_o order_n of_o all_o which_o be_v in_o it_o and_o yet_o the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o city_n of_o the_o great_a king_n the_o house_n of_o the_o live_a god_n the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n the_o new_a jerusalem_n have_v no_o authority_n to_o command_v any_o thing_n which_o the_o mean_a of_o her_o child_n shall_v in_o respect_n of_o her_o constitution_n be_v bind_v to_o obey_v final_o sect_n 27_o whosoever_o have_v power_n to_o repeal_v law_n have_v also_o power_n to_o make_v law_n but_o the_o church_n have_v lawful_o repeal_v law_n make_v of_o thing_n indifferent_a as_o the_o law_n of_o abstinence_n from_o blood_n and_o strangle_v enact_v by_o the_o apostle_n v._o ii_o cor._n xiii_o 14._o ii_o tim._n v._o without_o any_o limitation_n of_o time_n the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o kiss_n of_o charity_n command_v by_o the_o apostle_n and_o of_o the_o widow_n who_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v entertain_v by_o the_o church_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o saint_n as_o also_o of_o the_o love-feast_n use_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n all_o these_o be_v abrogate_a by_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n therefore_o the_o church_n have_v power_n to_o make_v law_n of_o such_o matter_n and_o these_o law_n be_v make_v be_v to_o be_v observe_v yea_o if_o there_o be_v no_o law_n to_o direct_v we_o in_o these_o thing_n than_o ought_v we_o to_o follow_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n wherein_o we_o be_v 86._o in_o ijs_fw-la rebus_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la nihil_fw-la certi_fw-la siatuit_n serij_fw-la tara_fw-it mos_fw-la populi_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o instituta_fw-la majorum_fw-la pro_fw-la lege_fw-la tenenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la epist_n 86._o according_a to_o that_o golden_a rule_n of_o s._n austin_n in_o these_o thing_n which_o the_o scripture_n have_v not_o determine_v the_o custom_n of_o god_n people_n shall_v be_v unto_o we_o a_o law_n he_o show_v that_o this_o be_v his_o own_o practice_n touch_v fast_v and_o the_o like_a observation_n when_o he_o be_v in_o rome_n he_o follow_v the_o fashion_n of_o rome_n and_o when_o he_o be_v in_o another_o place_n he_o conform_v himself_o to_o the_o custom_n of_o that_o place_n and_o he_o say_v he_o learn_v this_o from_o s._n ambrose_n who_o when_o he_o have_v ask_v his_o council_n touch_v fast_v on_o the_o sabbaoth_n day_n return_v he_o this_o answer_n when_o i_o come_v to_o rome_n januar._n cum_fw-la romam_fw-la venio_fw-la jejuno_fw-it sabbato_fw-la cùm_fw-la hic_fw-la sum_fw-la non_fw-la jeiuno_fw-it sic_fw-la etiam_fw-la tu_fw-la ad_fw-la quam_fw-la fortè_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la veneris_fw-la ejus_fw-la morem_fw-la serva_fw-la si_fw-la cviquam_fw-la non_fw-la vis_fw-la esse_fw-la scandalo_fw-la nec_fw-la quenquam_fw-la tibi_fw-la ego_fw-la â—crâ—_n de_fw-la hâc_fw-la sententiâ_fw-la etiam_fw-la atque_fw-la etiam_fw-la cogitans_fw-la ita_fw-la semper_fw-la habui_fw-la tanquam_fw-la eam_fw-la coelestioraculo_fw-la susceperim_fw-la sensi_fw-la perturbationes_fw-la fieri_fw-la per_fw-la quorundam_fw-la fratrum_fw-la contentiosam_fw-la obstinationem_fw-la &_o superstitiosam_fw-la timiditatem_fw-la tam_fw-la litigiosas_fw-la excitant_fw-la quaestiones_fw-la &_o nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la ipsi_fw-la faciunt_fw-la nihil_fw-la rectum_fw-la existiment_fw-la epist_n 118._o ad_fw-la januar._n i_o fast_o the_o sabbaoth_n when_o i_o be_o here_o namely_o in_o milan_n i_o fast_o not_o so_o 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sure_o i_o be_o that_o your_o chief_a advocate_n 27._o not_o that_o we_o say_v as_o you_o charge_v we_o that_o no_o ceremony_n may_v be_v in_o the_o church_n except_o the_o same_o be_v express_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o that_o in_o make_v order_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o do_v what_o man_n listen_v t._n c._n reply_v p._n 27._o mr_n cartwright_n the_o only_a learned_a man_n who_o ever_o lift_v up_o his_o hand_n against_o the_o order_n of_o our_o church_n do_v not_o deny_v all_o ceremony_n but_o except_v against_o we_o that_o they_o be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o they_o be_v borrow_v from_o the_o papist_n give_v scandal_n to_o the_o weak_a and_o be_v different_a from_o the_o order_n of_o other_o reform_a church_n and_o when_o these_o silly_a exception_n have_v be_v answer_v to_o the_o full_a his_o wise_a follower_n have_v devise_v a_o way_n to_o cut_v the_o gordian_a knot_n to-deny_a all_o ceremony_n except_o the_o sacrament_n which_o be_v of_o christ_n institution_n and_o since_o that_o be_v the_o main_a ground_n of_o your_o opposition_n i_o will_v take_v some_o pain_n to_o discover_v unto_o the_o world_n the_o weakness_n of_o it_o and_o first_o i_o think_v it_o will_v puzzle_v you_o all_o sect_n 29_o to_o show_v the_o difference_n between_o circumstance_n â—on_n determinatio_fw-la divini_fw-la cultus_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la ceremonial_a aquin._n 1_o 2ae_fw-la q._n 103._o art_n 1._o â—on_n and_o ceremony_n if_o you_o say_v that_o a_o ceremony_n determine_v the_o manner_n of_o god_n worship_n a_o circumstance_n only_o the_o time_n place_n and_o person_n to_o be_v use_v in_o god_n service_n which_o be_v of_o absolute_a necessity_n in_o regard_n that_o his_o service_n must_v be_v perform_v at_o some_o time_n in_o some_o place_n by_o some_o person_n this_o distinction_n will_v not_o hold_v for_o it_o fall_v out_o often_o that_o in_o the_o choice_n of_o one_o time_n rather_o than_o another_o and_o of_o one_o person_n too_o there_o be_v something_o ceremonial_a i_o be_o sure_a that_o some_o of_o the_o reform_a church_n 17._o see_v harmony_n of_o confess_v sect._n 17._o among_o the_o ceremony_n which_o they_o retain_v and_o approve_v reckon_v festival_n day_n &_o set_v lesson_n which_o be_v circumstance_n but_o ceremonial_a