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and_o his_o party_n be_v not_o a_o little_a guilty_a as_o will_v appear_v before_o we_o have_v do_v §_o 16_o whether_o schismatic_n be_v church_n member_n or_o no_o be_v a_o question_n of_o no_o great_a concernment_n the_o doctor_n be_v peremptory_a it_o be_v impossible_a a_o man_n shall_v be_v a_o schismatic_a 51._o p._n 51._o unless_o he_o be_v a_o church_n member_n if_o he_o mean_v it_o of_o a_o member_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n it_o be_v grant_v for_o a_o heathen_a can_v be_v a_o schismatic_a but_o if_o he_o mean_v as_o i_o believe_v he_o do_v no_o man_n can_v be_v such_o unless_o he_o be_v a_o member_n of_o a_o particular_a church_n it_o be_v make_v appear_v to_o the_o contrary_a above_o and_o shall_v be_v more_o hereafter_o for_o the_o present_a i_o only_o say_v suppose_v a_o schismatic_a of_o himself_o depart_v from_o the_o church_n or_o be_v eject_v by_o the_o church_n yet_o still_o persist_v to_o maintain_v the_o difference_n by_o he_o raise_v in_o that_o church_n i_o 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of_o this_o in_o hypothesi_fw-la when_o he_o come_v to_o apply_v it_o to_o themselves_o §_o 18_o whether_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v a_o church_n of_o christ_n or_o no_o 56._o pag._n 56._o and_o how_o they_o be_v schismatical_a i_o listen_v not_o to_o be_v their_o advocate_n they_o be_v old_a enough_o to_o answer_v his_o charge_n themselves_o i_o think_v he_o have_v say_v enough_o if_o not_o too_o much_o to_o vindicate_v the_o protestant_a church_n from_o schism_n in_o their_o separation_n from_o rome_n but_o his_o principle_n will_v carry_v he_o further_o not_o only_o to_o unchurch_n rome_n but_o also_o all_o protestant_a church_n at_o home_o and_o abroad_o for_o want_v as_o he_o think_v of_o a_o right_a constitution_n by_o jesus_n christ_n as_o well_o as_o to_o free_v himself_o and_o he_o from_o the_o crime_n of_o schism_n as_o will_v present_o appear_v only_o i_o observe_v that_o he_o do_v not_o charge_n rome_n itself_o to_o be_v schismatical_a but_o upon_o supposition_n that_o it_o be_v a_o church_n which_o he_o deny_v below_o then_o indeed_o by_o her_o intestine_a division_n she_o be_v the_o most_o schismatical_a church_n in_o the_o world_n but_o if_o no_o church_n not_o schismatical_a whereas_o our_o divine_n have_v prove_v her_o schismatical_a not_o only_o by_o her_o intestine_a difference_n but_o chief_o by_o her_o schismatical_a principle_n as_o those_o above_o mention_v that_o she_o be_v the_o catholic_n church_n and_o none_o out_o of_o her_o communion_n be_v any_o better_a than_o heretic_n they_o our_o conventicle_n be_v no_o church_n but_o sty_n of_o beast_n p._n 63._o say_v they_o or_o heathen_n that_o ordination_n be_v void_a except_o do_v by_o her_o bishop_n and_o also_o and_o especial_o by_o her_o abominable_a corruption_n doctrine_n and_o worship_n depart_v therein_o from_o the_o scripture_n and_o example_n of_o the_o apostolical_a church_n now_o his_o chief_n if_o not_o only_a principle_n to_o conclude_v himself_o not_o schismatical_a in_o separate_v from_o rome_n be_v this_o that_o there_o be_v never_o any_o such_o thing_n 60._o pag._n 60._o as_o that_o which_o be_v call_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n institute_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n by_o jesus_n christ_n which_o he_o hereafter_o affirm_v also_o of_o national_a and_o presbyterian_a church_n as_o he_o thereby_o free_v himself_o from_o schism_n in_o separate_v from_o all_o church_n in_o the_o world_n so_o he_o therewith_o unchurch_v all_o our_o church_n as_o well_o as_o rome_n §_o 19_o for_o so_o he_o say_v upon_o the_o same_o principle_n a_o plea_n 64._o pag._n 64._o for_o freedom_n from_o the_o charge_n of_o any_o church_n real_o or_o pretend_v as_o national_a may_v be_v found_v and_o confirm_v that_o principle_n be_v the_o definition_n of_o schism_n before_o give_v schism_n be_v a_o evil_n among_o the_o member_n of_o a_o church_n and_o hence_o he_o infer_v against_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n if_o our_o own_o congregation_n be_v not_o 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also_o then_o have_v we_o as_o they_o slander_v we_o no_o church_n at_o all_o god_n help_v the_o poor_a despise_a minister_n of_o england_n the_o romanist_n say_v we_o be_v no_o minister_n because_o we_o have_v not_o our_o ordination_n from_o rome_n the_o sectarist_n say_v we_o be_v no_o minister_n because_o we_o have_v our_o ordination_n from_o rome_n which_o shall_v we_o believe_v neither_o