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p._n 369._o take_v away_o these_o word_n be_v no_o riddle_n their_o excuse_n be_v ready_a at_o hand_n viz._n that_o they_o be_v not_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n but_o of_o many_o other_o word_n which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o breviaries_n and_o not_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n it_o be_v say_v they_o come_v ex_fw-la traditione_n apostolicâ_fw-la and_o so_o they_o will_v tell_v we_o that_o however_o the_o evangelist_n do_v not_o affirm_v it_o yet_o it_o come_v by_o tradition_n that_o old_a and_o bold_a imposture_n that_o these_o word_n be_v direct_v to_o peter_n now_o then_o here_o ought_v to_o be_v some_o distinction_n by_o which_o there_o may_v appear_v a_o difference_n between_o this_o tradition_n and_o the_o other_o which_o when_o it_o be_v make_v yet_o all_o will_v be_v too_o little_a to_o excuse_v that_o for_o many_o hundred_o year_n it_o be_v not_o so_o read_v and_o consequent_o so_o believe_v of_o all_o catholic_n for_o so_o many_o age_n that_o it_o be_v speak_v particular_o 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they_o against_o christ_n and_o his_o disciple_n yet_o be_v it_o no_o spiritual_a course_n but_o rather_o a_o temporal_a loss_n of_o all_o such_o honour_n office_n privilege_n and_o freedom_n as_o the_o party_n have_v in_o church_n or_o state_n where_o they_o live_v and_o a_o plain_a adjudge_v they_o to_o imprisonment_n scourge_v and_o such_o other_o chastisement_n as_o the_o synedrion_fw-mi by_o their_o law_n might_n and_o do_v inflict_v unto_o which_o i_o presume_v no_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n will_v pretend_v or_o lay_v any_o claim_n st._n john_n report_v c._n 19_o five_o 38._o that_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n be_v christ_n disciple_n but_o secret_o for_o fear_v of_o the_o jew_n and_o c._n 12.42_o that_o many_o of_o the_o chief_a ruler_n believe_v on_o he_o but_o because_o of_o the_o pharisee_n they_o do_v not_o confess_v he_o lest_o they_o shall_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o their_o synagogue_n now_o believer_n in_o christ_n can_v be_v in_o no_o dread_a or_o fear_v of_o the_o spiritual_a curse_n and_o excommunication_n of_o the_o pharisee_n for_o that_o they_o excommunicate_v themselves_o when_o they_o forsake_v the_o jewish_a church_n and_o become_v christian_n they_o better_o understand_v their_o interest_n in_o christ_n than_o so_o wherefore_o this_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n if_o not_o whole_o civil_a yet_o at_o least_o be_v intermix_v with_o the_o civil_a regiment_n and_o the_o terror_n thereof_o whole_o proceed_v from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o sword_n confirm_v by_o god_n to_o the_o council_n and_o elder_n of_o that_o commonwealth_n which_o the_o pastor_n of_o christ_n church_n may_v not_o usurp_v nor_o challenge_v unless_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n do_v counsel_n and_o authorize_v their_o do_n and_o if_o so_o yet_o question_v by_o some_o as_o for_o that_o other_o phrase_n viz._n he_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o people_n so_o often_o use_v in_o the_o law_n and_o so_o often_o and_o strong_o insist_v upon_o by_o some_o to_o express_v a_o kind_n of_o excommunication_n and_o anathematization_n i_o must_v take_v leave_n to_o dissent_v from_o they_o also_o that_o be_v so_o persuade_v of_o the_o sense_n of_o this_o exposition_n moses_n himself_o not_o the_o rabbin_n be_v the_o best_a expositor_n and_o out_o of_o he_o not_o out_o of_o they_o proof_n be_v to_o be_v seek_v in_o levit._n 18._o god_n threaten_v incest_n adultery_n sodomy_n buggary_n and_o offer_v child_n unto_o moloch_n conclude_v v._o 29_o that_o whosoever_o shall_v commit_v any_o of_o these_o abomination_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o the_o people_n i.e._n shall_v die_v the_o death_n as_o be_v express_v levit._n 20.3_o 4_o 17._o whoever_o shall_v give_v his_o child_n unto_o moloch_n shall_v die_v the_o death_n the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n shall_v stone_n he_o to_o death_n and_o if_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n kill_v he_o not_o then_o will_v i_o set_v my_o face_n against_o that_o man_n and_o his_o family_n and_o cut_v he_o off_o so_o for_o incest_n they_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o people_n i.e._n open_o put_v to_o death_n so_o likewise_o for_o any_o wilful_a breach_n of_o god_n law_n the_o person_n that_o do_v aught_o