circumstance_n second_o as_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o there_o be_v some_o place_n and_o time_n appoint_v for_o god_n service_n so_o also_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o there_o be_v some_o outward_a form_n beside_o what_o be_v express_o command_v use_v in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o albeit_o the_o substance_n of_o religious_a action_n be_v prescribe_v by_o god_n himself_o yet_o the_o outward_a form_n require_v to_o the_o decent_a administration_n of_o the_o same_o and_o for_o the_o great_a solemnity_n of_o the_o action_n be_v not_o express_v in_o the_o scripture_n as_o for_o 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express_o command_v we_o call_v ceremony_n without_o which_o no_o public_a action_n can_v be_v right_o perform_v for_o as_o the_o flesh_n cover_v the_o hollow_a deformity_n of_o the_o bone_n and_o beautify_v the_o body_n with_o natural_a grace_n so_o ceremony_n cover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o public_a action_n both_o civil_a and_o religious_a and_o procure_v reverence_n and_o esteem_v unto_o they_o in_o so_o much_o that_o no_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n do_v ever_o suffer_v public_a action_n which_o be_v of_o weight_n whether_o civil_a or_o sacred_a to_o pass_v without_o some_o visible_a solemnity_n so_o that_o there_o be_v a_o ground_n in_o nature_n for_o ceremony_n in_o general_a for_o all_o nation_n by_o natural_a instinct_n have_v observe_v they_o and_o for_o some_o ceremony_n in_o particular_a for_o nature_n do_v teach_v we_o that_o god_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v not_o only_o with_o the_o inward_a devotion_n of_o the_o heart_n but_o also_o with_o the_o outward_a reverence_n of_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o all_o man_n by_o the_o indictment_n of_o reason_n have_v use_v to_o bow_v themselves_o to_o the_o ground_n in_o token_n of_o reverence_n at_o the_o sensible_a sign_n of_o god_n presence_n or_o when_o they_o have_v receive_v any_o message_n from_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o error_n to_o think_v ceremony_n in_o the_o general_a to_o be_v thing_n mere_o indifferent_a for_o howsoever_o every_o particular_a ceremony_n be_v indifferent_a and_o alterable_a yet_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v some_o ceremony_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a forasmuch_o as_o no_o outward_a work_n in_o god_n worship_n can_v be_v perform_v without_o ceremonial_a circumstance_n some_o or_o other_o more_o than_o a_o body_n can_v be_v without_o dimension_n and_o since_o some_o ceremony_n must_v be_v use_v it_o be_v also_o necessary_a for_o preserve_v serve_v of_o order_n and_o uniformity_n
comely_a not_o foolish_a and_o ridiculous_a as_o be_v the_o apish_a gesticulation_n in_o the_o mass_n and_o many_o other_o ceremony_n use_v in_o that_o church_n as_o their_o manifold_a cross_n kiss_n kneel_n whisper_n wash_n anointing_n spitting_n blowing_n breathe_n and_o a_o number_n of_o the_o like_a unto_o these_o three_o condition_n i_o will_v add_v two_o more_o i._o ceremony_n must_v not_o be_v enjoin_v as_o thing_n in_o themselves_o absolute_o necessary_a and_o wherein_o god_n worship_n do_v consist_v ii_o we_o must_v not_o ascribe_v unto_o they_o spiritual_a effect_n as_o the_o papist_n do_v who_o say_v that_o their_o cross_n and_o sprinkle_v of_o holy_a water_n be_v effectual_a to_o purge_v away_o venial_a sin_n drive_v away_o devil_n and_o sanctify_v the_o party_n now_o the_o ceremony_n enjoin_v by_o our_o church_n have_v all_o these_o condition_n for_o number_v they_o be_v few_o as_o ever_o be_v in_o any_o church_n for_o observation_n easy_a for_o signification_n worthy_a 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bodily_a uncleanness_n when_o our_o saviour_n do_v institute_v the_o church_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n he_o give_v such_o a_o authority_n unto_o his_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n in_o the_o word_n follow_v my_o text_n whatsoever_o you_o bound_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o you_o lose_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v loose_v in_o heaven_n which_o he_o expound_v after_o this_o manner_n io_o xx._n 23._o whosoever_n sin_n you_o remit_v they_o be_v remit_v unto_o they_o and_o whosoever_v sin_n you_o retain_v 5._o i._o cor._n 5._o they_o be_v retain_v the_o apostle_n do_v exercise_v this_o power_n upon_o the_o incestuous_a corinthian_a â—0_n i._o tim._n i._o â—0_n and_o upon_o hymenaus_n and_o alexander_n the_o same_o power_n he_o commit_v unto_o his_o two_o son_n timothy_n and_o titus_n the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n be_v reprove_v for_o neglect_v this_o censure_n 20._o revel_v ii_o 20._o as_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o thyatira_n for_o suffer_v the_o woman_n jezabel_n to_o teach_v and_o deceive_v god_n servant_n and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n be_v commend_v for_o his_o zeal_n in_o censure_a offender_n thou_o can_v not_o bear_v they_o which_o be_v evil_a and_o thou_o have_v try_v they_o which_o say_v they_o be_v apostle_n &_o be_v not_o revel_v ii_o 2._o final_o the_o censure_n of_o excommunication_n be_v of_o frequent_a use_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n especial_o against_o heretic_n and_o disturber_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n 3._o tert._n in_o apol._n cypr._n epist_n lib._n i._o ep_v 3._o as_o both_o tertullian_n and_o st_n cyprian_n do_v testify_v and_o i_o find_v that_o this_o censure_n have_v two_o degree_n the_o first_o be_v suspension_n call_v abstentio_fw-la whereby_o man_n be_v bar_v some_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o sacrament_n only_o other_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o certain_a prayer_n also_o and_o some_o from_o enter_v into_o the_o church_n which_o they_o build_v upon_o the_o commandment_n of_o our_o saviour_n matth._n vii_o 6._o give_v not_o holy_a thing_n to_o dog_n