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administrantur_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la aug._n conf_n saepè_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la nomine_fw-la universam_fw-la hominum_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la in_o orbe_fw-la diffusam_fw-la designamus_fw-la quae_fw-la unuâ—se_fw-la deum_fw-la &_o christum_fw-la colere_fw-la profitetur_fw-la calv._n instit_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 1._o sect._n 7._o est_fw-la congregatio_fw-la omnium_fw-la per_fw-la orbem_fw-la universum_fw-la qui_fw-la consentiunâ—_n in_fw-la fide_fw-la evangelica_n bull_v est_fw-la coetus_fw-la hominum_fw-la christum_fw-la suum_fw-la negem_fw-la sacerdotem_fw-la &_o prophetam_fw-la profitentium_fw-la keckerman_n in_o novo_fw-la testamento_fw-la vocamus_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la qui_fw-la christo_fw-la nomen_fw-la dederunt_fw-la zuinglius_fw-la vniversa_fw-la multitudo_fw-la christianorum_fw-la quae_fw-la se_fw-la fidelem_fw-la censet_fw-la simul_fw-la â—nus_fw-la fidelis_fw-la populus_fw-la una_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la dicitur_fw-la idem_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la 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privilege_n give_v by_o god_n to_o the_o church_n catholic_a primary_o to_o themselves_o and_o leave_v they_o secondary_o to_o the_o church_n catholic_a argument_n 6_o sixthly_a the_o minister_n be_v primary_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_a secondary_o of_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a flock_n or_o congregation_n and_o therefore_o the_o catholic_a be_v the_o prime_a church_n and_o this_o appear_v by_o this_o demonstration_n that_o church_n to_o the_o which_o the_o donation_n of_o the_o ministry_n be_v first_o make_v be_v the_o first_o subject_n thereof_o but_o that_o be_v the_o church_n catholic_a therefore_o for_o proof_n hereof_o see_v 1_o cor._n 12.28_o 29._o god_n have_v set_v some_o in_o the_o church_n first_o apostles_n secondary_o prophet_n three_o teacher_n now_o this_o church_n be_v the_o church_n catholic_a and_o not_o any_o particular_a congregation_n for_o it_o be_v the_o church_n to_o which_o the_o lord_n give_v apostle_n note_v also_o from_o hence_o that_o the_o same_o church_n to_o which_o god_n give_v apostle_n and_o prophet_n to_o the_o same_o he_o give_v teacher_n also_o bishop_n and_o pastor_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v in_o respect_n to_o the_o particular_a relation_n to_o some_o particular_a place_n wherein_o by_o the_o polity_n of_o the_o church_n a_o particular_a minister_n be_v set_v but_o presbyter_n minister_n and_o teacher_n more_o general_a extend_v to_o the_o whole_a church_n catholic_a paul_n a_o apostle_n call_v himself_o a_o teacher_n and_o preacher_n 2_o tim._n 1.11_o peter_n also_o and_o john_n the_o apostle_n call_v themselves_o presbyter_n 1_o pet._n 5.1_o 2_o ep._n joh._n 1.3_o joh._n 1._o we_o find_v also_o that_o minister_n be_v in_o scripture_n speak_v of_o under_o a_o general_a notion_n they_o be_v call_v minister_n of_o the_o word_n luke_n 1.2_o and_o minister_n of_o god_n 2_o cor._n 6.4_o and_o minister_n of_o christ_n 1_o cor._n 4.1_o and_o minister_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n 2_o cor._n 3.6_o and_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n 1_o thes_n 3.2_o and_o minister_n of_o the_o lord_n eph._n 6.21_o where_o the_o ministerial_a office_n be_v note_v by_o the_o reference_n thereof_o to_o the_o author_n that_o employ_v they_o and_o the_o subject_n about_o which_o they_o be_v employ_v and_o not_o by_o the_o object_n to_o who_o they_o preach_v they_o be_v not_o call_v minister_n of_o the_o people_n but_o their_o teacher_n ruler_n pastor_n overseer_n or_o minister_n for_o they_o col._n 1.7_o and_o if_o a_o minister_n of_o this_o or_o that_o congregation_n be_v not_o a_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_a visible_a than_o he_o be_v no_o minister_n out_o of_o his_o own_o congregation_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o preach_v or_o administer_v any_o sacrament_n as_o a_o minister_n out_o of_o his_o own_o congregation_n yea_o if_o any_o member_n of_o another_o congregation_n shall_v come_v and_o hear_v a_o minister_n in_o his_o own_o congregation_n he_o can_v not_o preach_v to_o they_o nor_o 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that_o if_o he_o administer_v