for_o we_o have_v it_o from_o jesus_n christ_n by_o who_o hand_n soever_o we_o have_v it_o but_o as_o a_o little_a blush_n at_o this_o hard_a say_n 196._o p._n 196._o he_o will_v mollify_v it_o a_o little_a i_o do_v not_o say_v if_o he_o will_v plead_v nothing_o else_o but_o if_o he_o have_v nothing_o else_o to_o plead_v he_o may_v have_v that_o which_o will_v constitute_v he_o a_o minister_n though_o he_o will_v not_o own_o that_o so_o it_o do_v what_o ever_o else_o we_o plead_v unless_o we_o will_v renounce_v our_o ordination_n it_o will_v not_o please_v they_o that_o by_o bishop_n be_v by_o 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discourse_n of_o i_o and_o some_o former_a have_v give_v he_o just_a occasion_n to_o produce_v that_o we_o may_v be_v once_o bless_v with_o the_o sight_n of_o that_o model_n of_o their_o way_n so_o often_o desire_v so_o often_o promise_v and_o as_o often_o unfaithful_o deny_v we_o profess_v ourselves_o utter_o unsatisfied_a with_o what_o have_v yet_o be_v vouchase_v we_o to_o see_v but_o he_o will_v tell_v we_o brief_o what_o be_v the_o thing_n of_o great_a and_o weighty_a importance_n which_o must_v come_v under_o debate_n before_o a_o clear_a account_n can_v be_v give_v of_o the_o case_n state_v in_o the_o objection_n before_o we_o hear_v they_o i_o can_v but_o say_v they_o have_v deal_v the_o more_o unbrother_o with_o we_o to_o say_v no_o more_o and_o all_o the_o reform_a church_n abroad_o in_o set_v up_o their_o way_n of_o new_a church_n and_o never_o discover_v to_o we_o sufficient_o the_o ground_n of_o their_o so_o do_v let_v he_o look_v back_o to_o what_o he_o say_v p._n 7_o the_o party_n litigant_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o we_o shall_v attend_v he_o for_o the_o particular_a head_n §_o 25_o 1._o the_o true_a nature_n of_o a_o institute_v church_n under_o the_o gospel_n as_o to_o the_o matter_n form_n and_o all_o other_o necessary_a constitutive_a cause_n be_v to_o be_v investigate_v and_o find_v out_o to_o which_o i_o say_v 1._o form_n be_v there_o any_o constitutive_a cause_n beside_o matter_n &_o form_n this_o i_o think_v have_v be_v full_o do_v if_o not_o by_o all_o reform_a church_n yet_o by_o those_o of_o new_a england_n who_o have_v do_v what_o they_o can_v to_o clear_v up_o their_o way_n the_o constitute_a cause_n say_v they_o be_v matter_n and_o form_n the_o matter_n visible_a saint_n the_o form_n a_o explicit_a covenant_n of_o all_o the_o member_n but_o they_o have_v be_v tell_v they_o have_v contradict_v themselves_o by_o require_v a_o explicit_a consent_n and_o yet_o confess_v a_o implicit_a to_o be_v sufficient_a and_o this_o to_o be_v in_o our_o church_n and_o yet_o separate_v from_o we_o 2._o i_o have_v think_v his_o definition_n of_o a_o institute_v particular_a church_n give_v we_o above_o have_v hold_v out_o all_o the_o constitute_a cause_n of_o such_o a_o church_n it_o be_v a_o society_n of_o man_n call_v by_o the_o word_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o faith_n in_o christ_n and_o joint_a performance_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o the_o same_o individual_a ordinance_n according_a to_o the_o order_n prescribe_v by_o christ_n such_o society_n be_v we_o in_o all_o the_o particular_a ingredient_n of_o this_o definition_n as_o be_v show_v above_o all_o that_o can_v be_v object_v be_v but_o to_o the_o last_o particle_n according_a to_o the_o order_n by_o christ_n prescribe_v which_o be_v the_o question_n between_o we_o &_o must_v not_o be_v beg_v on_o either_o side_n but_o prove_v and_o it_o concern_v he_o to_o show_v the_o contrary_n what_o ordinance_n do_v we_o want_v or_o what_o have_v we_o of_o humane_a addition_n and_o as_o for_o our_o joint_a consent_n though_o we_o have_v it_o implicit_o yet_o sufficient_o it_o be_v not_o in_o his_o definition_n which_o yet_o be_v one_o of_o the_o constitute_a cause_n of_o their_o church_n if_o then_o the_o definition_n of_o such_o a_o church_n be_v as_o applicabâ—â—_n to_o our_o church_n as_o to_o his_o own_o we_o be_v true-instituted_n church_n and_o whether_o they_o be_v schismatic_n in_o renounce_v communion_n with_o we_o let_v the_o whole_a christian_a church_n be_v judge_n and_o i_o go_v on_o to_o the_o next_o §_o 26_o 2._o the_o nature_n and_o form_n of_o such_o a_o church_n be_v to_o be_v exemplyfy_v from_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o story_n of_o the_o first_o church_n before_o sensible_o infeâ—ted_v with_o the_o poison_n of_o apostasy_n which_o ensue_v this_o have_v abundant_o be_v do_v by_o the_o assembly_n and_o other_o divine_n though_o