neither_o cast_v your_o pearl_n before_o swine_n the_o other_o be_v excommunication_n whereby_o a_o man_n be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n as_o a_o rot_a member_n cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o deliver_v into_o satan_n who_o reign_v without_o the_o church_n wherein_o the_o church_n sentence_n be_v rather_o interlocutory_a then_o definitive_a and_o yet_o the_o same_o no_o way_n to_o be_v contemn_v because_o when_o it_o be_v do_v clavae_n non_fw-la errante_fw-la thirty-nine_o apologet._n cap._n thirty-nine_o the_o same_o be_v ratify_v in_o heaven_n therefore_o tertullian_n true_o call_v this_o censure_n summum_fw-la futuri_fw-la judicij_fw-la praejudicium_fw-la the_o former_a of_o these_o censure_n may_v be_v call_v the_o apostle_n rod_n shall_v i_o come_v unto_o you_o with_o a_o rod_n i._o cor._n iu_o 21._o the_o other_o be_v the_o sword_n apostolical_a gal._n v._n 12._o abscindantur_fw-la let_v they_o be_v cut_v off_o that_o trouble_n you_o this_o latter_a be_v that_o which_o be_v mention_v in_o my_o text_n let_v he_o be_v unto_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a man_n and_o a_o publican_n and_o in_o the_o word_n follow_v it_o be_v call_v a_o bind_n or_o retain_v of_o sin_n for_o as_o the_o church_n have_v power_n to_o loose_v such_o as_o be_v penitent_a so_o to_o commit_v other_o unto_o the_o lord_n prison_n bind_v their_o sin_n upon_o their_o back_n until_o their_o amendment_n or_o bind_v they_o over_o unto_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o great_a day_n if_o they_o shall_v persist_v in_o their_o pertinacie_n the_o same_o by_o s._n paul_n be_v call_v a_o deliver_v up_o to_o satan_n the_o end_n of_o excommunication_n be_v threefold_a i._n the_o glory_n of_o god_n for_o when_o man_n be_v suffer_v in_o the_o church_n to_o do_v what_o seem_v good_a in_o their_o
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thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a man_n and_o a_o publican_n 10._o matth._n ix_o 10._o we_o know_v that_o heathen_n and_o publican_n be_v alien_n from_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n 1._o luke_n xv._o 1._o they_o have_v no_o interest_n in_o god_n no_o fellowship_n with_o the_o church_n in_o the_o gospel_n common_o publican_n and_o sinner_n be_v join_v together_o and_o sometime_o publican_n and_o harlot_n and_o the_o apostle_n oppose_v sinner_n of_o the_o gentile_n to_o iâ—wes_n by_o nature_n 15._o matth._n xxi_o 31._o cal._n ii_o 15._o they_o be_v avoid_v in_o common_a conversation_n in_o the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o private_a table_n in_o so_o much_o that_o christ_n be_v often_o tax_v by_o the_o pharisee_n for_o eat_v with_o publican_n 19_o matth._n ix_o 11._o xi_o 19_o and_o especial_o they_o be_v seclude_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o in_o that_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n put_v between_o the_o heathen_a man_n and_o the_o publican_n the_o heathen_a may_v 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32._o concordate_fw-it nobiscum_fw-la flatter_v diligimus_fw-la vos_fw-la hoc_fw-la vobis_fw-la volumus_fw-la quod_fw-la nobis_fw-la id._n ep._n 68_o but_o the_o peevish_a schismatickes_n requite_v their_o love_n with_o hatred_n esteem_v they_o no_o better_a than_o pagan_n and_o disdain_v to_o salute_v they_o 4._o they_o isti_fw-la qui_fw-la dicunt_fw-la non_fw-la esâ—is_fw-la fratres_fw-la nostri_fw-la paganos_fw-la nos_fw-la dicunt_fw-la aug_n in_o ps_n 32._o vos_fw-fr odio_fw-la noâ—_n habetis_fw-la fratres_fw-la utique_fw-la vestros_fw-la auditorum_fw-la animus_fw-la infunditis_fw-la odia_fw-la &_o docentes_fw-la ne_fw-la ave_fw-la dicant_fw-la cviquam_fw-la nostrum_fw-la optat._n lib._n 4._o so_o albeit_o we_o have_v reach_v forth_o unto_o you_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o fellowship_n yet_o have_v you_o answer_v we_o with_o disdain_n term_v we_o formalist_n time-servers_a worldling_n papist_n arminian_o limb_n of_o antichrist_n and_o no_o better_o than_o reprobate_n but_o for_o 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not_o some_o of_o you_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n who_o refuse_v the_o sacrament_n though_o they_o may_v have_v it_o after_o their_o own_o fashion_n only_o because_o the_o minister_n have_v conform_v himself_o unto_o the_o order_n of_o the_o church_n the_o donatist_n teach_v that_o the_o church_n ought_v not_o to_o tolerate_v evil_a person_n in_o her_o communion_n that_o communion_n with_o such_o person_n pollute_v and_o profane_v the_o church_n and_o that_o therefore_o all_o the_o church_n of_o the_o world_n be_v perish_v because_o they_o communicate_v with_o caecilianus_n 69._o caecilianus_n donatistae_n pertinaci_fw-la dissensione_n in_o heresin_n schisma_fw-la verterunt_fw-la tanquam_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la christi_fw-la propter_fw-la crimina_fw-la caeciliani_n de_fw-la toto_fw-la terrarum_fw-la â—â—_o be_v perierit_fw-la aug._n count_v â—pist_v parmen_fw-la l._n 3._o id._n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la ad_fw-la quod_fw-la vult_fw-la cap._n 69._o and_o be_v it_o not_o upon_o the_o very_a same_o ground_n that_o your_o brethren_n the_o brounist_n do_v run_v both_o out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o out_o of_o their_o wit_n they_o build_v their_o conclusion_n upon_o your_o premise_n
