these_o miraculous_a cure_n on_o man_n body_n evident_o prove_v to_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v all_o of_o this_o opinion_n that_o he_o have_v power_n to_o forgive_v sin_n and_o consequent_o be_v the_o messiah_n now_o if_o the_o original_a of_o this_o opinion_n of_o they_o be_v inquire_v into_o we_o may_v conclude_v it_o come_v first_o from_o god_n threaten_a disease_n to_o those_o who_o transgress_v his_o law_n deuter._n xxviii_o 27_o 28_o 35_o etc._n etc._n and_o second_o from_o the_o frequent_a example_n they_o have_v see_v of_o the_o miraculous_a smite_v of_o evil_a man_n with_o sudden_a and_o sad_a distemper_n in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o their_o sin_n now_o while_o this_o extraordinary_a way_n of_o punish_v and_o disgrace_v sinner_n suitable_a to_o the_o hardness_n of_o this_o people_n heart_n be_v make_v use_n of_o by_o god_n there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o need_n nor_o occasion_n for_o the_o priest_n to_o excommunicate_a man_n for_o immorality_n since_o god_n take_v the_o matter_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o no_o doubt_n these_o apparent_a judgement_n be_v so_o terrible_a that_o such_o as_o have_v do_v any_o grievous_a sin_n dare_v not_o come_v to_o god_n house_n till_o he_o be_v atone_v and_o it_o may_v be_v note_v that_o in_o the_o infancy_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n the_o lord_n proceed_v the_o same_o way_n with_o the_o corinthian_n who_o profane_a the_o holy_a communion_n strike_v many_o of_o they_o with_o sickness_n and_o weakness_n and_o some_o with_o death_n 1_o cor._n xi_o 30._o to_o warn_v the_o rest_n and_o to_o provide_v for_o the_o keep_v his_o sacred_a ordinance_n from_o profanation_n in_o a_o church_n where_o as_o s._n chrysostom_n note_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o schism_n there_o be_v no_o exercise_n of_o discipline_n at_o that_o time_n now_o these_o method_n sufficient_o show_v it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o notorious_a sinner_n shall_v be_v exclude_v they_o do_v the_o work_n and_o serve_v to_o the_o end_n of_o excommunication_n they_o bind_v up_o the_o party_n so_o that_o they_o want_v if_o not_o commerce_n with_o man_n yet_o however_o converse_v with_o god_n for_o they_o can_v not_o go_v to_o the_o temple_n till_o both_o the_o sin_n be_v pardon_v and_o the_o sickness_n remove_v together_o and_o that_o restauration_n be_v their_o absolution_n 22._o absolution_n isa_n xxxviii_o ver_fw-la 22._o and_o also_o a_o warning_n not_o to_o offend_v again_o 14._o again_o john_n v._o 14._o these_o method_n therefore_o of_o miraculous_a smite_v sinner_n may_v well_o occasion_v the_o seldom_o use_v of_o any_o excommunication_n for_o immorality_n which_o be_v the_o first_o answer_n to_o that_o query_n why_o there_o be_v so_o few_o instance_n of_o that_o discipline_n under_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n exercise_v by_o the_o priest_n upon_o scandalous_a offender_n a_o second_o reason_n may_v be_v take_v from_o the_o jewish_a form_n of_o government_n which_o be_v a_o theocracy_n god_n himself_o be_v their_o supreme_a ruler_n and_o lawgiver_n and_o they_o have_v not_o two_o law_n one_o sacred_a and_o the_o other_o civil_a nor_o two_o tribunal_n as_o there_o be_v in_o other_o nation_n the_o priest_n there_o have_v the_o chief_a authority_n in_o the_o sanhedrim_n and_o in_o all_o other_o council_n and_o the_o power_n of_o temporal_a punishment_n 2_o chron._n nineteeen_o 8._o the_o highpriest_n be_v the_o first_o person_n in_o the_o sanhedrim_n ibid._n ver_fw-la 11._o and_o the_o determine_n of_o all_o controversy_n and_o punish_v all_o offence_n be_v principal_o in_o they_o 12._o they_o deut._n xvii_o 9_o 12._o so_o that_o the_o king_n himself_o be_v to_o advise_v with_o the_o priest_n in_o all_o matter_n 8._o