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this_o that_o he_o preserve_v strengthen_v and_o deliver_v the_o church_n invisible_a and_o all_o the_o member_n of_o his_o mystical_a body_n from_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o wicked_a world_n and_o also_o rule_v and_o command_v their_o heart_n by_o his_o spirit_n to_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o obedience_n but_o that_o the_o kingly_a office_n of_o christ_n reach_v so_o far_o as_o to_o the_o external_a government_n and_o order_n of_o a_o visible_a political_a ministerial_a church_n that_o i_o still_o doubt_v of_o divine_a you_o observe_v not_o that_o my_o argument_n do_v conclude_v this_o very_a thing_n at_o which_o you_o stick_v that_o christ_n have_v appoint_v a_o certain_a policy_n and_o government_n and_o certain_a kind_n of_o officer_n for_o the_o church_n because_o he_o have_v full_o and_o faithful_o discharge_v his_o kingly_a office_n in_o provide_v for_o all_o the_o necessity_n of_o his_o church_n and_o that_o he_o reign_v and_o rule_v in_o his_o 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excommunication_n and_o absolution_n the_o law_n to_o bridle_v elder_n from_o tyranny_n all_o these_o be_v the_o same_o in_o both_o say_v he_o now_o these_o man_n be_v most_o exquisite_o acquaint_v with_o those_o study_n and_o their_o testimony_n may_v serve_v instead_o of_o many_o more_o that_o may_v be_v add_v hereunto_o that_o distinction_n of_o 3._o kind_n of_o excommunication_n receive_v from_o elias_n in_o thesbyte_v niddui_n herem_n and_o sammatha_n whether_o we_o understand_v as_o some_o do_v that_o niddui_n be_v a_o separation_n according_a to_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o herem_n the_o devote_n of_o one_o to_o death_n and_o capital_a punishment_n or_o whether_o we_o distinguish_v betwixt_o niddui_n and_o herem_n which_o two_o only_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o law_n as_o we_o use_v to_o do_v betwixt_o excommunicatio_fw-la minor_fw-la and_o major_a which_o be_v the_o opinâ—on_n of_o other_o civiliaâ—._n it_o may_v be_v there_o be_v a_o separation_n or_o ejection_n from_o the_o temple_n synagogue_n