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their_o heart_n and_o consider_v well_o what_o they_o have_v do_v in_o communicate_v with_o they_o hitherto_o and_o whether_o they_o can_v think_v it_o safe_a to_o continue_v therein_o for_o in_o communicate_v with_o they_o as_o they_o be_v schismatic_n they_o make_v themselves_o schismatic_n and_o in_o communicate_v with_o they_o as_o they_o be_v excommunicate_n not_o only_o all_o their_o labour_n be_v lose_v but_o they_o get_v a_o curse_n instead_o of_o a_o blessing_n the_o matter_n be_v not_o altogether_o so_o bad_a if_o this_o censure_n extend_v only_o to_o clergyman_n but_o that_o a_o thorough_a provision_n may_v be_v make_v to_o secure_v the_o subject_a in_o obedience_n it_o spare_v none_o and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v consider_v how_o excommunication_n affect_v person_n in_o general_a whether_o layman_n or_o clergyman_n one_a then_o no_o excommunicate_v person_n ought_v to_o be_v susser_v to_o be_v present_a at_o the_o service_n of_o the_o church_n and_o if_o the_o minister_n who_o officiate_n can_v no_o other_o way_n get_v rid_v of_o he_o he_o ought_v rather_o to_o break_v off_o and_o desist_v than_o to_o suffer_v such_o a_o person_n to_o join_v in_o communion_n with_o his_o flock_n it_o be_v indeed_o true_a that_o he_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o be_v present_a when_o the_o sermon_n be_v make_v as_o suppose_v to_o make_v for_o his_o information_n or_o conviction_n but_o even_o then_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v intermingle_v with_o other_o but_o to_o stand_v alone_o and_o plain_o distinguish_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o congregation_n but_o to_o the_o prayer_n such_o person_n never_o be_v nor_o ought_v to_o be_v admit_v 2_o every_o excommunicate_v person_n be_v especial_o debar_v from_o be_v a_o partaker_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o ancient_o if_o any_o priest_n do_v administer_v the_o sacrament_n to_o such_o a_o one_o bâ—â—ore_o he_o be_v canonical_o reconcile_v to_o the_o church_n which_o original_o be_v do_v by_o the_o bishop_n or_o by_o authority_n depute_v from_o he_o he_o himself_o become_v liable_a to_o be_v depose_v and_o no_o long_o entrust_v in_o the_o ministry_n 3_o whosoever_o stand_v excommunicate_v non_fw-la â—rrante_fw-la cleave_v he_o be_v dismember_v and_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o church_n and_o consequent_o deprive_v of_o those_o supply_n and_o succour_n which_o the_o member_n receive_v by_o be_v unite_v together_o in_o one_o body_n and_o by_o mean_n thereof_o to_o christ_n their_o head_n they_o be_v like_o branch_n cut_v off_o from_o the_o vine_n there_o be_v no_o way_n or_o mean_n leave_v whereby_o any_o gracious_a succour_n can_v be_v convey_v unto_o they_o unless_o there_o be_v a_o reinsition_n and_o they_o be_v receive_v and_o graft_v in_o again_o 4_o every_o excommunicate_a person_n be_v under_o a_o heavy_a curse_n the_o devil_n have_v a_o peculiar_a power_n over_o he_o so_o that_o his_o condition_n be_v very_o deplorable_a and_o desperate_a whilsâ—_n he_o remain_v under_o that_o sentence_n hence_o the_o scripture_n style_v it_o a_o deliver_v unto_o satan_n 1_o cor._n 5._o 5._o and_o 1_o tim._n 1._o 20._o and_o tertullian_n call_v it_o summum_fw-la futuri_fw-la judicii_fw-la praejudicium_fw-la the_o high_a presumption_n of_o what_o shall_v be_v his_o sentence_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n god_n will_v ratify_v in_o heaven_n the_o sentence_n of_o his_o church_n on_o earth_n when_o she_o proceed_v against_o offender_n in_o vindication_n of_o his_o law_n and_o ordinance_n that_o say_v of_o our_o saviour_n