matter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joseph_n in_o app._n lib._n 2._o vide_fw-la phil._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la joseph_n antiq._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 8._o and_o it_o be_v capital_a to_o any_o of_o the_o people_n to_o disobey_v their_o order_n now_o while_o the_o priest_n have_v this_o power_n and_o the_o nation_n be_v govern_v by_o god_n law_n and_o its_o own_o magistrate_n of_o divine_a appointment_n all_o moral_a evil_n and_o impiety_n be_v if_o small_a expiate_v by_o chargeable_a sacrifice_n and_o so_o the_o offender_n be_v reconcile_v by_o the_o priest_n to_o god_n and_o the_o congregation_n but_o if_o the_o crime_n be_v great_a or_o do_v presumptuous_o deut._n xvii_o 12._o they_o be_v to_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o murder_n exod._n xxi_o 14._o abuse_v their_o parent_n and_o men-stealing_a ver_fw-la 15_o 16_o 17._o witchcraft_n and_o unlawful_a lust_n exod._n xxii_o 18_o 19_o idolatry_n ver_fw-la 20._o the_o sin_n of_o fornication_n in_o a_o woman_n before_o marriage_n and_o of_o adultery_n in_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o rape_n commit_v on_o a_o betroth_a woman_n deut._n xxii_o 21_o 22_o 23_o etc._n etc._n these_o and_o many_o other_o crime_n be_v in_o that_o law_n punish_v with_o death_n by_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o so_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o any_o solemn_a excommunication_n as_o mr._n selden_n himself_o confess_v even_o there_o where_o he_o be_v magnify_v this_o objection_n of_o the_o want_n of_o instance_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o the_o exercise_n of_o excommunication_n 77._o excommunication_n neque_fw-la necessarium_fw-la eye_n visum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la adhiberetur_fw-la excommunicatio_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la svi_fw-la erant_fw-la juris_fw-la seld._n de_fw-fr synedriis_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 7._o p._n 77._o this_o stiff-necked_a and_o rebellious_a people_n be_v not_o to_o be_v reform_v by_o so_o gentle_a a_o method_n as_o separation_n from_o the_o assembly_n or_o the_o disgrace_n of_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n duro_fw-la nodo_fw-la durus_fw-la cuneus_fw-la almighty_a god_n therefore_o be_v force_v to_o use_v a_o hard_a wedge_n to_o so_o knotty_a a_o piece_n and_o to_o invest_v his_o priest_n with_o a_o power_n to_o cut_v they_o off_o with_o the_o material_a sword_n which_o under_o the_o spiritual_a oeconomy_n and_o paternal_a regiment_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v now_o as_o s._n augustine_n observe_v change_v into_o reproof_n and_o excommunication_n 6._o excommunication_n hoc_fw-la nunc_fw-la agit_fw-fr in_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la excommunicatio_fw-la quod_fw-la agebat_fw-la tunc_fw-la interfectio_fw-la aug._n quaest_n in_o deut._n lib._n 5._o c._n 38._o phinees_n sacerdos_n adulteros_fw-la simul_fw-la inventos_fw-la far_o ultore_fw-la transfixit_fw-la quod_fw-la utique_fw-la degradationibus_fw-la &_o excommunicationibus_fw-la significatum_fw-la est_fw-la esse_fw-la faciendum_fw-la hoc_fw-la tempore_fw-la idem_fw-la de_fw-la fid._n &_o oper._n cap._n 6._o as_o more_o suitable_a to_o the_o gospel_n spirit_n luke_n ix_o 55._o and_o to_o the_o gracious_a design_n of_o make_v man_n virtuous_a out_o of_o love_n to_o god_n and_o not_o as_o under_o the_o law_n mere_o for_o fear_n of_o bodily_a punishment_n which_o be_v inflict_v without_o mercy_n on_o those_o who_o by_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n be_v prove_v to_o have_v despise_v moses_n law_n hebr._n x._o 28._o yet_o as_o the_o apostle_n there_o note_n those_o who_o despise_v this_o gentle_a method_n shall_v have_v a_o sore_a punishment_n even_o a_o dreadful_a judgement_n