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send_v a_o message_n by_o the_o prophet_n will_v have_v a_o representative_a body_n of_o all_o judah_n to_o be_v gather_v together_o for_o receive_v it_o as_o tremellius_n note_v so_o 2_o king_n 6.32_o elisha_n sit_v in_o his_o house_n and_o the_o elder_n sit_v with_o he_o we_o read_v 2_o chron._n 19.8_o that_o with_o the_o priest_n be_v join_v some_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o father_n of_o israel_n to_o judge_v ecclesiastical_a cause_n and_o controversy_n and_o howsoever_o many_o thing_n among_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o latter_a time_n after_o the_o captivity_n do_v wear_v to_o confusion_n and_o misorder_n yet_o we_o find_v even_o in_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n that_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n still_o sit_v and_o voice_v in_o council_n with_o the_o priest_n according_a to_o the_o ancient_a form_n as_o be_v clear_a from_o sundry_a place_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n matth._n 16.21_o and_o 21.23_o and_o 26.57.59_o and_o 27.1.12_o mark_v 14_o 43._o luke_n 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in_o a_o congregation_n exercise_v jurisdiction_n as_o well_o as_o in_o a_o national_n at_o least_o in_o a_o ecumenical_a synod_n where_o there_o will_v be_v as_o great_a a_o multitude_n and_o peradventure_o great_a than_o there_o be_v in_o a_o well-bounded_n congregation_n we_o reply_v it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o multitude_n which_o shall_v make_v disorder_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o jurisdiction_n by_o a_o whole_a congregation_n though_o indeed_o in_o many_o congregation_n the_o multitude_n alone_o will_v hinder_v order_n as_o the_o rudeness_n of_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n who_o if_o they_o shall_v all_o speak_v their_o judgement_n what_o a_o monstrous_a and_o unavoidable_a confusion_n shall_v there_o be_v the_o member_n of_o national_n and_o ecumenical_a council_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v man_n of_o knowledge_n and_o discretion_n and_o so_o may_v be_v keep_v in_o good_a order_n much_o more_o easy_o than_o a_o rude_a multitude_n in_o the_o congregation_n they_o who_o be_v of_o 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