the_o enemy_n of_o god_n where_o of_o the_o land_n be_v full_a will_v rejoice_v at_o it_o so_o your_o contention_n be_v evil_a in_o themselves_o but_o the_o worse_a because_o the_o papist_n be_v in_o the_o land_n who_o from_o your_o strife_n take_v occasion_n to_o blaspheme_v our_o religion_n vi_o your_o opposition_n hinder_v the_o work_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o edification_n of_o god_n people_n for_o many_o of_o they_o who_o admire_v you_o make_v these_o thing_n wherein_o we_o differ_v their_o great_a study_n and_o think_v they_o have_v religion_n enough_o if_o they_o be_v but_o upon_o your_o side_n if_o they_o can_v hate_v a_o bishop_n and_o abhor_v a_o ceremony_n thus_o the_o weighty_a matter_n of_o the_o law_n be_v neglect_v 23._o matth._n xxiii_o 23._o while_o we_o contest_v about_o mint_n and_o annise_v and_o cummine_v matter_n mere_o circumstantial_a this_o indeed_o be_v tragoedias_fw-la agere_fw-la in_o nugis_fw-la i_o have_v hear_v of_o a_o man_n who_o come_v to_o a_o physician_n to_o complain_v of_o the_o whit-law_n in_o his_o finger_n and_o the_o physician_n look_v upon_o he_o espy_v death_n in_o his_o face_n for_o the_o man_n be_v in_o a_o deep_a consumption_n whereof_o he_o be_v nothing_o so_o sensible_a as_o of_o the_o pain_n in_o his_o finger_n so_o it_o be_v with_o you_o you_o complain_v grievous_o of_o ceremony_n and_o order_n establish_v and_o be_v not_o sensible_a of_o a_o dangerous_a consumption_n even_o the_o loss_n of_o charity_n which_o be_v the_o life_n of_o religion_n final_o consider_v unto_o what_o danger_n you_o expose_v yourselves_o and_o what_o shall_v become_v of_o you_o when_o you_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n ab_fw-la arbore_fw-la frange_a ramum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-fr unit._fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la fractus_fw-la germinare_fw-la non_fw-la poterit_fw-la say_v cyprian_n a_fw-la fonte_fw-la pracide_n rivam_fw-la praecisus_fw-la arescet_fw-la as_o a_o branch_n cut_v off_o from_o the_o tree_n must_v needs_o wither_v and_o a_o stream_n divide_v from_o the_o fountain_n must_v present_o dry_v up_o so_o those_o that_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o mystical_a body_n of_o christ_n must_v wither_v and_o dry_v up_o as_o want_v the_o vital_a influence_n of_o god_n spirit_n and_o the_o water_v of_o the_o dew_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v a_o fearful_a judgement_n express_v elegant_o by_o the_o apostle_n by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iii_o rom._n ix_o 1â—_n hebâ—_n iii_o from_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v proper_o to_o dry_v up_o and_o wither_v it_o be_v say_v that_o when_o cain_n be_v cast_v out_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n that_o be_v from_o his_o church_n and_o the_o place_n of_o his_o worship_n he_o go_v and_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o nod_n so_o you_o when_o you_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n be_v prepare_v to_o go_v and_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o noddy_n and_o it_o be_v strange_a if_o the_o side_n of_o one_o ship_n can_v contain_v they_o who_o can_v be_v keep_v within_o the_o pale_a of_o the_o church_n all_o these_o thing_n deserve_v your_o consideration_n and_o may_v give_v you_o occasion_n to_o repent_v hereafter_o when_o it_o will_v be_v too_o late_o i_o think_v it_o therefore_o my_o duty_n to_o warn_v you_o â—â—_o gen._n xlii_o â—â—_o as_o reuben_n do_v his_o brethren_n beseech_v you_o for_o god_n sake_n if_o there_o be_v any_o bowel_n of_o compassion_n in_o you_o towards_o the_o church_n your_o mother_n your_o brethren_n your_o friend_n your_o flock_n yourselves_o that_o you_o will_v yet_o lay_v aside_o all_o prejudice_n and_o partiality_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o contradiction_n &_o compose_v yourselves_o to_o peace_n unity_n and_o love_n 6â—7â—_n psal_n cxxvi_o 6â—7â—_n o_o pray_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o jerusalem_n let_v peace_n be_v within_o her_o wall_n and_o prosperity_n within_o her_o palace_n think_v not_o that_o you_o be_v wise_a than_o the_o church_n than_o all_o 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receive_v my_o answer_n that_o thus_o by_o his_o or_o their_o good_a allowance_n i_o may_v have_v act_v my_o own_o part_n in_o my_o own_o person_n not_o under_o the_o larve_v of_o such_o a_o puppet_n as_o out_o of_o their_o malice_n in_o general_a and_o the_o particular_a fatuity_n and_o ignorance_n of_o the_o libeler_n they_o have_v think_v fit_a to_o bestow_v upon_o i_o for_o albeit_o he_o be_v indeed_o a_o impartialist_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n which_o no_o wise_a man_n will_v believe_v yet_o be_v it_o impossible_a for_o he_o either_o to_o remember_v my_o word_n or_o express_v my_o thought_n so_o full_o as_o myself_o but_o he_o find_v that_o have_v a_o ill_a cause_n he_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o all_o help_n and_o this_o sort_n of_o man_n as_o be_v well_o know_v to_o the_o world_n though_o it_o be_v but_o the_o sign_n of_o a_o profligate_n and_o
shall_v even_o of_o that_o rule_n which_o he_o have_v mention_v abstain_v from_o all_o appearance_n of_o evil_a as_o i_o shall_v show_v in_o the_o proper_a place_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o tell_v he_o that_o their_o sit_v at_o the_o communion_n will_v not_o abide_v the_o trial_n of_o any_o of_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n word_n i_o have_v prove_v in_o my_o sermon_n that_o it_o be_v a_o undecent_a and_o unreverent_a behaviour_n in_o god_n worship_n that_o it_o be_v never_o command_v &_o seldom_o or_o never_o practise_v in_o any_o act_n of_o god_n service_n but_o only_o upon_o occasion_n it_o carry_v a_o appearance_n of_o evil_a a_o show_n of_o profaneness_n irreverence_n pride_n &_o presumption_n it_o be_v flat_a contrary_n unto_o that_o rule_n of_o the_o apostle_n 19_o rom._n fourteen_o 19_o follow_v these_o thing_n which_o concern_v peace_n for_o by_o it_o the_o peace_n of_o this_o church_n be_v disturb_v her_o unity_n rend_v it_o give_v offence_n unto_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n to_o their_o brethren_n to_o the_o magistrate_n to_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o it_o do_v not_o tend_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o aedification_n of_o his_o people_n the_o second_o class_n of_o the_o disputer_n argument_n be_v take_v from_o christian_a liberty_n and_o the_o care_n we_o shall_v have_v to_o avoid_v scandal_n to_o which_o purpose_n he_o allege_v rom._n fourteen_o 3._o let_v not_o he_o that_o eat_v despise_v he_o that_o eat_v not_o etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 15._o destroy_v not_o he_o with_o thy_o meaâ—_n for_o who_o christ_n die_v i._n cor._n viii_o 13._o if_o meat_n offend_v my_o brother_n i_o will_v eat_v no_o flesh_n while_o the_o world_n stand_v unto_o all_o which_o i_o give_v a_o full_a and_o satisfactory_a answer_n albeit_o he_o have_v not_o the_o honesty_n to_o set_v it_o down_o for_o it_o seem_v he_o see_v that_o he_o have_v neither_o strength_n to_o overthrow_v it_o nor_o so_o much_o ingenuity_n as_o to_o yield_v unto_o the_o truth_n 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unto_o we_o for_o the_o use_n nor_o leave_v unto_o our_o choice_n the_o observation_n of_o they_o be_v enjoin_v by_o lawful_a authority_n and_o that_o the_o magistrate_n have_v power_n to_o make_v law_n in_o thing_n indifferent_a none_n will_v deny_v but_o a_o anabaptist_n and_o therefore_o now_o though_o never_o so_o many_o shall_v be_v offend_v at_o our_o ceremony_n yet_o we_o can_v not_o forbear_v to_o use_v they_o without_o a_o great_a scandal_n in_o open_a disobedience_n to_o lawful_a authority_n before_o that_o apostolical_a constitution_n act._n xv._o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o man_n either_o to_o eat_v or_o not_o to_o eat_v thing_n sacrifice_v unto_o idol_n as_o he_o find_v in_o his_o conscience_n most_o expedient_a for_o aedification_n there_o be_v no_o law_n divine_a or_o humane_a to_o rule_v his_o conscience_n but_o only_o the_o judgement_n of_o his_o own_o mind_n and_o the_o general_a law_n of_o charity_n but_o after_o that_o constitution_n be_v make_v it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o he_o to_o eat_v though_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o convert_a gentile_n who_o will_v perhaps_o be_v offend_v at_o his_o forbearance_n because_o now_o though_o the_o matter_n be_v indifferent_a in_o its_o own_o nature_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o free_a and_o arbitrary_a for_o use_v at_o lest_o to_o those_o church_n for_o who_o the_o constitution_n be_v make_v of_o antioch_n syria_n and_o cilicia_n for_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o eat_n of_o thing_n sacrifice_v to_o idol_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n permit_v the_o church_n of_o corinth_n if_o no_o man_n do_v challenge_v it_o i._o cor._n x._o 27._o whatsoever_o be_v set_v before_o you_o eat_v ask_v no_o question_n for_o conscience_n sake_n a_o second_o difference_n i_o observe_v between_o their_o case_n and_o we_o that_o those_o who_o the_o apostle_n will_v not_o have_v we_o to_o offend_v by_o the_o use_n of_o our_o christian_a liberty_n in_o thing_n indifferent_a be_v weak_a brethren_n as_o shall_v appear_v in_o all_o the_o place_n allege_v by_o the_o disputer_n rom._n fourteen_o 1._o he_o that_o be_v weak_a in_o the_o faith_n receive_v unto_o you_o v._o 2._o one_o believe_v that_o he_o may_v eat_v of_o all_o thing_n and_o another_o which_o be_v weak_a eat_v herb_n whereupon_o follow_v immediate_o let_v not_o he_o that_o eat_v despise_v he_o that_o eat_v not_o chap._n xv._o 1._o we_o which_o be_v strong_a aught_o to_o bear_v the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o weak_a i._o cor._n viii_o throughout_o the_o whole_a chapter_n ver_fw-la 7._o their_o conscience_n be_v weak_a be_v defile_v and_o so_o ver_fw-la 9.10.11.12_o they_o be_v weak_a as_o be_v new_o convert_v unto_o the_o faith_n &_o as_o yet_o neither_o have_v mean_n nor_o leisure_n to_o be_v full_o instruct_v in_o their_o christian_a liberty_n and_o therefore_o much_o be_v to_o be_v yield_v unto_o they_o lest_o come_v new_o from_o judaisme_n where_o they_o have_v learned_a to_o be_v zealous_a of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n if_o they_o shall_v see_v christian_n not_o observe_v that_o law_n they_o may_v be_v offend_v at_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o withal_o it_o be_v to_o be_v praesume_v that_o those_o to_o who_o the_o apostle_n grant_n such_o indulgence_n be_v willing_a to_o be_v instruct_v in_o the_o right_a way_n but_o those_o who_o take_v offence_n at_o our_o ceremony_n be_v not_o now_o to_o be_v esteem_v weak_a they_o think_v themselves_o the_o only_o illuminate_v even_o the_o very_a gnostic_n of_o this_o age_n in_o comparison_n of_o who_o all_o other_o who_o be_v not_o of_o their_o faction_n be_v very_a ignaroes_n who_o mind_n the_o god_n of_o the_o world_n have_v so_o blind_v that_o they_o be_v destitute_a of_o heavenly_a knowledge_n beside_o they_o have_v have_v a_o large_a time_n allow_v they_o to_o inform_v their_o conscience_n and_o all_o mean_n have_v be_v use_v to_o give_v they_o satisfaction_n but_o a_o fool_n despise_v his_o father_n instruction_n prov._n xv._o 5._o and_o why_o the_o way_n of_o a_o fool_n be_v right_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n prov._n xii_o 15._o so_o that_o those_o brethren_n who_o the_o apostle_n will_v not_o have_v other_o to_o offend_v in_o the_o use_n of_o their_o christian_a liberty_n in_o thing_n indifferent_a be_v only_o weak_a we_o be_v wilful_a they_o timorous_a we_o obstinate_a their_o offence_n proceed_v from_o simple_a ignorance_n arise_v from_o the_o want_n of_o time_n and_o mean_n of_o instruction_n but_o the_o offence_n which_o our_o man_n take_v at_o the_o ceremony_n proceed_v from_o affect_a error_n from_o pride_n prejudice_n singularity_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o malice_n and_o contention_n and_o therefore_o i_o dare_v say_v that_o albeit_o his_o majesty_n and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o authority_n over_o we_o will_v dispense_v with_o the_o present_a law_n and_o leave_v it_o to_o our_o own_o choice_n whether_o to_o use_v or_o not_o to_o use_v the_o ceremony_n for_o fear_n of_o give_v they_o offence_n yet_o be_v we_o bind_v in_o conscience_n not_o to_o yield_v unto_o they_o in_o one_o jot_n by_o our_o forbearance_n in_o regard_n that_o thereby_o we_o shall_v but_o bolster_v they_o in_o their_o error_n and_o confirm_v they_o in_o their_o obstinacy_n and_o opposition_n against_o the_o church_n i_o be_o sure_a this_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n at_o first_o they_o yield_v much_o to_o the_o weakness_n of_o jewish_a convert_v do_v and_o forbear_v many_o thing_n to_o avoid_v their_o offence_n but_o when_o they_o do_v pertinacious_o persist_v in_o their_o error_n call_v our_o christian_a liberty_n in_o question_n the_o apostle_n resolute_o maintain_v it_o not_o regard_v their_o offence_n at_o all_o so_o s._n paul_n who_o circumcise_a timothy_n to_o avoid_v the_o offence_n of_o the_o weak_a jew_n will_v not_o circumcise_v titus_n to_o please_v other_o who_o be_v perverse_a