the_o lord_n supper_n to_o any_o member_n of_o another_o congregation_n he_o must_v do_v that_o also_o as_o a_o gift_a brother_n and_o as_o a_o private_a person_n which_o yet_o all_o man_n hold_v have_v nothing_o to_o do_v to_o administer_v the_o scale_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o yet_o this_o communion_n of_o member_n of_o other_o congregation_n be_v frequent_a among_o our_o brethren_n for_o congregationall_a church_n neither_o can_v this_o be_v answer_v that_o it_o be_v do_v by_o virtue_n of_o consociation_n of_o church_n except_o the_o consociation_n of_o church_n and_o their_o member_n make_v also_o a_o consociation_n of_o office_n and_o officer_n and_o so_o every_o minister_n be_v a_o general_a officer_n and_o a_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_a as_o well_o as_o the_o particular_a member_n be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_a and_o if_o a_o minister_n of_o one_o congregation_n be_v a_o general_a officer_n and_o can_v administer_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n baptism_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n to_o stranger_n in_o his_o own_o congregation_n in_o his_o own_o meetinghouse_n than_o any_o where_o else_o in_o any_o other_o meet_v house_n for_o no_o man_n will_v say_v his_o ministerial_a office_n be_v circumscribe_v by_o or_o tie_v unto_o the_o limit_n and_o fabric_n of_o his_o own_o meeting_n house_n or_o any_o especial_a influence_n or_o authority_n afford_v he_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o ministerial_a function_n by_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o own_o congregation_n he_o who_o office_n be_v limit_v within_o and_o stand_v whole_o in_o relation_n unto_o a_o particular_a place_n be_v out_o of_o office_n when_o he_o be_v out_o of_o that_o place_n as_o a_o major_a of_o a_o corporation_n and_o constable_n of_o a_o parish_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o a_o minister_n he_o be_v no_o private_a man_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v out_o of_o his_o meeting_n house_n or_o the_o limit_n of_o his_o congregation_n and_o though_o he_o indeed_o be_v peculiarly_a their_o pastor_n or_o bishop_n one_o that_o have_v the_o oversight_n of_o they_o in_o the_o lord_n in_o a_o more_o immediate_a especial_a manner_n yet_o this_o extend_v to_o all_o time_n and_o place_n wherever_o he_o or_o they_o shall_v come_v by_o occasion_n though_o never_o so_o far_o from_o their_o dwelling_n but_o so_o be_v not_o a_o major_n or_o constable_n and_o beside_o that_o particular_a office_n he_o be_v a_o officer_n a_o minister_n in_o general_a to_o all_o other_o and_o may_v execute_v his_o office_n to_o they_o as_o god_n give_v he_o occasion_n but_o so_o can_v a_o major_a or_o constable_n because_o they_o be_v only_o particular_a officer_n suppose_v a_o minister_n flock_v by_o mortality_n captivity_n or_o the_o sword_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v extinct_a and_o fail_v indeed_o he_o cease_v to_o be_v their_o pastor_n because_o the_o correlative_a fail_v but_o he_o cease_v not_o to_o be_v a_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n a_o king_n or_o major_a haply_o cease_v to_o be_v so_o any_o long_o if_o his_o kingdom_n or_o corporation_n shall_v sink_v because_o there_o be_v no_o catholic_a kingdom_n or_o township_n whereof_o they_o be_v officer_n but_o the_o office_n of_o the_o minister_n cease_v not_o because_o he_o be_v a_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_a which_o correlate_n sink_v not_o and_o be_v a_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_a he_o have_v thereby_o actum_fw-la primum_fw-la to_o administer_v all_o the_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n which_o a_o single_a officer_n may_v or_o can_v do_v in_o any_o place_n only_o want_v actum_fw-la secundum_fw-la vel_fw-la exercitum_fw-la pro_fw-la hic_fw-la &_o nunc_fw-la which_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o polity_n of_o the_o church_n for_o order_n for_o though_o their_o office_n be_v general_a as_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n yet_o they_o take_v particular_a division_n and_o parcel_n of_o the_o church_n to_o feed_v and_o stretch_v not_o themselves_o within_o one_o another_o line_n without_o a_o call_n by_o permission_n or_o entreaty_n and_o that_o a_o minister_n be_v a_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_a visible_a appear_v by_o this_o argument_n