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A57981 A survey of the Survey of that summe of church-discipline penned by Mr. Thomas Hooker ... wherein the way of the churches of N. England is now re-examined ... / by Samuel Rutherfurd ... Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661. 1658 (1658) Wing R2395; ESTC R19199 491,661 530

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11._o be_v to_o beware_v of_o false_a teacher_n do_v mr._n h._n believe_v a_o judicious_a reader_n will_v or_o mr._n h._n shall_v pass_v his_o judgement_n of_o such_o toy_n as_o these_o 2._o to_o be_v a_o fix_a pastor_n to_o this_o flock_n be_v no_o species_n of_o a_o pastor_n but_o a_o mere_a accident_n nor_o to_o be_v a_o pastor_n habitu_fw-la to_o all_o the_o congregation_n species_n on_o earth_n a_o genus_fw-la to_o a_o b._n but_o to_o be_v a_o pastor_n habitu_fw-la to_o all_o congregation_n be_v and_o make_v a._n b._n as_o individual_a a_o pastor_n as_o to_o be_v a_o fix_a pastor_n make_v he_o a_o individual_a pastor_n a_o rudimentary_a in_o logic_n will_v not_o say_v the_o same_o individual_a pastor_n can_v be_v a_o genus_fw-la to_o himself_o as_o homo_fw-la be_v genus_fw-la homo_fw-la be_v species_n he_o ought_v to_o say_v to_o thomas_n so_o when_o a_o accident_n be_v remove_v such_o as_o fixedness_n of_o the_o pastoral_a call_n to_o the_o congregation_n of_o boston_n mr._n cotton_n remain_v a_o pastor_n else_o i_o may_v say_v when_o thomas_n be_v no_o more_o a_o physician_n to_o sick_a john_n for_o sick_a john_n be_v dead_a thomas_n leave_v off_o to_o be_v a_o physician_n to_o any_o other_o sick_a person_n on_o say_v earth_n so_o thomas_n be_v destroy_v as_o thomas_n whereas_o a_o poor_a accident_n only_o to_o be_v a_o physician_n in_o actual_a excercise_n to_o sick_a john_n be_v only_o destroy_v and_o yet_o the_o general_a nature_n of_o thomas_n be_v still_o safe_a and_o maintain_v the_o like_a answer_n be_v due_a to_o that_o which_o he_o call_v a_o fundamental_a rule_n sublato_fw-la uno_fw-la relatorum_fw-la tollitur_fw-la alterum_fw-la a_o man_n will_v say_v logic_n and_o reason_n be_v turn_v upside_o down_o thomas_n be_v no_o actual_a physician_n to_o
the_o church_n from_o the_o east_n to_o the_o we●●_n which_o fill_v all_o the_o world_n de_fw-fr prop._n evangil_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o pag._n 8._o then_o it_o be_v not_o one_o single_a congregation_n gregorius_n nuzianz●nus_n orat._n ●8_o de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d partis_fw-la the_o people_n give_v their_o consent_n only_o to_o ordain_v the_o bishop_n and_o this_o election_n of_o bishop_n ibid._n page_n 480._o i●_n to_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o clean_a part_n of_o the_o people_n to_o sacred_a minister_n and_o to_o our_o nazarite_n and_o not_o to_o the_o foolish_a and_o rash_a common_a people_n tum_fw-la eximia_fw-la ac_fw-la purissimae_fw-la p●puti_fw-la parti_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d ministris_fw-la &_o nostris_fw-la nazar●●_n quibus_fw-la vil_fw-mi sol●_n vel_fw-la pot●ssimum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ill_n commitis_n op●rtebat_fw-la sic_fw-la enim_fw-la nun●…_n ecclesia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d esse●_n ac_fw-la non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la opibus_fw-la &_o potentia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d magistratee_n notat_fw-la 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order_n and_o gift_n and_o variety_n of_o member_n in_o christ_n body_n and_o cite_v 1_o cor._n 12._o 28._o not_o of_o a_o single_a congregation_n for_o 1._o he_o say_v we_o be_v all_o one_o body_n in_o christ_n 2._o he_o say_v there_o be_v in_o the_o church_n apostles_n prophet_n etc._n etc._n the_o eye_n walk_v not_o but_o be_v the_o captain_n nor_o do_v the_o foot_n fee_n but_o walk_v and_o move_v from_o place_n to_o place_n nor_o do_v the_o tongue_n receive_v sound_n that_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o hear_n nor_o do_v the_o ●ongue_z speak_v but_o the_o tongue_n etc._n etc._n and_o 3._o he_o speak_v of_o a_o number_n of_o prophet_n of_o which_o two_n or_o three_o pprophecy_n by_o course_n and_o one_o interpret_v basilius_n magnus_fw-la nicopolitanis_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la epist._n 10._o tom._n ult_n 〈◊〉_d ex_fw-la albo_fw-la vest●●_n defecis_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d unus_fw-la &_o alter_fw-la conseculus_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d adhu●_n corpus_fw-la vestrum_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la die_fw-la gratiam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d basil._n ci●●bus_fw-la nicopolitanis_fw-la disp_n epist._n 13._o tom._n ult_n dispensationes_fw-la ecclesiasticae_fw-la fiunt_fw-la quidem_fw-la per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d quibus_fw-la est_fw-la illorum_fw-la cura_fw-la conoredita_fw-la verum_fw-la à_fw-la plobe_n confir●antur_fw-la basil._n epist._n 18._o vol._n ult_n presbyteris_fw-la a●tiochiae_fw-la solicitudinem_fw-la illam_fw-la quam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ecclistis_n d●…_n ex_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la vobis_fw-la t●tius_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d charitate●_n &_o affectum_fw-la expon●i_fw-la at_o the_o first_o read_v a_o presbyterial_a body_n over_o divers_a congregation_n appear_v theophylact._n 19_o every_o one_o of_o we_o be_v the_o church_n and_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o if_o we_o continue_v in_o the_o faith_n confess_v the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o we_o that_o be_v sin_n 2._o the_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v he_o expound_v to_o be_v the_o power_n of_o remit_v of_o sin_n which_o 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