he_o be_v not_o please_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o we_o dare_v join_v issue_n with_o he_o in_o this_o debate_n when_o ever_o he_o will_v begin_v it_o 3._o the_o extent_n of_o the_o apostasy_n under_o antichrist_n 271._o p._n 271._o as_o to_o the_o ruine_n of_o institute_v church_n make_v they_o to_o be_v babylon_n and_o their_o worship_n fornication_n be_v due_o and_o careful_o to_o be_v examine_v here_o lie_v our_o disorder_n hence_o our_o darkness_n etc._n etc._n though_o we_o may_v arise_v we_o shall_v not_o easy_o shake_v ourselves_o out_o of_o the_o dust_n i_o suppose_v he_o do_v not_o mean_v this_o last_o of_o his_o own_o church_n they_o be_v not_o only_o rise_v but_o have_v shake_v off_o the_o very_a dust_n of_o that_o apostasy_n i_o shall_v not_o contradict_v he_o for_o his_o own_o particular_a church_n because_o i_o be_o a_o stranger_n to_o it_o but_o of_o some_o of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o same_o constitution_n i_o dare_v confident_o affirm_v they_o be_v fall_v again_o into_o the_o old_a apostasy_n in_o matter_n of_o doctrine_n and_o have_v more_o dust_n upon_o their_o garment_n than_o many_o of_o we_o have_v but_o we_o shall_v be_v content_a to_o put_v ourselves_o upon_o the_o search_n and_o if_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o yet_o we_o retain_v any_o thing_n of_o that_o apostasy_n we_o shall_v promise_v faithful_o to_o relinquish_v it_o but_o i_o be_o very_o jealous_a he_o expect_v a_o fine_a and_o a_o high_a reformation_n than_o we_o dare_v look_v for_o in_o in_o this_o world_n till_o christ_n himself_o come_v to_o reign_v visible_o on_o earth_n as_o some_o do_v expect_v he_o will_v ere_o long_o viz_o by_o revelation_n of_o the_o spirit_n he_o speak_v suspicious_o this_o way_n p._n 42._o when_o the_o order_n spirituality_n beauty_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n shall_v return_v etc._n etc._n these_o dispute_n will_v have_v a_o issue_n and_o again_o p._n 70._o when_o god_n shall_v have_v reduce_v his_o church_n to_o their_o primitive_a purity_n etc._n etc._n and_o once_o more_o p._n 200._o so_o soon_o as_o christ_n church_n be_v shake_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n of_o babylon_n with_o his_o glory_n shine_v on_o they_o etc._n etc._n §_o 27_o 4._o by_o what_o way_n and_o mean_n god_n beget_v a_o new_a and_o keep_v alive_a his_o elect_a 271._o p._n 271._o in_o their_o several_a generation_n when_o antichristian_a darkness_n cover_v the_o earth_n suppose_v a_o intercision_n of_o institute_v ordinance_n so_o far_a as_o to_o make_v a_o nullity_n in_o they_o as_o to_o what_o be_v of_o simple_a institution_n etc._n etc._n he_o may_v do_v well_o to_o inquire_v and_o resolve_v we_o he_o can_v but_o know_v that_o there_o be_v many_o learned_a man_n that_o will_v not_o grant_v he_o his_o supposition_n of_o a_o intercision_n of_o all_o institute_v ordinance_n so_o far_o as_o to_o make_v a_o nullity_n in_o they_o and_o something_o have_v be_v say_v to_o this_o above_o which_o he_o may_v do_v well_o to_o consider_v the_o sum_n be_v this_o that_o if_o there_o be_v a_o utter_a intercision_n and_o so_o a_o nullity_n of_o all_o institute_v ordinance_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o fix_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o god_n with_o man_n again_o without_o a_o miracle_n or_o some_o divine_a revelation_n as_o for_o the_o bohemian_a brethren_n conclude_v the_o whole_a papacy_n to_o be_v pure_o antichristian_a it_o be_v not_o a_o singular_a conceit_n for_o all_o reform_a church_n be_v of_o that_o opinion_n they_o distinguish_v the_o papacy_n which_o be_v as_o a_o scab_n or_o leprosy_n to_o the_o hand_n from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n make_v the_o former_a pure_o antichristian_a but_o not_o the_o latter_a but_o as_o perhaps_o erroneous_o for_o luther_n and_o his_o associate_n do_v not_o so_o they_o can_v not_o allow_v of_o the_o ordination_n of_o minister_n by_o any_o in_o communion_n with_o they_o so_o they_o be_v persuade_v of_o a_o necessity_n of_o continue_v that_o ordinance_n in_o a_o way_n of_o succession_n which_o whether_o our_o author_n do_v let_v he_o declare_v when_o he_o take_v into_o consideration_n the_o bohemian_a case_n they_o send_v to_o the_o greek_a and_o armenian_a church_n to_o have_v ordination_n from_o they_o therefore_o they_o do_v not_o believe_v there_o be_v a_o iâ—â—â—ision_n of_o all_o institute_v ordinance_n and_o when_o they_o see_v their_o way_n be_v perhaps_o as_o superstitious_a another_o way_n have_v no_o satisfaction_n there_o they_o take_v their_o eaâ—e_n to_o be_v extraordinary_a and_o so_o choose_v themselves_o elder_n and_o set_v they_o apart_o by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n etc._n etc._n where_o note_v a_o double_a difference_n their_o case_n be_v extraordinary_a there_o be_v no_o minister_n to_o ordain_v they_o but_o our_o brethren_n be_v ordain_v by_o lawful_a minister_n or_o may_v have_v find_v enough_o to_o do_v it_o if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v ordain_v but_o they_o renounce_v what_o they_o