despiser_n of_o our_o liberty_n and_o he_o who_o do_v purify_v himself_o to_o gain_v a_o good_a opinion_n of_o the_o weak_a jew_n who_o be_v zealous_a of_o the_o law_n 1â—5_n act._n xxi_o v._o 20._o &_o 26._o gal._n 11_o 1â—5_n yet_o when_o certain_a false_a brethren_n creep_v in_o privy_o to_o spy_v our_o liberty_n he_o give_v not_o place_n unto_o they_o by_o subjection_n for_o a_o hour_n and_o whenas_o s._n peter_n for_o fear_n of_o offend_v the_o jew_n at_o antioch_n forbear_v to_o eat_v with_o the_o gentile_n he_o reprove_v he_o for_o it_o to_o his_o face_n interpret_n that_o fact_n of_o he_o to_o be_v a_o effectual_a seducement_n albeit_o he_o do_v not_o preach_v judaisme_n why_o compelle_v thou_o the_o gentile_n to_o judaize_v ver_fw-la 14._o as_o he_o will_v not_o yield_v to_o any_o thing_n to_o displease_v those_o who_o be_v wilful_a despiser_n of_o our_o liberty_n no_o more_o shall_v we_o to_o please_v those_o man_n who_o be_v resolve_v never_o to_o be_v satisfy_v i_o be_o sure_a the_o tender_a heart_a man_n among_o they_o will_v not_o forbear_v the_o eat_n of_o a_o fat_a capon_n upon_o good-friday_n for_o fear_n of_o offend_v a_o papist_n and_o why_o shall_v we_o forbear_v either_o surplis_n cross_n or_o kneel_v because_o they_o be_v offend_v at_o it_o in_o these_o two_o particular_n i_o show_v in_o the_o court_n the_o difference_n between_o the_o thing_n whereof_o the_o apostle_n speak_v and_o our_o ceremony_n so_o plain_o that_o it_o be_v think_v sufficient_a to_o satisfy_v any_o but_o those_o in_o who_o affection_n &_o partiality_n have_v put_v out_o the_o eye_n of_o reason_n and_o upon_o these_o two_o case_n i_o dare_v now_o venture_v the_o cause_n first_o that_o we_o be_v nowhere_o command_v to_o forbear_v the_o use_n of_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a even_o where_o we_o be_v leave_v to_o our_o own_o choice_n for_o fear_v of_o offend_v the_o wilful_a despiser_n of_o our_o liberty_n but_o only_o to_o avoid_v the_o offence_n of_o weak_a brethren_n who_o be_v willing_a to_o learn_v the_o right_a way_n &_o have_v not_o have_v leisure_n and_o mean_n to_o be_v inform_v second_o that_o if_o the_o magistrate_n interpose_v his_o authority_n command_v the_o use_n of_o a_o thing_n in_o itself_o indifferent_a we_o be_v not_o to_o forbear_v the_o do_n of_o it_o for_o fear_v of_o offend_v any_o whatsoever_o they_o be_v whether_o wilful_a or_o only_o weak_a and_o that_o it_o be_v so_o shall_v appear_v unto_o he_o who_o read_v these_o two_o chapter_n whereunto_o the_o disputer_n do_v appeal_v &_o study_v not_o the_o syllable_n but_o the_o sense_n of_o they_o and_o to_o make_v this_o same_o yet_o more_o manifest_a i_o will_v recommend_v unto_o the_o reader_n that_o be_v desirous_a of_o satisfaction_n these_o consideration_n follow_v i._o when_o the_o apostle_n charge_v we_o to_o avoid_v the_o offence_n of_o our_o weak_a brother_n he_o give_v this_o reason_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o please_v ourselves_o but_o our_o neighbour_n to_o aedification_n rom._n xv._o 1.2_o whereby_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o he_o speak_v only_o of_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o command_v but_o leave_v to_o our_o own_o liberty_n to_o do_v or_o not_o to_o do_v in_o which_o case_n he_o will_v have_v we_o to_o please_v our_o neighbour_n if_o he_o be_v a_o weak_a brother_n rather_o than_o ourselves_o but_o if_o the_o magistrate_n have_v interpose_v his_o commandment_n in_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a then_o as_o we_o can_v not_o forbear_v it_o to_o please_v our_o neighbour_n if_o he_o be_v a_o weak_a brother_n so_o we_o do_v it_o not_o to_o please_v our_o self_n but_o to_o please_v he_o who_o god_n have_v command_v we_o to_o obey_v not_o only_o for_o wrath_n but_o for_o conscience_n sake_n ii_o a_o thing_n in_o itself_o indifferent_a be_v enjoin_v by_o lawful_a authority_n become_v necessary_a unto_o we_o for_o the_o use_n so_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o thing_n in_o themselves_o indifferent_a as_o abstinence_n from_o meat_n offer_v to_o idol_n etc._n etc._n when_o once_o they_o have_v make_v a_o constitution_n touch_v they_o call_v they_o necessary_a thing_n act._n xv._o 28._o and_o the_o apostle_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o rom._n xiii_o 5._o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o you_o be_v subject_a and_o sure_o there_o be_v nothing_o wherein_o we_o can_v show_v our_o obedience_n unto_o the_o magistrate_n authority_n but_o only_o in_o thing_n indifferent_a which_o god_n have_v leave_v in_o our_o power_n for_o those_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v command_v we_o must_v do_v whether_o the_o magistrate_n command_v they_o or_o no_o yea_o albeit_o he_o shall_v forbid_v they_o and_o those_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v forbid_v we_o must_v not_o do_v whether_o the_o magistrate_n forbid_v they_o or_o no_o yea_o albeit_o he_o shall_v command_v they_o so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o scope_n leave_v either_o unto_o the_o magistrate_n to_o command_v or_o unto_o we_o to_o obey_v but_o only_o in_o thing_n indifferent_a iii_o if_o we_o shall_v not_o obey_v the_o magistrate_n in_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a when_o some_o man_n take_v offence_n at_o it_o then_o we_o shall_v never_o obey_v he_o at_o all_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o order_n no_o