execute_v on_o they_o by_o god_n at_o last_o ver_fw-la 27_o 29_o 30_o etc._n etc._n wherefore_o there_o be_v so_o apparent_a difference_n between_o the_o state_n of_o thing_n under_o the_o law_n and_o under_o the_o gospel_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o if_o those_o priest_n who_o have_v so_o much_o secular_a authority_n do_v not_o so_o often_o exercise_v this_o power_n of_o excommunication_n as_o the_o gospel_n priest_n do_v who_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o corporal_a punishment_n and_o yet_o still_o it_o be_v clear_a there_o be_v a_o method_n then_o to_o separate_v the_o notorious_a criminal_n from_o the_o congregation_n and_o that_o by_o god_n own_o appointment_n yea_o there_o be_v something_o like_o excommunication_n in_o these_o legal_a capital_a punishment_n for_o it_o seem_v the_o cherem_n or_o curse_n of_o god_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v upon_o that_o man_n who_o thus_o suffer_v as_o moses_n show_v say_v he_o that_o be_v hang_v be_v accurse_v of_o god_n deut._n xxi_o 22._o and_o thus_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o gal._n iii._o 13._o and_o the_o impious_a canaanites_n who_o be_v destroy_v by_o joshua_n be_v thus_o accurse_v yea_o the_o very_a phrase_n for_o kill_v those_o who_o have_v deserve_v death_n for_o their_o treachery_n in_o the_o book_n of_o maccabee_n be_v anathematise_v or_o curse_v they_o 5._o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o maccab_n v._o 5._o so_o jezabel_n be_v execute_v be_v call_v a_o curse_a woman_n 34._o woman_n 2_o king_n ix_o 34._o and_o when_o saul_n have_v pronounce_v this_o cherem_n upon_o all_o that_o eat_v that_o day_n jonathan_n fall_v under_o that_o curse_n must_v have_v dye_v if_o the_o people_n have_v not_o rescue_v
synagogue_n at_o the_o hour_n of_o prayer_n 6._o prayer_n idem_fw-la ibid._n cap._n 6._o and_o again_o let_v every_o man_n go_v morning_n and_o evening_n to_o the_o synagogue_n and_o if_o any_o man_n who_o have_v a_o synagogue_n in_o his_o city_n pray_v not_o in_o it_o with_o the_o congregation_n he_o be_v a_o evil_a neighbour_n 8._o neighbour_n maim_v tephil_n cap._n 8._o et_fw-la baeb_n berac_n fol._n 8._o and_o about_o our_o saviour_n time_n we_o be_v tell_v there_o be_v 480_o in_o jerusalem_n yea_o unto_o this_o day_n the_o jew_n have_v synagogue_n for_o prayer_n and_o religious_a worship_n in_o all_o city_n where_o they_o be_v tolerate_v for_o of_o these_o buxtorf_n say_v they_o have_v synagogue_n or_o school_n so_o they_o call_v their_o church_n 5._o church_n synagogas_fw-la aut_fw-la scholas_fw-la ita_fw-la nimirum_fw-la vocant_fw-la templa_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la habent_fw-la buxt_n synag_fw-mi c._n 5._o where_o they_o always_o meet_v say_v he_o at_o the_o appoint_a hour_n of_o prayer_n and_o there_o they_o perform_v their_o prayer_n according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o their_o book_n ibid._n book_n idem_fw-la ibid._n which_o constant_a use_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o call_v the_o place_n for_o their_o religious_a assembly_n synagogue_n give_v occasion_n to_o christian_n also_o to_o call_v their_o church_n by_o the_o very_a same_o name_n so_o s._n james_n speak_v of_o one_o come_v into_o the_o christian_a synagogue_n 2._o synagogue_n james_n two_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theoph._n adv_o nat._n lib._n 2._o and_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n say_v the_o holy_a church_n be_v call_v synagogue_n all_o which_o sufficient_o prove_v that_o the_o main_a end_n of_o synagogue_n be_v for_o prayer_n and_o other_o religious_a meeting_n yet_o we_o confess_v that_o when_o once_o the_o nation_n be_v bring_v under_o the_o roman_n so_o that_o the_o jew_n have_v no_o prince_n of_o their_o own_o nor_o no_o great_a coercive_a power_n then_o and_o not_o