call_n thereunto_o but_o only_o a_o immediate_a call_n from_o god_n all_o i_o say_v for_o the_o change_n of_o his_o opinion_n be_v that_o he_o allow_v they_o this_o liberty_n now_o in_o case_n ordinary_a as_o will_v appear_v hereafter_o §_o 3_o the_o question_n than_o will_v be_v in_o case_n more_o than_o ordinary_a when_o a_o church_n be_v much_o degenerate_v and_o corrupt_v what_o may_v ordinary_a christian_n do_v then_o to_o the_o restauration_n of_o religion_n concern_v which_o his_o judgement_n be_v what_o ever_o it_o be_v now_o this_o deliver_v and_o rest_v upon_o that_o in_o a_o collapse_a and_o corrupt_a state_n of_o the_o church_n 15._o pag._n 15._o when_o the_o ordinary_a teacher_n be_v either_o utter_o ignorant_a and_o can_v or_o negligent_a and_o will_v not_o perform_v their_o duty_n gift_n in_o any_o one_o to_o be_v a_o teacher_n and_o consent_n in_o other_o by_o he_o to_o be_v teach_v be_v a_o sufficient_a warrant_n for_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o that_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o teach_v or_o preach_v but_o more_o express_o p._n 40._o in_o such_o a_o case_n of_o apostasy_n in_o the_o church_n i_o conceive_v he_o may_v nay_o he_o ought_v to_o preach_v and_o publish_v the_o truth_n discover_v to_o he_o neither_o be_v any_o other_o outward_a call_v requisite_a to_o constitute_v he_o a_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n than_o the_o consent_n of_o god_n people_n to_o be_v instruct_v by_o he_o i_o shâ—ll_v only_o remember_v he_o that_o as_o he_o speak_v this_o of_o a_o lay_v man_n in_o italy_n for_o that_o be_v his_o instance_n so_o he_o do_v not_o then_o take_v rome_n to_o be_v no_o church_n at_o all_o as_o now_o he_o do_v but_o a_o collapse_a and_o corrupt_a church_n but_o that_o by_o the_o way_n that_o which_o i_o observe_v is1._o that_o he_o be_v not_o distinct_a enough_o in_o these_o assertion_n for_o if_o he_o mean_v that_o in_o such_o a_o fall_a state_n of_o a_o church_n 16._o p._n 16._o when_o it_o be_v ruinous_o decline_v every_o one_o of_o god_n servant_n have_v a_o sufficient_a warrant_n to_o help_v or_o prevent_v the_o fall_n as_o a_o common_a duty_n of_o zeal_n and_o charity_n in_o a_o charitative_a way_n it_o be_v not_o deny_v by_o any_o f._n do_v it_o as_o a_o charitable_a duty_n not_o as_o out_o of_o necessary_a function_n even_o as_o priscilla_n a_o woman_n expound_v unto_o apollo_n the_o word_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 50._o f._n it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o every_o christian_a man_n or_o woman_n to_o publish_v truth_n reâ—ealed_v to_o other_o that_o will_v hear_v he_o as_o he_o speak_v hereafter_o but_o if_o he_o take_v it_o in_o a_o authoritative_a way_n as_o a_o act_n of_o the_o key_n as_o a_o teacher_n or_o preacher_n be_v take_v under_o the_o gospel_n for_o a_o officer_n than_o its_o certain_a that_o gift_n and_o the_o consent_n of_o people_n to_o be_v instruct_v by_o he_o be_v not_o sufficient_a warrant_n to_o make_v he_o a_o preacher_n and_o this_o appear_v upon_o his_o own_o former_a principle_n for_o 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gospel_n in_o such_o a_o case_n but_o tell_v we_o not_o whether_o such_o a_o preacher_n be_v a_o complete_a minister_n as_o to_o the_o administration_n of_o other_o ordinance_n as_o the_o sacrament_n not_o one_o word_n of_o that_o i_o suppose_v than_o he_o do_v not_o intend_v so_o much_o but_o now_o so_o be_v he_o change_v he_o allow_v some_o that_o be_v never_o ordain_v and_o himself_o who_o have_v renounce_v his_o ordination_n not_o only_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n but_o also_o to_o administer_v sacrament_n as_o complete_a minister_n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n let_v they_o fear_v and_o tremble_v to_o hear_v one_o day_n those_o question_n by_o what_o authority_n do_v you_o these_o thing_n or_o who_o give_v you_o this_o authority_n it_o be_v a_o dreadful_a speech_n of_o his_o own_o p._n 16._o who_o ever_o do_v any_o thing_n in_o another_o stead_n not_o by_o express_a patent_n