constitution_n for_o there_o can_v be_v no_o public_a action_n order_n or_o constitution_n which_o some_o man_n will_v not_o dislike_v iv_o obedience_n to_o the_o magistrate_n be_v a_o great_a duty_n than_o the_o please_a of_o a_o private_a person_n and_o consequent_o the_o evil_a of_o disobedience_n great_a than_o the_o evil_a of_o scandal_n v._o if_o our_o obedience_n to_o the_o magistrate_n in_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a offend_v any_o the_o evil_a be_v not_o in_o we_o but_o in_o he_o who_o be_v scandalize_v for_o as_o tertullian_n say_v res_fw-la bona_fw-la neminem_fw-la offendit_fw-la nisi_fw-la malam_fw-la mentem_fw-la it_o be_v scandalum_fw-la acceptum_fw-la not_o datum_fw-la he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v offend_v be_v bind_v to_o obey_v the_o magistrate_n as_o well_o as_o we_o now_o be_v it_o not_o a_o strange_a if_o i_o shall_v forbear_v to_o do_v my_o duty_n because_o another_o man_n be_v resolve_v not_o to_o do_v he_o vi_o as_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o disobey_v lawful_a authority_n and_o no_o sin_n in_o we_o if_o another_o be_v offend_v at_o our_o obedience_n so_o there_o be_v far_o great_a danger_n both_o to_o ourselves_o and_o to_o all_o the_o whole_a church_n in_o disobedience_n then_o can_v be_v in_o the_o offence_n of_o a_o few_o brethren_n last_o if_o we_o refuse_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v enjoin_v we_o can_v avoid_v disobedience_n but_o if_o we_o observe_v they_o we_o may_v prevent_v or_o remove_v the_o offence_n that_o be_v take_v at_o they_o by_o inform_v the_o people_n aright_o that_o they_o be_v thing_n in_o themselves_o indifferent_a whereunto_o christian_n liberty_n do_v extend_v and_o that_o the_o magistrate_n aught_v to_o be_v obey_v in_o these_o thing_n but_o our_o brethren_n be_v so_o far_o from_o teach_v such_o doctrine_n that_o they_o teach_v nothing_o else_o but_o disobedience_n â—_o ii_o sam._n xx._n â—_o like_o sheba_n the_o son_n of_o bichri_fw-la blow_v a_o trumpet_n to_o sedition_n insomuch_o that_o some_o who_o be_v now_o question_v for_o frequent_v their_o conventicle_n be_v examine_v upon_o oath_n can_v not_o remember_v any_o one_o point_n of_o christian_a instruction_n in_o all_o their_o sermon_n but_o that_o they_o preach_v against_o keep_v of_o holiday_n and_o kneel_v at_o the_o communion_n if_o so_o much_o pain_n have_v be_v take_v to_o teach_v they_o obedience_n to_o lawful_a authority_n the_o scandal_n may_v have_v be_v remove_v long_o erenow_v whosoever_o will_v be_v please_v to_o consider_v these_o particular_n shall_v find_v that_o what_o the_o apostle_n have_v speak_v of_o christian_a liberty_n &_o of_o give_v offence_n make_v nothing_o against_o our_o ceremony_n but_o every_o way_n for_o they_o beside_o those_o two_o difference_n which_o i_o have_v observe_v between_o their_o case_n of_o who_o the_o apostle_n speak_v and_o we_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o show_v many_o other_o thing_n wherein_o they_o be_v most_o unlike_a namely_o the_o eat_n and_o not_o eat_v of_o meat_n be_v private_a action_n in_o a_o man_n own_o power_n to_o do_v or_o not_o to_o do_v but_o our_o case_n be_v concern_v the_o public_a ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n which_o no_o private_a man_n can_v dispense_v with_o the_o apostle_n by_o forbear_v flesh_n do_v prejudice_v none_o but_o himself_o but_o we_o in_o refuse_v the_o ceremony_n shall_v prejudice_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o prince_n the_o apostle_n for_o bearance_n do_v further_o the_o course_n of_o his_o ministry_n and_o therefore_o he_o become_v all_o unto-all_a but_o our_o refusal_n of_o the_o ceremony_n shall_v loose_v we_o the_o liberty_n of_o we_o and_o that_o most_o just_o for_o
unto_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n for_o which_o they_o be_v condemn_v as_o shall_v appear_v unto_o any_o that_o read_v the_o text_n but_o our_o church_n be_v far_o from_o such_o presumption_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o her_o doctrine_n publish_v which_o i_o have_v allege_v as_o also_o by_o that_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o same_o preface_n in_o these_o our_o do_n we_o condemn_v no_o other_o nation_n nor_o prescribe_v any_o thing_n but_o to_o our_o own_o people_n only_o for_o we_o think_v it_o convenient_a that_o every_o country_n shall_v use_v such_o ceremony_n as_o they_o shall_v think_v best_a to_o the_o set_v forth_o of_o god_n honour_n and_o glory_n and_o to_o the_o reduce_n of_o the_o people_n to_o a_o most_o perfect_a and_o godly_a live_n without_o error_n or_o superstition_n now_o i_o have_v prove_v in_o my_o sermon_n by_o argument_n unanswerable_a that_o the_o church_n have_v such_o a_o power_n to_o ordain_v ceremony_n and_o to_o make_v law_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a for_o decency_n and_o order_n sake_n and_o that_o obedience_n ought_v to_o be_v give_v unto_o her_o constitution_n especial_o consider_v that_o therein_o our_o church_n be_v not_o only_o assist_v but_o authorize_v by_o the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n as_o the_o supreme_a governor_n upon_o earth_n in_o all_o cause_n within_o his_o highness_n dominion_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v entreat_v my_o good_a brethren_n if_o they_o will_v neither_o deceive_v other_o nor_o be_v deceive_v themselves_o that_o in_o this_o point_n of_o christian_a liberty_n they_o will_v have_v always_o one_o eye_n fix_v upon_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o the_o other_o upon_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o subject_n to_o his_o sovereign_n and_o now_o have_v vindicate_v our_o church_n from_o those_o aspersion_n cast_v upon_o she_o of_o infringe_v christian_a liberty_n and_o give_v offence_n by_o her_o constitution_n i_o will_v in_o the_o last_o place_n turn_v the_o disputer_n weapon_n against_o himself_o and_o cut_v off_o the_o head_n of_o that_o philistine_n with_o his_o own_o sword_n show_v that_o he_o and_o his_o fellow_n of_o all_o