before_o it_o appear_v they_o have_v a_o session_n of_o three_o eminent_a man_n in_o every_o synagogue_n to_o hear_v and_o determine_v such_o cause_n as_o be_v leave_v to_o they_o and_o be_v not_o sit_v to_o be_v complain_v of_o to_o the_o roman_a governor_n and_o because_o for_o more_o privacy_n they_o sometime_o execute_v the_o sentence_n as_o far_o as_o scourge_v the_o malefactor_n in_o their_o synagogue_n matth._n x._o 17._o therefore_o some_o learned_a man_n have_v fancy_v the_o synagogue_n to_o be_v place_n for_o administer_a civil_a justice_n and_o hence_o mr._n selden_n will_v infer_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n power_n in_o excommunication_n and_o that_o this_o holy_a interdict_v itself_o be_v chief_o yea_o only_o a_o civil_a punishment_n and_o a_o deny_v to_o keep_v they_o company_n in_o the_o affair_n of_o common_a life_n but_o all_o unprejudiced_a man_n must_v grant_v that_o excommunication_n or_o turn_v out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n necessary_o imply_v a_o separation_n from_o all_o act_v do_v in_o the_o synagogue_n that_o be_v first_o and_z chief_o from_o prayer_n and_o sermon_n and_o second_o from_o the_o benefit_n of_o these_o private_a tribunal_n and_o last_o from_o their_o civil_a conversation_n also_o nor_o can_v it_o be_v improbable_a that_o they_o must_v both_o go_v together_o for_o if_o a_o man_n be_v so_o wicked_a as_o to_o be_v judge_v unworthy_a to_o talk_v or_o eat_v with_o his_o brethren_n he_o be_v much_o more_o unworthy_a to_o pray_v with_o they_o and_o he_o who_o may_v not_o come_v into_o the_o synagogue_n when_o a_o court_n be_v keep_v there_o ought_v much_o more_o to_o be_v exclude_v when_o religious_a office_n be_v perform_v and_o that_o offender_n be_v then_o exclude_v from_o religious_a assembly_n may_v be_v sufficient_o prove_v from_o the_o best_a author_n josephus_n affirm_v that_o if_o any_o of_o the_o priest_n do_v offend_v he_o be_v interdict_v from_o come_v to_o the_o altar_n and_o from_o meddle_v with_o any_o holy_a office_n in_o ap._n lib._n 1._o pag._n 632._o and_o he_o say_v the_o essenes_n do_v not_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o temple_n because_o they_o have_v some_o rite_n of_o their_o own_o which_o they_o count_v more_o holy_a for_o which_o cause_n be_v exclude_v from_o the_o public_a temple_n they_o sacrifice_v in_o private_a by_o themselves_o 2._o themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d antiq._n l_o 18._o c._n 2._o yea_o the_o custom_n of_o these_o essenes_n among_o those_o of_o their_o own_o sect_n show_v that_o the_o excommunication_n then_o in_o use_n among_o they_o be_v a_o exclusion_n from_o both_o religious_a and_o civil_a commerce_n for_o if_o any_o of_o they_o be_v take_v in_o any_o great_a fault_n they_o cast_v he_o out_o of_o their_o society_n 7._o society_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jos_n bell._n jud._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 7._o and_o none_o of_o they_o will_v ever_o come_v near_o he_o after_o this_o censure_n under_o which_o he_o common_o die_v miserable_o athanasius_n also_o relate_v how_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o elder_n at_o berytus_n do_v excommunicate_a that_o jew_n and_o cast_v he_o out_o of_o their_o synagogue_n with_o who_o a_o image_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v find_v 628._o find_v athanas_n tom._n 2._o p._n 628._o and_o not_o to_o search_v for_o more_o example_n the_o usage_n of_o the_o modern_a jew_n derive_v from_o their_o father_n do_v abundant_o prove_v that_o excommunication_n be_v a_o deprivation_n of_o communion_n in_o sacred_a office_n for_o when_o any_o be_v disobedient_a they_o curse_v he_o and_o declare_v he_o open_o to_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o to_o speak_v to_o he_o or_o to_o come_v within_o four_o yard_n of_o he_o neither_o