from_o he_o be_v a_o plain_a impostor_n and_o yet_o how_o many_o such_o impostor_n be_v there_o abroad_o who_o take_v upon_o they_o without_o commission_n from_o christ_n or_o authority_n from_o the_o church_n not_o only_o to_o preach_v but_o to_o baptize_v and_o give_v the_o lord_n supper_n i_o have_v hear_v a_o sad_a story_n of_o a_o young_a forward_a man_n that_o do_v so_o and_o fall_v into_o great_a perplexity_n of_o mind_n for_o so_o do_v and_o as_o i_o remember_v so_o dye_v many_o such_o there_o be_v who_o 〈◊〉_d before_o they_o be_v send_v have_v neither_o gift_n nor_o consent_n of_o people_n the_o lord_n say_v it_o to_o their_o heart_n and_o to_o the_o heart_n of_o those_o that_o indulge_v they_o in_o it_o as_o guilty_a of_o such_o usurpation_n in_o they_o and_o the_o great_a contempt_n of_o the_o sacred_a call_n of_o the_o ministry_n last_o how_o ever_o it_o may_v be_v sufficient_a in_o a_o extraordinary_a state_n of_o a_o corrupt_a church_n to_o make_v a_o man_n a_o minister_n to_o have_v such_o gift_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n which_o be_v all_o the_o dr._n then_o assert_v yet_o that_o those_o shall_v be_v sufficient_a in_o a_o ordinary_a reform_a church-state_n be_v his_o 〈◊〉_d light_n and_o opinion_n unless_o they_o can_v show_v some_o extraordinary_a sign_n of_o such_o a_o call_n from_o god_n which_o they_o can_v do_v for_o he_o speak_v rational_o below_o when_o he_o say_v it_o be_v certain_a enough_o 34._o p._n 34._o that_o god_n never_o send_v any_o one_o extraordinary_o instruct_v only_o with_o ordinary_a gift_n and_o for_o a_o ordinary_a end_n but_o these_o his_o new_a preacher_n have_v no_o more_o than_o ordinary_a gift_n some_o of_o they_o not_o so_o much_o wherein_o other_o be_v their_o equal_n if_o not_o superior_n and_o the_o end_n be_v no_o more_o but_o ordinary_a the_o conversion_n of_o soul_n and_o settle_v the_o ordinance_n in_o purity_n then_o it_o follow_v that_o these_o be_v not_o 〈…〉_o of_o god_n nor_o ordinary_o 〈…〉_o by_o the_o church_n be_v no_o 〈◊〉_d impostor_n as_o he_o say_v afore_o §_o 4_o how_o long_o the_o dr._n have_v be_v of_o that_o opinion_n that_o the_o bless_a spirit_n of_o god_n be_v 〈◊〉_d and_o personal_o in_o every_o true_a believer_n i_o can_v tell_v but_o he_o speak_v suspicious_o that_o way_n as_o on_z p._n 94_o 95._o and_o 236._o of_o schism_n be_v note_v above_o c._n 7._o â—_o 11_o so_o he_o speak_v the_o same_o language_n here_o p._n 21._o with_o what_o difference_n we_o shall_v observe_v thus_o he_o sale_n as_o in_o his_o incarnation_n christ_n take_v upon_o he_o our_o flesh_n and_o blood_n by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n so_o in_o our_o regeneration_n he_o bestow_v on_o we_o his_o flesh_n and_o blood_n by_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o same_o spirit_n yea_o so_o strict_a be_v this_o latter_a union_n which_o we_o have_v with_o christ_n that_o as_o the_o former_a be_v true_o say_v to_o be_v a_o union_n of_o two_o nature_n into_o one_o person_n so_o this_o of_o many_o person_n into_o one_o nature_n for_o by_o it_o we_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n 2_o pet._n 1.4_o become_v member_n of_o his_o body_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o of_o his_o bone_n eph._n 5.30_o we_o be_v so_o part_n of_o he_o of_o his_o mystical_a body_n that_o he_o and_o we_o become_v thereby_o as_o it_o be_v one_o christ_n 1_o cor._n 12.12_o and_o the_o ground_n of_o this_o be_v because_o the_o same_o spirit_n be_v in_o he_o and_o we_o in_o he_o indeed_o dwell_v the_o fullness_n of_o it_o when_o it_o be_v bestow_v upon_o we_o only_o by_o measure_n but_o yet_o it_o be_v still_o the_o same_o spirit_n and_o so_o make_v we_o one_o with_o he_o as_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v one_o make_v the_o whole_a body_n with_o it_o to_o be_v but_o one_o man_n these_o thing_n
pretend_v to_o gift_n and_o find_v a_o people_n willing_a to_o be_v instruct_v by_o he_o or_o they_o to_o make_v a_o schism_n in_o and_o separation_n from_o our_o church_n by_o gather_v of_o a_o church_n because_o of_o some_o corruption_n in_o we_o yea_o this_o be_v evidence_n that_o he_o now_o proceed_v upon_o those_o principle_n that_o nothing_o be_v require_v to_o make_v a_o minister_n but_o gift_n and_o consent_n of_o people_n without_o any_o outward_a call_v of_o the_o church_n which_o we_o shall_v present_o hear_v he_o former_o require_v thereunto_o and_o this_o make_v he_o so_o careless_a in_o state_v the_o case_n of_o our_o first_o reformer_n luther_n calvin_n etc._n etc._n as_o to_o say_v with_o this_o i_o be_v always_o