to_o his_o apostle_n be_v enough_o to_o strike_v any_o man_n with_o horror_n who_o just_o incur_v the_o censure_n of_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v bind_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v loose_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v loose_v in_o heaven_n mat._n 18._o 18._o 5_o a_o excommunicate_v person_n be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v debar_v from_o most_o of_o the_o benesit_n and_o comfort_n of_o civil_a conversation_n he_o be_v like_o a_o blow_v dear_a every_o one_o in_o the_o herd_n even_o for_o his_o own_o safety_n will_v push_v he_o from_o he_o or_o like_o a_o man_n that_o have_v the_o plague_n every_o one_o that_o will_v escape_v the_o infection_n avoid_v he_o but_o of_o this_o more_o present_o in_o its_o due_a place_n the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o a_o person_n under_o the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n be_v thus_o brief_o explain_v i_o think_v it_o may_v be_v sufficient_o dreadful_a to_o any_o who_o have_v any_o sense_n of_o christianity_n or_o apprehension_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o if_o this_o be_v the_o state_n of_o the_o revolutionist_n they_o have_v no_o great_a cause_n to_o brag_v of_o their_o bargain_n and_o if_o other_o do_v carry_v themselves_o towards_o they_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v towards_o man_n in_o such_o a_o state_n i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v they_o will_v quick_o hang_v their_o head_n and_o if_o their_o heart_n be_v not_o as_o harden_v as_o pharaoh_n very_a shame_n will_v work_v in_o they_o remorse_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n but_o though_o i_o have_v little_a hope_n of_o this_o both_o priest_n and_o people_n be_v so_o general_o infect_v yet_o to_o discharge_v my_o own_o part_n i_o shall_v proceed_v in_o my_o method_n before_o propound_v and_o shall_v now_o examine_v what_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o behaviour_n and_o carriage_n of_o other_o person_n towards_o a_o person_n that_o be_v under_o excommunication_n and_o 1._o all_o person_n ought_v to_o stand_v upon_o their_o guard_n against_o he_o and_o not_o only_o keep_v he_o from_o the_o public_a service_n and_o drive_v he_o out_o of_o their_o church_n as_o a_o profaner_n of_o their_o communion_n and_o one_o who_o have_v no_o right_a to_o it_o and_o as_o one_o who_o be_v infectious_a and_o injurious_a to_o they_o and_o make_v their_o communion_n ineffectual_a but_o far_o they_o ought_v to_o take_v care_n that_o they_o join_v not_o in_o any_o private_a devotion_n with_o he_o nor_o admit_v he_o to_o prayer_n with_o they_o though_o in_o their_o own_o house_n i_o do_v not_o say_v but_o they_o may_v pray_v for_o instruct_v admonish_v and_o endeavour_v what_o they_o can_v to_o reclaim_v such_o a_o one_o but_o they_o must_v not_o pray_v with_o he_o nor_o join_v in_o any_o other_o act_n of_o christian_a communion_n with_o he_o procul_fw-la ite_z profani_fw-la be_v proclaim_v at_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o heathen_a mystery_n and_o do_v not_o the_o christian_a mystery_n deserve_v much_o more_o reverence_n and_o awâ—_n ought_v we_o not_o as_o nigh_o as_o we_o can_v to_o have_v a_o care_n that_o we_o admit_v none_o of_o his_o enemy_n none_o that_o have_v notorious_o provoke_v he_o and_o not_o atone_v their_o crime_n when_o we_o perform_v those_o act_n and_o office_n wherein_o we_o have_v access_n to_o and_o communion_n with_o the_o great_a god_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n i_o confess_v that_o particular_a person_n ought_v not_o to_o take_v upon_o they_o by_o their_o own_o