may_v he_o come_v into_o the_o synagogue_n or_o school_n but_o he_o be_v to_o sit_v upon_o the_o ground_n with_o his_o shoe_n off_o as_o if_o he_o mourn_v for_o some_o of_o his_o dead_a kindred_n and_o this_o he_o must_v do_v till_o he_o be_v absolve_v by_o the_o rabbin_n and_o shall_v have_v receive_v their_o benediction_n and_o if_o it_o be_v the_o solemn_a and_o grand_a excommunication_n then_o do_v all_o the_o people_n repair_v to_o the_o school_n light_v black_a torch_n and_o sound_a horn_n they_o curse_v he_o that_o shall_v do_v or_o have_v do_v such_o a_o thing_n and_o all_o the_o child_n and_o the_o people_n answer_v amen_n leo_fw-la moden_n history_n of_o the_o present_a jew_n chap._n 3._o pag._n 70._o which_o last_o passage_n mind_v i_o of_o the_o second_o degree_n of_o excommunication_n call_v cherem_n which_o be_v not_o only_o a_o separate_n the_o person_n from_o religious_a and_o civil_a commerce_n but_o declare_v he_o accurse_v yea_o they_o do_v actual_o curse_v he_o and_o wish_v dreadful_a evil_n may_v befall_v he_o which_o kind_n of_o anathema_n the_o jew_n in_o their_o synagogue_n utter_v against_o christ_n and_o all_o christian_n as_o justin_n martyr_n at_o large_a relate_v in_o divers_a place_n 363._o place_n just_a mart._n dial._n cum_fw-la tryph._n p._n 323_o 335_o &_o 363._o yea_o epiphanius_n say_v that_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o synagogue_n twice_o a_o day_n at_o noon_n and_o at_o evening_n do_v curse_n and_o anathematise_v the_o christian_n say_v o_o god_n curse_v these_o nazarite_n 18._o nazarite_n epiphan_n panar_n sect._n 29._o p._n 55._o s._n hierom_n say_v they_o do_v it_o thrice_o a_o day_n com._n in_o isai_n v._o 18._o and_o the_o like_a anathema_n they_o pronounce_v against_o all_o those_o who_o read_v their_o law_n in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n till_o justinian_n do_v forbid_v this_o by_o a_o particular_a constitution_n yet_o extant_a in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n 202._o law_n justin_n auth._n collat._n ix_o tit._n 29._o nou._n 146_o pag._n 202._o to_o this_o may_v be_v add_v a_o three_o sort_n of_o excommunication_n sometime_o use_v among_o the_o jew_n call_v schammatha_n which_o be_v a_o solemn_a deliver_v a_o desperate_a and_o incurable_a criminal_a to_o the_o divine_a vengeance_n which_o sometime_o do_v terrible_o seize_v on_o the_o accurse_a person_n and_o of_o this_o the_o name_n itself_o give_v we_o intimation_n which_o some_o expound_v ibi_fw-la mors_fw-la there_o be_v death_n other_o the_o name_n come_v that_o be_v god_n come_v jehovah_n who_o name_n be_v not_o to_o be_v pronounce_v especial_o in_o a_o form_n of_o curse_v come_v to_o take_v vengeance_n which_o s._n paul_n give_v we_o in_o the_o syriac_a form_n maran-atha_a 1_o cor._n xuj_o 22._o for_o maran_n signify_v a_o lord_n in_o that_o language_n and_o thence_o they_o call_v our_o saviour_n marani_n from_o which_o appellation_n the_o syrian_a christian_n be_v yet_o call_v maronites_n and_o some_o think_v s._n paul_n allude_v to_o this_o where_o he_o speak_v of_o wilful_a apostate_n and_o say_v nothing_o remain_v for_o they_o but_o a_o certain_a fearful_a look_v for_o of_o judgement_n hebr._n x._o 27._o yea_o some_o learned_a
they_o may_v retain_v his_o sin_n that_o be_v declare_v he_o unfit_a for_o and_o unworthy_a of_o pardon_n and_o consequent_o of_o the_o church_n communion_n wherein_o forgiveness_n be_v to_o be_v obtain_v and_o while_o the_o offender_n remain_v impenitent_a christ_n declare_v his_o gild_n remain_v on_o he_o and_o his_o sin_n shall_v not_o be_v pardon_v but_o if_o the_o party_n submit_v and_o repent_v so_o that_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n judge_v he_o sincere_a and_o take_v off_o this_o sentence_n by_o declare_v he_o penitent_a than_o his_o sin_n shall_v be_v forgive_v in_o heaven_n as_o well_o as_o his_o