so_o well_o satisfy_v 41._o p._n 41._o that_o i_o ever_o deem_v all_o curious_a disquisition_n after_o the_o outward_a vocation_n of_o our_o first_o reformer_n altogether_o needless_a but_o by_o his_o leave_n the_o caâ—e_a oâ—_n luther_n be_v not_o as_o he_o say_v exact_o that_o which_o he_o lay_v down_o for_o he_o be_v speak_v of_o a_o layman_n by_o that_o way_n to_o be_v constitute_v a_o preacher_n or_o minister_n but_o luther_n be_v a_o minister_n ordain_v though_o with_o much_o corruption_n and_o so_o have_v a_o outward_a call_n by_o a_o church_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n in_o the_o truth_n and_o purity_n of_o it_o and_o i_o believe_v our_o author_n do_v then_o think_v he_o to_o be_v a_o minister_n of_o christ_n but_o his_o present_a principle_n deny_v it_o luther_n case_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o corrupt_a state_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o zeal_n and_o spirit_n whereby_o he_o manage_v it_o be_v extraordinary_a but_o his_o call_n be_v ordinary_a as_o a_o ordain_a minister_n 2._o the_o people_n who_o fall_v off_o from_o babylon_n with_o he_o be_v in_o church-state_n though_o corrupt_v as_o baptize_v person_n and_o have_v a_o command_n to_o come_v out_o of_o babylon_n but_o the_o people_n that_o our_o author_n now_o gather_v 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otherwise_o among_o barbarous_a people_n who_o receive_v he_o humane_o may_v he_o not_o ought_v he_o not_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n unto_o they_o and_o if_o he_o convert_v soul_n may_v he_o not_o become_v a_o pastor_n to_o those_o convert_v none_o i_o hope_v make_v doubt_n of_o it_o but_o suppose_v a_o christian_a woman_n shall_v be_v cast_v upon_o the_o same_o place_n as_o once_o among_o the_o iberian_o ought_v she_o not_o by_o his_o former_a principle_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o they_o no_o doubt_v she_o ought_v but_o if_o she_o convert_v soul_n there_o may_v she_o become_v for_o a_o pastor_n to_o they_o none_o i_o hope_v will_v say_v so_o 2._o but_o we_o have_v put_v he_o a_o case_n elsewhere_o of_o his_o own_o make_n suppose_v a_o barbarian_a shall_v find_v the_o scripture_n and_o be_v convert_v by_o it_o alone_o he_o be_v convert_v convert_v other_o i_o ask_v now_o may_v he_o become_v a_o pastor_n to_o those_o convert_n i_o hope_v he_o will_v not_o say_v he_o may_v till_o he_o be_v baptize_v nor_o can_v they_o make_v a_o church_n till_o they_o be_v baptize_v but_o who_o shall_v baptize_v either_o he_o or_o they_o have_v no_o minister_n there_o this_o while_o a_o presbyterian_a he_o will_v not_o have_v grant_v nor_o may_v now_o by_o his_o independent_a principle_n deny_v till_o he_o be_v turn_v anabaptist_n 3._o we_o read_v of_o man_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n as_o well_o as_o that_o woman_n who_o be_v no_o minister_n convert_v the_o indian_n and_o moor_n 16._o socrat._v hist_o l._n 1._o c._n 15._o 16._o but_o they_o neither_o dare_v be_v their_o pastor_n not_o baptize_v they_o till_o they_o be_v ordain_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o send_v to_o do_v it_o if_o consent_n of_o people_n and_o gift_n will_v have_v constitute_v they_o minister_n they_o need_v not_o to_o have_v come_v home_o so_o many_o hundred_o mile_n to_o fetch_v their_o ordination_n see_v but_o the_o difference_n between_o himself_o a_o presbyterian_a and_o now_o a_o independent_a but_o enough_o of_o that_o §_o 12_o and_o that_o our_o author_n be_v a_o presbyterian_a former_o and_o that_o upon_o good_a deliberation_n and_o strong_a resolution_n so_o to_o continue_v we_o have_v his_o own_o acknowledgement_n when_o thus_o he_o write_v 42._o p._n 42._o the_o principle_n and_o rule_n of_o that_o church_n government_n from_o which_o in_o the_o follow_a assertion_n i_o desire_v not_o to_o wander_v be_v of_o that_o to_o which_o i_o do_v and_o always_o in_o my_o poor_a judgement_n have_v adhere_v since_o by_o god_n assistance_n i_o have_v engage_v myself_o to_o the_o study_n of_o his_o word_n which_o be_v common_o call_v presbyterial_a or_o synodical_a in_o opposition_n to_o prelatical_a or_o diocesan_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o that_o which_o be_v common_o call_v independent_a or_o congregational_a on_o the_o other_o quantum_fw-la mutatus_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la in_o his_o tract_n of_o schism_n §_o 13_o and_o this_o he_o discover_v in_o the_o requisite_a which_o presbyterian_a government_n hold_v forth_o in_o ordinary_a case_n to_o constitute_v a_o minister_n for_o thus_o he_o