presumptuous_o etc._n etc._n therefore_o shall_v he_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o his_o people_n i.e._n suffer_v death_n when_o this_o kind_n of_o speech_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o magistrate_n than_o execution_n be_v enjoin_v when_o to_o god_n than_o it_o be_v a_o commination_n denounce_v that_o he_o will_v plague_v and_o root_v they_o out_o and_o their_o remembrance_n from_o the_o people_n of_o god_n nahum_n 3_o jer._n 11.22_o 23._o ezek._n 14.8_o 13_o 21._o ezek._n 21.28_o the_o separation_n mention_v ezra_n 10.8_o 11_o 12._o and_o nehemiah_n chase_v away_o some_o that_o marry_v strange_a wife_n nehem._n 13._o be_v join_v with_o forfeiture_n of_o all_o their_o good_n
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&_o judices_fw-la etc._n etc._n can._n 5._o judge_n of_o sin_n and_o therefore_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o confess_v they_o all_o absolute_o and_o in_o particular_a which_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o that_o confess_v to_o know_v together_o with_o the_o circumstance_n which_o speciem_fw-la peccati_fw-la mutant_fw-la alter_v the_o kind_n see_v that_o it_o do_v appear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o have_v not_o distinguish_v two_o sort_n of_o sin_n one_o to_o be_v remit_v the_o other_o to_o be_v retain_v whereby_o it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o know_v of_o which_o sort_n the_o delinquent_n be_v guilty_a but_o one_o only_o which_o do_v comprehend_v all_o and_o therefore_o the_o word_n peccata_fw-la sin_n in_o general_n be_v only_o use_v but_o he_o have_v distinguish_v two_o sort_n of_o sinner_n say_v quorum_fw-la &_o quorum_fw-la one_o of_o the_o penitent_a unto_o who_o remission_n be_v grant_v another_o of_o the_o obstinate_a or_o impenitent_a to_o who_o 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those_o that_o so_o think_v canon_n 6_o 9_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o office_n of_o a_o judge_n be_v nothing_o but_o to_o pronounce_v he_o innocent_a who_o be_v so_o and_o the_o transgressor_n guilty_a and_o that_o this_o the_o metaphor_n of_o the_o judge_n do_v not_o bear_v that_o the_o priest_n can_v make_v a_o just_a man_n of_o a_o delinquent_n as_o be_v ascribe_v to_o he_o the_o prince_n indeed_o may_v pardon_v traitor_n and_o other_o offender_n and_o restore_v they_o to_o their_o good_a name_n and_o blood_n to_o who_o he_o that_o make_v a_o wicked_a man_n just_a be_v more_o like_a than_o to_o a_o judge_n who_o do_v ever_o transgress_v his_o office_n when_o he_o pronounce_v any_o thing_n but_o that_o which_o he_o find_v to_o be_v true_a according_a to_o allegata_fw-la &_o probata_fw-la but_o that_o which_o be_v most_o wonderful_a they_o prove_v the_o doctrine_n of_o specifical_a and_o singular_a confession_n of_o sin_n with_o the_o circumstance_n by_o affirm_v out_o of_o can._n 5._o that_o the_o judicature_n can_v be_v execute_v without_o knowledge_n of_o the_o cause_n nor_o equity_n observe_v in_o impose_v punishment_n if_o the_o fault_n be_v know_v only_o in_o general_n and_o afterward_o that_o christ_n have_v command_v this_o confession_n that_o they_o may_v impose_v the_o condign_a punishment_n what_o be_v this_o but_o plain_o to_o mock_v the_o world_n and_o to_o think_v all_o man_n void_a of_o understanding_n but_o themselves_o and_o to_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o all_o their_o absurdity_n must_v be_v believe_v upon_o trust_n how_o absurd_a soever_o for_o who_o know_v not_o and_o see_v not_o daily_o the_o confessor_n enjoin_v penance_n not_o only_o without_o weigh_v the_o merit_n of_o the_o fault_n but_o without_o have_v the_o least_o consideration_n of_o they_o it_o will_v seem_v by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o canon_n and_o council_n that_o the_o confessor_n shall_v have_v a_o balance_n to_o make_v difference_n of_o every_o grain_n and_o yet_o oftentimes_o to_o recite_v five_o pater_n noster_n shall_v be_v a_o penance_n for_o many_o murder_n adultery_n and_o theft_n and_o yet_o the_o most_o learned_a confessor_n and_o general_o all_o in_o give_v penance_n do_v say_v to_o every_o man_n that_o they_o do_v impose_v only_a part_n of_o the_o penance_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o impose_v that_o exact_a penance_n which_o the_o fault_n do_v deserve_v nor_o to_o have_v a_o particular_a enumeration_n make_v of_o the_o sin_n and_o circumstance_n but_o what_o need_v one_o go_v so_o far_o when_o the_o same_o council_n in_o the_o nine_o chapter_n of_o the_o