authority_n to_o exclude_v any_o from_o communion_n but_o iâ—_n they_o know_v any_o person_n to_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o notorious_a crime_n or_o live_v in_o a_o scandalous_a way_n they_o ought_v to_o complain_v to_o proper_a judge_n but_o when_o the_o church_n have_v pass_v her_o censure_n upon_o they_o they_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o cain_n brand_n and_o be_v mark_v out_o for_o all_o man_n to_o avoid_v it_o be_v our_o b._n saviour_n own_o direction_n to_o we_o concern_v every_o such_o person_n that_o he_o be_v unto_o we_o as_o a_o heathen_a man_n and_o a_o publican_n mat._n 18._o 17._o and_o such_o though_o they_o have_v be_v emperor_n the_o primitive_a christian_n be_v so_o far_o from_o admit_v to_o their_o communion_n that_o they_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o allow_v they_o to_o be_v bare_a spectator_n not_o
and_o able_a to_o crush_v we_o i_o think_v that_o then_o his_o new_a notion_n will_v warrant_v we_o to_o comply_v with_o the_o devil_n if_o god_n in_o judgement_n shall_v let_v he_o loose_v upon_o we_o the_o proposition_n which_o be_v the_o key_n of_o his_o whole_a book_n and_o which_o he_o call_v a_o certain_a and_o self-evident_a maxim_n be_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o present_a peace_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o the_o church_n that_o aught_o to_o be_v make_v use_n of_o provide_v it_o be_v not_o in_o itself_o sinful_a and_o the_o ill_a consequence_n which_o may_v possible_o attend_v it_o be_v either_o not_o so_o mischievous_a to_o the_o church_n or_o at_o least_o not_o so_o likely_a to_o happen_v as_o the_o evil_n wâ—_n endeavour_v to_o avoid_v now_o this_o though_o in_o other_o word_n be_v the_o main_a principle_n which_o the_o author_n of_o the_o vnreasonableness_n of_o the_o new_a separation_n find_v his_o discourse_n upon_o by_o which_o any_o man_n may_v guess_v at_o the_o genius_n that_o run_v through_o the_o whole_a book_n it_o be_v somewhat_o bold_a to_o call_v that_o a_o certain_a and_o self-evident_a maxim_n which_o depend_v upon_o so_o many_o contingency_n and_o possibility_n and_o that_o also_o in_o such_o case_n wherein_o man_n for_o worldly_a interest_n or_o carnal_a security_n be_v too_o prone_a to_o judge_v amiss_o but_o to_o pass_v by_o several_a exception_n that_o may_v be_v make_v against_o it_o he_o know_v that_o we_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o bishop_n in_o several_a case_n may_v i_o do_v not_o say_v be_v always_o bind_v recede_v from_o their_o own_o right_n for_o the_o real_a good_a of_o the_o church_n but_o then_o we_o say_v there_o be_v case_n wherein_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o give_v it_o up_o for_o a_o pretend_a peace_n or_o good_a and_o whether_o the_o present_a be_v not_o one_o of_o those_o case_n be_v the_o dispute_n to_o this_o purpose_n he_o ought_v to_o have_v prove_v much_o more_o clear_o than_o he_o any_o where_n have_v that_o canonical_a bishop_n be_v bind_v not_o only_o to_o quit_v their_o church_n and_o give_v up_o the_o whole_a disposal_n of_o church-affair_n to_o a_o lay_v usurper_n but_o to_o renounce_v their_o natural_a allegiance_n and_o violate_v their_o oath_n whenever_o they_o fall_v under_o a_o unjust_a force_n and_o far_o to_o make_v it_o self-evident_a that_o perjury_n and_o rebellion_n be_v matter_n in_o themselves_o not_o sinful_a for_o all_o the_o pretence_n how_o specious_a soever_o which_o be_v set_v up_o to_o take_v off_o the_o obligation_n which_o we_o lie_v under_o either_o as_o subject_n or_o christian_n be_v mere_a sham_n and_o imposture_n for_o we_o be_v under_o no_o necessity_n no_o irresistible_a force_n