â—â—ies_v for_o a_o public_a formal_a 46._o p._n 46._o ministerial_a teach_v two_o thâ—ngs_n be_v require_v in_o the_o teacher_n 1._o gift_n from_o god_n 2._o authority_n from_o the_o church_n whence_o i_o wouâ—d_v inâ—erâ—_n 1._o tâ—at_a consent_n oâ—_n election_n of_o the_o people_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o make_v a_o man_n a_o minister_n though_o well_o gift_v but_o a_o authoritative_a act_n of_o the_o church_n be_v to_o pass_v upon_o he_o that_o be_v ordination_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o presbytery_n according_a to_o his_o then_o principle_n 2._o that_o he_o be_v much_o change_v from_o what_o he_o be_v in_o the_o tract_n of_o schism_n where_o he_o require_v no_o more_o to_o constitute_v a_o minister_n than_o gift_n of_o teach_v and_o the_o people_n submit_v to_o he_o if_o any_o shall_v say_v the_o dr._n by_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n mean_v no_o more_o but_o the_o election_n or_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n of_o a_o congregation_n i_o will_v answer_v for_o he_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o at_o that_o time_n he_o will_v or_o do_v aequivocate_v with_o the_o world_n but_o take_v it_o in_o the_o presbyterian_a sense_n though_o now_o he_o cry_v down_o ordination_n by_o bishop_n or_o presbytery_n and_o have_v renounce_v his_o own_o ordination_n and_o be_v not_o this_o a_o great_a alteration_n and_o a_o sign_n of_o much_o inconstancy_n §_o 14_o have_v say_v very_o much_o in_o plead_v the_o liberty_n of_o private_a christian_n lest_o they_o shall_v surfeit_v of_o it_o and_o presume_v too_o far_o 48._o pag._n 48._o he_o give_v some_o wholesome_a presbyterian_a caution_n to_o bound_v they_o first_o the_o end_n why_o god_n bestow_v his_o gift_n on_o any_o be_v mere_o that_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o their_o own_o calling_n in_o which_o they_o be_v circumscribe_v 1_o cor._n 7.24_o they_o shall_v use_v they_o to_o his_o glory_n and_o the_o edification_n of_o his_o church_n this_o be_v then_o his_o judgement_n but_o now_o he_o can_v allow_v man_n of_o any_o call_n if_o gift_v to_o violate_v those_o bound_n set_v by_o god_n himself_o and_o to_o be_v preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o ordinary_a case_n which_o some_o of_o the_o prime_a brethren_n of_o new_a england_n do_v reject_v &_o reprobate_n second_o he_o require_v that_o they_o do_v not_o under_o pretence_n of_o christian_a liberty_n &_o freedom_n of_o conscience_n cast_v away_o all_o brotherly_a amity_n and_o cut_v themselves_o off_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n christ_n have_v not_o purchase_v a_o liberty_n for_o any_o to_o rend_v his_o body_n they_o will_v prove_v at_o length_n to_o be_v no_o duty_n of_o piety_n which_o break_v the_o sacred_a bond_n of_o charity_n divine_o
sign_n and_o evidence_n require_v to_o assure_v the_o man_n himself_o and_o other_o of_o hiâ—_n in_o mediate_a extraordinary_a â—â—cation_n 34._o p._n 34._o these_o he_o make_v to_o be_v a_o supernatural_a power_n either_o on_o discern_v of_o thing_n present_a as_o thought_n and_o word_n or_o thing_n future_a as_o 1._o thing_n contingent_a 2._o speak_v with_o tongue_n 3._o work_v of_o miracle_n etc._n etc._n none_o of_o which_o be_v now_o to_o be_v find_v or_o expect_v â—rom_o our_o new_a restorer_n or_o reformer_n people_n p._n 41._o f._n who_o ever_o pretend_v unto_o it_o not_o warrant_v by_o a_o evidence_n of_o one_o of_o those_o three_o way_n which_o god_n take_v in_o such_o proceed_n be_v but_o a_o pretender_n a_o impostor_n and_o to_o be_v reject_v of_o all_o god_n people_n who_o yet_o plead_v the_o revelation_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o take_v themselves_o extraordinary_o call_v by_o god_n to_o make_v new_a church_n upon_o the_o pretence_n of_o a_o collapse_a and_o corrupt_a state_n of_o this_o our_o church_n i_o say_v none_o of_o these_o be_v now_o to_o be_v find_v among_o they_o they_o prove_v themselves_o to_o be_v extraordinary_a impostor_n and_o those_o that_o indulge_v and_o countenance_v they_o be_v accessary_a to_o their_o imposture_n and_o whether_o our_o author_n himself_o have_v not_o relinquish_v these_o former_a orthodox_n principle_n the_o â—ow_o suppose_v a_o intercision_n of_o all_o ordinance_n and_o all_o true_a church-state_n lose_v as_o the_o seem_v to_o do_v in_o his_o tract_n of_o schism_n as_o be_v say_v above_o whether_o i_o say_v he_o must_v not_o maintain_v and_o expect_v a_o new_a immediate_a call_n from_o god_n to_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o