doctrine_n and_o the_o thirteen_o anathematism_n do_v ordain_v that_o satisfaction_n be_v make_v by_o voluntary_a penance_n 13._o sponte_fw-la susceptis_fw-la sesf_n 14._o cap._n 9_o de_fw-fr operibus_fw-la satisfactoriis_fw-la &_o can_v 13._o and_o suffer_v hardship_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o needful_a nor_o yet_o just_a to_o impose_v in_o confession_n the_o punishment_n which_o be_v correspondent_a and_o by_o just_a consequence_n not_o to_o make_v a_o specifical_a enumeration_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v ordain_v for_o this_o end_n and_o that_o not_o consider_v any_o thing_n speak_v before_o the_o confessor_n though_o most_o learned_a attentive_a and_o wise_a have_v hear_v the_o confession_n of_o any_o ordinary_a man_n for_o one_o year_n much_o more_o of_o a_o great_a sinner_n for_o many_o year_n it_o be_v impossible_a he_o shall_v judge_v aright_o though_o he_o have_v canon_n of_o the_o punishment_n due_a to_o any_o sin_n whatsoever_o without_o danger_n to_o err_v very_o much_o for_o a_o confessor_n see_v all_o in_o write_v and_o consider_v many_o day_n of_o it_o can_v not_o make_v a_o balance_n to_o decide_v just_o much_o less_o hear_v and_o resolve_v present_o as_o the_o custom_n be_v what_o be_v this_o else_o but_o to_o scorn_v vilify_v we_o and_o as_o if_o insensible_a brute_n horse_n or_o mule_n which_o have_v no_o understanding_n to_o impose_v such_o absurdity_n upon_o our_o reason_n belief_n and_o conscience_n §_o thus_o you_o see_v what_o work_n what_o strange_a work_n the_o papist_n make_v with_o bind_v and_o loose_v by_o draw_v wrong_a conclusion_n and_o consequence_n from_o premise_n which_o will_v not_o yield_v they_o that_o which_o be_v clear_a and_o apparent_a without_o the_o help_n of_o any_o sophistry_n or_o false_a art_n be_v that_o christ_n before_o his_o ascension_n have_v command_v his_o apostle_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n etc._n etc._n he_o leave_v also_o to_o they_o and_o to_o his_o disciple_n as_o representative_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a this_o principle_n and_o catholic_n precept_n viz._n to_o love_v one_o another_o john_n 13.34_o charge_v they_o amicable_o not_o judicial_o to_o make_v peace_n between_o dissent_v and_o discord_v brethren_n and_o for_o the_o dernier_fw-fr result_n and_o remedy_n give_v the_o care_n thereof_o to_o the_o 18._o the_o mat._n 10.15_o 18._o body_n of_o the_o church_n promise_v it_o shall_v be_v bind_v and_o loose_v in_o heaven_n whatsoever_o they_o do_v bind_v and_o loose_v on_o earth_n 13._o 1_o cor._n 5.4_o 13._o and_o whatsoever_o two_o do_v ask_v with_o a_o common_a consent_n shall_v be_v grant_v by_o the_o father_n mat._n 18.18_o 19_o in_o this_o charitable_a office_n 3.14_o 2_o thes_n 3.14_o to_o give_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o offend_a and_o pardon_v to_o the_o offender_n the_o primitive_a church_n be_v always_o exercise_v and_o unto_o this_o rule_n do_v st._n paul_n conform_v when_o he_o ordain_v that_o brother_n have_v civil_a suit_n one_o against_o another_o shall_v not_o go_v to_o the_o tribunal_n of_o the_o infidel_n but_o that_o wise_a man_n not_o priest_n shall_v be_v appoint_v to_o judge_v the_o difference_n and_o this_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o civil_a judgement_n as_o the_o other_o be_v the_o similitude_n of_o a_o criminal_a but_o be_v both_o so_o different_a from_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o world_n that_o as_o
member_n of_o the_o militant_a church_n be_v ordinary_o a_o member_n of_o the_o christian_a commonwealth_n or_o kingdom_n wherein_o he_o live_v and_o è_fw-la contra_fw-la that_o which_o difference_v the_o church_n proper_o so_o call_v from_o a_o society_n or_o body_n mere_o civil_a be_v the_o diversity_n of_o law_n and_o ordinance_n and_o the_o different_a manner_n of_o union_n betwixt_o the_o member_n of_o it_o a_o church_n a_o commonwealth_n or_o body_n civil_a be_v not_o necessary_o two_o body_n contra-distinct_a or_o opposite_a as_o the_o romanist_n often_o dream_v or_o presuppose_v in_o their_o argument_n bring_v for_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n allege_v that_o those_o have_v first_o their_o being_n and_o then_o they_o frame_v their_o government_n and_o therefore_o be_v free_a and_o that_o all_o jurisdiction_n be_v original_o in_o they_o which_o they_o do_v communicate_v to_o magistrate_n without_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o it_o but_o the_o church_n do_v 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