censure_n be_v reverse_v on_o earth_n which_o promise_v no_o doubt_n our_o saviour_n make_v good_a as_o often_o as_o these_o his_o steward_n do_v judge_n by_o the_o rule_n and_o measure_v he_o have_v give_v they_o and_o since_o christ_n give_v his_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n no_o temporal_a power_n nor_o any_o other_o way_n to_o punish_v offender_n but_o this_o they_o who_o will_v rob_v they_o of_o this_o power_n do_v what_o they_o can_v to_o strip_v they_o of_o all_o authority_n and_o bring_v the_o church_n by_o anarchy_n into_o confusion_n it_o be_v true_a these_o word_n be_v repeat_v to_o every_o priest_n in_o his_o ordination_n and_o the_o power_n be_v commit_v to_o he_o so_o far_o as_o may_v enable_v he_o to_o serve_v the_o necessity_n of_o single_a person_n who_o fault_n be_v make_v know_v to_o he_o by_o private_a complaint_n or_o voluntary_a confession_n but_o for_o order_n sake_n where_o the_o offence_n be_v public_a and_o the_o scandal_n evident_a there_o the_o bishop_n only_o exercise_v this_o power_n of_o remit_v and_o retain_v and_o it_o be_v this_o latter_a power_n which_o only_o concern_v excommunication_n and_o which_o be_v give_v original_o to_o the_o apostle_n as_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o while_o there_o be_v offence_n and_o offender_n in_o the_o church_n as_o there_o will_v be_v to_o the_o world_n end_n this_o power_n must_v remain_v in_o the_o church_n governor_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o this_o holy_a society_n which_o as_o jesus_n do_v find_v so_o he_o have_v we_o see_v take_v care_n to_o endue_v those_o he_o set_v over_o it_o with_o such_o kind_n of_o coercive_a power_n as_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o good_a order_n thereof_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o practice_n of_o excommunication_n §_o i._o since_o our_o bless_a saviour_n have_v thus_o in_o as_o clear_a word_n as_o can_v be_v speak_v give_v his_o apostle_n this_o power_n of_o exclude_v offender_n out_o of_o that_o christian_a church_n which_o they_o be_v to_o plant_v and_o rule_v it_o be_v plain_a they_o have_v authority_n to_o exercise_v this_o discipline_n by_o divine_a right_n and_o therefore_o it_o must_v be_v a_o gross_a error_n in_o the_o learned_a mr._n selden_n to_o affirm_v their_o right_n be_v derive_v partly_o from_o the_o jew_n and_o partly_o from_o the_o roman_a emperor_n edict_n which_o allow_v the_o jew_n liberty_n to_o observe_v their_o own_o rite_n 120._o rite_n selden_n syned_a c._n 8._o p._n 120._o for_o though_o we_o grant_v that_o the_o christian_n do_v for_o some_o few_o year_n after_o our_o lord_n resurrection_n observe_v some_o of_o the_o jewish_a ceremony_n and_o be_v by_o the_o gentile_a writer_n gross_o mistake_v for_o a_o sect_n of_o the_o same_o religion_n many_o year_n after_o yet_o they_o have_v a_o distinct_a name_n within_o ten_o year_n after_o christ_n resurrection_n 43._o resurrection_n baron_fw-fr annal_n eccles_n an._n 43._o and_o be_v long_o before_o that_o excommunicate_v and_o persecute_v by_o the_o jew_n act_n viij_o 1._o chap._n ix_o 2._o and_o the_o synod_n at_o jerusalem_n have_v declare_v that_o the_o gentile_a convert_v need_v not_o observe_v the_o ceremonial_a law_n so_o that_o the_o christian_n be_v a_o distinct_a society_n and_o have_v officer_n of_o their_o own_o and_o assembly_n proper_a to_o themselves_o and_o these_o officer_n do_v exercise_v a_o jurisdiction_n over_o they_o and_o open_o declare_v they_o derive_v their_o power_n not_o from_o the_o jew_n but_o from_o christ_n 2_o cor._n x._o 8._o 1_o cor._n v._n 4._o so_o that_o it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o assert_v that_o the_o right_n of_o apostolical_a excommunication_n be_v from_o the_o jew_n &_o there_o be_v a_o vast_a difference_n between_o their_o imitate_v some_o of_o the_o jewish_a form_n or_o