restauration_n of_o a_o church_n i_o leave_v to_o all_o to_o judge_v when_o they_o consider_v what_o be_v say_v above_o at_o chap._n 7._o §_o 10._o and_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o next_o §_o 8_o the_o second_o way_n of_o a_o extraordinary_a call_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n be_v 37._o p._n 37._o by_o a_o concurrence_n of_o scripture_n rule_n draw_v either_o from_o express_a precept_n or_o approve_a practice_n the_o precept_n be_v such_o as_o these_o luke_n 22.32_o when_o convert_v strengthen_v thy_o brethren_n jam._n â—_o last_o if_o any_o err_v from_o the_o truth_n etc._n etc._n math._n 5.15_o a_o candle_n be_v not_o to_o be_v put_v under_o a_o bushel_n etc._n etc._n 38._o p._n 38._o whence_o he_o infer_v 1._o there_o be_v a_o general_a obligation_n on_o all_o christian_n to_o promote_v the_o conversion_n and_o instruction_n of_o sinner_n etc._n etc._n 2._o when_o any_o truth_n necessary_a be_v reveal_v to_o any_o out_o of_o the_o word_n not_o before_o know_v he_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o uncontradict_v liberty_n of_o declare_v that_o truth_n etc._n etc._n 3._o truth_n reveal_v carry_v with_o it_o a_o unmoveable_a persuasion_n of_o conscience_n that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v publish_v to_o the_o first_o of_o these_o it_o may_v be_v say_v this_o be_v not_o a_o immediate_a 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that_o his_o declaration_n as_o the_o church_n wherein_o he_o live_v if_o a_o right_a church_n do_v allow_v but_o this_o in_o part_n contradict_v his_o uncontradict_v liberty_n for_o if_o it_o be_v a_o necessary_a truth_n no_o church_n may_v hinder_v he_o but_o then_o the_o case_n be_v of_o a_o corrupt_a church_n which_o will_v not_o allow_v but_o contradict_v that_o liberty_n and_o what_o shall_v he_o then_o do_v to_o the_o three_o i_o have_v only_o this_o to_o say_v that_o a_o strong_a error_n carry_v oft_o with_o it_o a_o unmoveable_a persuasion_n of_o conscience_n which_o be_v in_o a_o sort_n obligatory_a that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v publish_v to_o other_o and_o so_o error_n must_v have_v as_o much_o liberty_n as_o truth_n however_o all_o these_o rule_n bound_v in_o ordinary_a as_o well_o as_o extraordinary_a case_n of_o a_o church_n and_o give_v no_o authority_n to_o make_v a_o man_n a_o preacher_n §_o 9_o the_o example_n be_v of_o our_o saviour_n himself_o 39_o p._n 39_o who_o preach_v in_o the_o synagogue_n without_o any_o outward_a call_v and_o of_o those_o act_n 8.1_o who_o be_v scatter_v go_v every_o where_o preach_v the_o word_n so_o do_v paul_n and_o apollo_n etc._n etc._n for_o our_o saviour_n his_o call_n be_v immediate_a and_o extrraordinary_a so_o be_v paul_n and_o apostle_n apollo_n be_v at_o first_o no_o more_o a_o preacher_n than_o aquila_n and_o priscilla_n who_o instruct_v he_o in_o the_o way_n as_o one_o christian_a may_v do_v another_o as_o for_o those_o act_n 8.1_o it_o be_v make_v more_o than_o probable_a by_o other_o that_o they_o be_v elder_n of_o the_o church_n and_o preacher_n by_o office_n if_o some_o be_v not_o they_o do_v no_o more_o than_o any_o christian_a man_n or_o woman_n may_v do_v in_o such_o case_n and_o yet_o never_o be_v preacher_n and_o all_o this_o in_o a_o reform_a church-state_n ordinary_o and_o so_o not_o to_o the_o purpose_n §_o 10_o for_o he_o must_v remember_v that_o he_o be_v to_o show_v what_o may_v make_v and_o 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man_n live_v in_o the_o midst_n and_o height_n of_o apostasy_n 40._o p._n 40._o when_o a_o universal_a darkness_n have_v spread_v over_o the_o faâ—â—_n of_o the_o church_n as_o in_o italy_n there_o the_o scene_n be_v lay_v though_o point_v at_o england_n the_o lord_n reveal_v some_o point_n of_o faith_n not_o know_v or_o disbelieved_a etc._n etc._n i_o demand_v whether_o that_o man_n without_o expect_v any_o call_n from_o the_o fomenter_n of_o those_o error_n may_v not_o preach_v and_o publish_v these_o truth_n to_o other_o etc._n etc._n true_o there_o be_v no_o difficulty_n in_o this_o case_n i_o conceive_v he_o may_v if_o he_o have_v so_o much_o confidence_n nay_o aught_o if_o when_o and_o where_o he_o can_v find_v some_o that_o will_v hear_v he_o but_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o this_o ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la make_v he_o a_o preacher_n in_o office_n a_o woman_n a_o christian_a among_o iberian_o may_v and_o do_v do_v as_o much_o as_o this_o yet_o i_o hope_v no_o preacher_n of_o 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