nay_o not_o any_o force_n at_o all_o except_o that_o of_o our_o own_o wickedness_n vndutifulness_n and_o rebellion_n the_o very_a return_n to_o our_o obedience_n will_v be_v our_o deliverance_n our_o duty_n will_v infallible_o save_v we_o and_o put_v a_o end_n to_o all_o these_o misery_n and_o confusion_n unless_o such_o a_o senseless_a imagination_n can_v possess_v man_n brain_n that_o a_o little_a shriul_v thing_n with_o a_o crooked_a nose_n can_v be_v too_o strong_a for_o all_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n and_o the_o dominion_n thereunto_o belong_v they_o will_v never_o say_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o purpose_n in_o the_o present_a case_n till_o they_o prove_v that_o man_n may_v pleaâ—_n their_o own_o sin_n in_o their_o justification_n and_o that_o have_v engage_v themselves_o in_o wicked_a course_n they_o be_v thereby_o authorize_v to_o go_v on_o and_o do_v worse_o as_o to_o the_o incomparable_a vindicator_n he_o in_o a_o bravado_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o shall_v answer_v all_o that_o he_o have_v say_v or_o ever_o will_v be_v able_a to_o say_v etc._n etc._n chap._n 4._o pag._n 41._o one_o will_v suspect_v that_o this_o man_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o invade_v the_o prerogative_n of_o god_n almighty_n and_o pretend_v to_o omniscience_n do_v ever_o any_o man_n though_o endue_v with_o a_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n pretend_v to_o know_v all_o that_o ever_o another_o will_v be_v able_a to_o say_v for_o his_o own_o sake_n he_o ought_v to_o have_v use_v more_o modesty_n towards_o a_o person_n who_o have_v as_o much_o learning_n and_o a_o hundred_o time_n more_o honesty_n and_o goodness_n than_o he_o and_o all_o his_o confederates_n but_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o his_o eye_n be_v particular_o on_o the_o learned_a vindicator_n and_o to_o he_o i_o be_o willing_a to_o leave_v he_o for_o though_o he_o may_v just_o glory_v in_o so_o great_a a_o adversary_n as_o be_v too_o great_a a_o honour_n to_o he_o yet_o i_o make_v no_o question_n but_o that_o all_o he_o will_v gain_v thereby_o will_v be_v to_o necessitate_v that_o learned_a person_n to_o expose_v he_o to_o open_a shame_n i_o shall_v wrong_v these_o few_o consideration_n if_o i_o shall_v far_o wander_v after_o a_o treatise_n in_o the_o contrive_n of_o which_o more_o person_n have_v be_v concern_v than_o mr._n hody_n name_n have_v leâ—ters_n and_o if_o person_n will_v not_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v sudden_o carry_v away_o with_o vain_a boast_n and_o super-fine_a sophistry_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o ever_o long_o they_o will_v see_v that_o this_o swagger_a wadhamite_n have_v to_o do_v with_o man_n that_o will_v not_o flâ—nch_v as_o hâ—ving_v a_o cause_n so_o good_a that_o they_o be_v neither_o afraid_a nor_o ashamed_a to_o maintain_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n retain_v my_o forme_a principle_n i_o have_v add_v another_o foot_n for_o the_o cause_n to_o stanâ—_n upon_o which_o if_o it_o prove_v good_a they_o must_v be_v cast_v notwithstanding_o whatever_o mr._n hody_n or_o any_o other_o have_v hitherto_o plead_v in_o their_o behalf_n and_o i_o think_v it_o the_o more_o pinch_a in_o that_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o acquit_v themselves_o against_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o her_o canon_n which_o have_v cast_v they_o out_o and_o till_o the_o can_v get_v off_o in_o that_o state_n i_o leave_v they_o with_o the_o same_o prayer_n common_o use_v for_o man_n that_o have_v the_o â—lague_n the_o lord_n have_v mercy_n upon_o they_o finis_fw-la