he_o that_o can_v ministerial_o eject_v admit_v a_o member_n out_o of_o into_o the_o church_n catholic_a visible_a be_v a_o minister_n and_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_a visible_a but_o every_o minister_n by_o excommunication_n baptism_n eject_v admit_v member_n out_o of_o into_o the_o church_n catholic_a visible_a therefore_o etc._n etc._n this_o argument_n i_o find_v more_o full_o lay_v down_o by_o apollonius_n pastor_n ut_fw-la pastor_n exercet_fw-la multos_fw-la actus_fw-la ministeriale_n non_fw-la tantum_fw-la erga_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la svam_fw-la particularem_fw-la cujus_fw-la ordinario_fw-la ministerio_fw-la est_fw-la affixus_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la erga_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la alius_fw-la particulares_fw-la &_o provinciales_fw-la &_o nationale_n imò_fw-la &_o erga_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la vniversalem_fw-la
nam_fw-la per_fw-la baptismum_fw-la membra_fw-la in_o ecclesiam_fw-la universalem_fw-la admittit_fw-la per_fw-la excommunicationem_fw-la membra_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la ex_fw-la sva_fw-la particulari_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la provinciali_fw-la nationali_fw-la &_o vniversali_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ejicit_fw-la matth._n 18.18_o 19_o exit_fw-la officio_fw-la pastorali_fw-la preces_fw-la deo_fw-la offer_v pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la aliis_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la laborantibus_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o alia_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la particulari_fw-la praedicare_fw-la potest_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la virtute_fw-la &_o ratione_fw-la donorum_fw-la sed_fw-la cum_fw-la pastorali_fw-la authoritate_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la verbo_fw-la svo_fw-la liget_fw-la &_o solvat_fw-la peccatores_fw-la remittat_fw-la &_o retineat_fw-la peccata_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la legatus_fw-la missus_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la obsecret_fw-la homines_fw-la ut_fw-la reconcilientur_fw-la deo_fw-la gul._n apollon_n consideratio_fw-la quarundam_fw-la etc._n etc._n pag._n 86._o of_o excommunication_n i_o speak_v before_o prove_v that_o it_o eject_v a_o man_n out_o of_o the_o whole_a church_n catholic_a visible_a which_o though_o it_o be_v pass_v with_o the_o knowledge_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o congregation_n as_o also_o be_v baptism_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o presbyter_n but_o because_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o many_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2.6_o 〈◊〉_d 2_o cor._n 2.6_o i_o will_v therefore_o insist_v more_o large_o and_o particular_o upon_o baptism_n which_o be_v the_o act_n of_o a_o single_a pastor_n or_o minister_n that_o by_o baptism_n we_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o church_n i_o think_v be_v without_o doubt_n for_o if_o person_n baptize_v be_v not_o member_n of_o a_o visible_a church_n than_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n yea_o the_o initial_a seal_n thereof_o be_v administer_v to_o those_o that_o be_v and_o remain_v out_o of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v absurd_a to_o say_v mr_n ball_n in_o his_o catechism_n have_v this_o passage_n baptism_n be_v a_o sacrament_n of_o our_o engraft_v into_o christ_n communion_n with_o he_o and_o entrance_n into_o the_o church_n for_o which_o he_o cit_v matth._n 28.19_o act_n 8.38_o and_o afterward_o explain_v himself_o it_o do_v say_v he_o solemn_o signify_v and_o seal_v their_o engraft_v into_o christ_n and_o confirm_v that_o they_o be_v acknowledge_v member_n of_o the_o church_n and_o enter_v into_o it_o though_o it_o do_v not_o make_v we_o christian_a soul_n and_o that_o we_o be_v thereby_o admit_v member_n not_o of_o a_o particular_a congregation_n but_o the_o church_n catholic_a appear_v because_o we_o be_v baptize_v into_o one_o body_n 1_o cor._n 12.13_o and_o this_o appear_v further_a because_o he_o that_o be_v baptize_v in_o one_o congregation_n be_v baptize_v all_o over_o the_o world_n and_o be_v not_o to_o be_v rebaptise_v but_o be_v take_v as_o a_o member_n wherever_o he_o become_v now_o that_o baptise_v 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