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he_o nothing_o be_v more_o ancient_a then_o to_o extol_v the_o outward_a business_n of_o the_o ecclesiastic_a ministry_n for_o holy_a spiritual_a and_o divine_a among_o man_n 119._o man_n part_n 1_o p._n 116_o &_o p._n 119._o so_o that_o every_o where_o he_o cry_v out_o these_o affair_n do_v belong_v to_o heaven_n not_o to_o earth_n and_o that_o the_o external_a thing_n of_o the_o church_n reach_v unto_o the_o soul_n and_o last_o to_o be_v of_o such_o a_o sublime_a nature_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a the_o art_n of_o ecclesiastic_a jurisdiction_n shall_v be_v exercise_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o magistrate_n so_o that_o as_o often_o as_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o ampullantur_fw-la the_o choragium_fw-la ampullantur_fw-la dress_n of_o church_n matter_n they_o in_o proud_a and_o haughty_a word_n affirm_v that_o sacred_a thing_n be_v not_o to_o be_v touch_v of_o which_o notwithstanding_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o high_a and_o difficult_a which_o be_v not_o easy_a 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such_o a_o special_a prerogative_n so_o that_o he_o account_v he_o 71._o he_o part_n 1._o p._n 87._o &_o p._n 71._o sacrilegious_a whosoever_o be_v destitute_a of_o the_o right_n of_o vocation_n and_o ecclesiastic_a confirmation_n will_v offer_v to_o put_v his_o hand_n to_o those_o internal_o external_a affair_n of_o the_o church_n which_o he_o illustrate_v by_o the_o example_n of_o king_n uzziah_n strike_v with_o leprosy_n out_o of_o which_o principle_n at_o last_o spring_v up_o the_o special_a church-government_n which_o though_o every_o man_n may_v see_v it_o to_o be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o to_o be_v exercise_v by_o too_o worldly_a mean_n and_o that_o by_o they_o who_o after_o confirmation_n be_v oftentimes_o more_o carnal_a than_o any_o layman_n yet_o he_o will_v have_v we_o believe_v that_o this_o government_n be_v not_o oâ—_n this_o world_n not_o earthly_a but_o heavenly_a spiritual_a holy_a independent_a from_o any_o worldly_a power_n in_o itself_o absolute_a and_o as_o it_o 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