other_o be_v most_o injurious_a unto_o christian_a liberty_n 16._o rem_fw-la fourteen_o 16._o which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v the_o common_a good_a of_o christian_n and_o also_o that_o they_o be_v scandalous_a to_o all_o sort_n of_o person_n and_o first_o christian_a liberty_n as_o it_o respect_v thing_n indifferent_a be_v not_o only_o a_o freedom_n from_o the_o yoke_n of_o bondage_n but_o also_o a_o right_n or_o power_n to_o do_v many_o thing_n which_o they_o can_v not_o do_v who_o be_v under_o the_o paâ—dagogie_n of_o the_o law_n which_o by_o the_o apostle_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n cor._n viii_o 9_o this_o power_n or_o liberty_n be_v extend_v both_o to_o magistrate_n and_o to_o subject_n the_o magistrate_n have_v this_o liberty_n that_o he_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o any_o particular_a law_n which_o determine_v all_o thing_n incident_a unto_o the_o outward_a form_n of_o god_n worship_n not_o mention_v in_o scripture_n but_o as_o the_o judicial_a law_n being-abrogate_a it_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o to_o ordain_v civil_a law_n so_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v abolish_v to_o establish_v ecclesiastical_a constitution_n such_o as_o be_v not_o repugnant_a unto_o the_o word_n of_o god_n these_o man_n deprive_v he_o of_o this_o liberty_n they_o will_v not_o allow_v he_o to_o appoint_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o outward_a form_n and_o administration_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o if_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n he_o do_v establish_v a_o form_n though_o never_o so_o decent_a they_o be_v resolve_v not_o to_o observe_v it_o again_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_n be_v that_o be_v free_v from_o the_o mosaical_a law_n he_o may_v with_o a_o free_a conscience_n observe_v all_o other_o law_n which_o be_v establish_v by_o lawful_a authority_n and_o be_v not_o repugnant_a unto_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 16._o i._o cor._n vi_o 12._o tit._n i._n 15._o i._n pet._n ii_o 13._o &_o 16._o as_o know_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v lawful_a and_o to_o the_o pure_a all_o thing_n be_v pure_a this_o freedom_n s_o peter_n magnify_v when_o he_o exhort_v we_o to_o submit_v ourselves_o to_o all_o manner_n ordinance_n of_o man_n as_o free_v that_o be_v know_v that_o we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o those_o particular_n as_o thing_n in_o themselves_o necessary_a but_o use_v they_o with_o free_a conscience_n as_o be_v indifferent_a and_o therefore_o such_o as_o whereunto_o our_o christian_a liberty_n extend_v and_o be_v not_o this_o a_o goodly_a freedom_n that_o a_o christian_a have_v liberty_n of_o many_o thing_n he_o can_v make_v use_n thereof_o in_o one_o thing_n rather_o than_o in_o another_o to_o please_v and_o â—atiâ—fie_v he_o unto_o who_o power_n god_n have_v subject_v he_o without_o offence_n to_o his_o conscience_n these_o man_n deprive_v we_o of_o this_o liberty_n likewise_o for_o they_o will_v not_o allow_v man_n to_o obey_v magistrate_n civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a in_o any_o constitution_n establish_v touch_v the_o decent_a administration_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o as_o though_o they_o be_v judge_n at_o law_n they_o have_v send_v forth_o a_o prohibition_n against_o all_o the_o canon_n of_o our_o church_n now_o a_o negative_a precept_n be_v a_o restraint_n of_o christian_a liberty_n as_o well_o as_o a_o positive_a the_o false_a apostle_n who_o labour_v to_o subvert_v christian_a liberty_n 21._o col_fw-fr two_o 21._o do_v it_o by_o forbid_a thing_n in_o themselves_o lawful_a say_v touch_v not_o â—aste_v not_o handle_v not_o and_o our_o brethren_n speak_v almost_o the_o same_o language_n kneel_v not_o cross_v not_o wear_v not_o and_o indeed_o the_o church_n have_v not_o more_o positive_a precept_n than_o they_o have_v negative_a but_o this_o be_v the_o difference_n the_o church_n have_v authority_n to_o command_v they_o have_v none_o to_o forbid_v the_o church_n command_v only_o the_o use_n of_o these_o thing_n and_o lay_v no_o obligation_n upon_o the_o conscience_n by_o press_v they_o as_o simple_o necessary_a in_o themselves_o but_o they_o make_v their_o negative_a restraint_n absolute_o necessary_a place_n religion_n in_o they_o bind_v their_o follower_n in_o conscience_n not_o only_o to_o refuse_v but_o also_o to_o despise_v our_o ceremony_n whereby_o they_o do_v not_o only_a overthrow_n christian_n liberty_n but_o also_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o second_o commandment_n by_o will-worship_n last_o as_o they_o take_v both_o from_o the_o lawgiver_n and_o the_o subject_n that_o free_a power_n which_o god_n have_v grant_v unto_o they_o so_o they_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o all_o true_a liberty_n while_o they_o cherish_v in_o their_o own_o mind_n doubt_n and_o scrupulous_a opinion_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v command_v and_o 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itself_o indifferent_a if_o any_o man_n shall_v plead_v that_o he_o can_v not_o obey_v because_o he_o be_v not_o persuade_v in_o his_o own_o mind_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o thing_n command_v he_o do_v but_o excuse_v one_o sin_n by_o another_o which_o s._n peter_n call_v have_v the_o liberty_n for_o a_o cloak_n of_o maliciousness_n for_o as_o he_o ought_v nor_o to_o disobey_v so_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o doubt_v 16._o i._o pet._n ii_o 13._o &_o 16._o but_o as_o i_o say_v before_o submit_v himself_o unto_o all_o manner_n ordinance_n of_o man_n as_o free_v that_o be_v as_o be_v persuade_v of_o the_o indifferency_n of_o the_o thing_n before_o god_n and_o so_o that_o he_o may_v lawful_o therein_o obey_v his_o superior_n and_o indeed_o if_o a_o man_n doubt_n and_o fear_n be_v a_o sufficient_a excuse_n for_o disobedience_n the_o magistrate_n shall_v be_v obey_v in_o nothing_o for_o there_o