custom_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o these_o censure_n and_o their_o derive_v a_o right_a from_o they_o even_o as_o the_o church_n of_o england_n do_v imitate_v some_o of_o the_o form_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n in_o her_o excommunication_n but_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v therefore_o that_o she_o derive_v she_o right_o to_o excommunicate_v from_o the_o pope_n or_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o for_o the_o edict_n of_o the_o emperor_n which_o be_v make_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o jew_n there_o be_v no_o proof_n that_o ever_o the_o christian_n claim_v any_o benefit_n by_o they_o yet_o if_o they_o do_v these_o edict_n give_v they_o no_o right_a to_o govern_v a_o society_n set_v up_o on_o purpose_n to_o abrogate_v the_o whole_a worship_n and_o ceremony_n peculiar_a to_o the_o jew_n and_o though_o they_o may_v give_v they_o a_o liberty_n from_o secular_a compulsion_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o right_n which_o christ_n have_v give_v they_o yet_o they_o do_v not_o convey_v that_o right_n to_o they_o so_o that_o these_o be_v mere_a subterfuge_n contrive_v to_o escape_v the_o force_n and_o strong_a evidence_n of_o a_o divine_a right_n which_o be_v so_o clear_a not_o only_o from_o our_o saviour_n institution_n but_o the_o apostolic_a practice_n ground_v thereon_o to_o which_o we_o shall_v now_o proceed_v the_o apostle_n principal_a work_n be_v to_o bring_v convert_v into_o the_o church_n and_o yet_o when_o need_v require_v they_o also_o exercise_v that_o other_o power_n of_o cast_v notorious_a offender_n out_o of_o it_o s._n peter_n to_o who_o christ_n direct_v his_o first_o promise_n of_o this_o authority_n be_v the_o first_o who_o exercise_v it_o and_o the_o first_o sin_n which_o he_o retain_v be_v the_o sacrilege_n of_o ananias_n and_o saphira_n which_o be_v join_v with_o a_o hope_n to_o deceive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o dwell_v in_o the_o bless_a apostle_n and_o that_o our_o lord_n may_v make_v his_o officer_n rebuke_n more_o dreadful_a a_o immediate_a judgement_n follow_v the_o censure_n for_o ananias_n and_o his_o wife_n be_v strike_v with_o sudden_a death_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o be_v that_o great_a fear_n come_v upon_o all_o the_o church_n act_v v._o 11._o and_o though_o christ_n have_v give_v no_o secular_a power_n to_o his_o apostle_n this_o great_a example_n do_v make_v the_o christian_n reverence_v the_o person_n and_o fear_v the_o just_a reproof_n of_o those_o he_o have_v set_v over_o they_o the_o next_o instance_n be_v that_o of_o simon_n magus_n who_o have_v pretend_v to_o believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v act_v viij_o 13._o but_o it_o seem_v he_o have_v dissemble_v with_o god_n and_o man_n and_o only_o design_v to_o make_v a_o gain_n of_o the_o power_n of_o miracle_n which_o he_o vile_o offer_v money_n for_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v only_o a_o art_n which_o may_v be_v buy_v and_o sell_v whereupon_o s._n peter_n declare_v he_o accurse_v ver_fw-la 20._o saying_n his_o money_n and_o he_o shall_v perish_v together_o by_o which_o phrase_n he_o intimate_v he_o be_v as_o the_o jew_n speak_v under_o cherem_n and_o that_o he_o may_v separate_v he_o from_o the_o church_n he_o declare_v ver_fw-la 21._o thou_o have_v neither_o part_n nor_o lot_n with_o we_o in_o this_o matter_n which_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o tribe_n beyond_o jordan_n who_o express_v their_o fear_n of_o their_o posterity_n be_v reject_v from_o communion_n with_o the_o other_o tribe_n because_o of_o their_o distance_n by_o this_o very_a phrase_n they_o will_v say_v unto_o they_o you_o have_v no_o part_n in_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d lord_n josh_n xxii_o 5._o cal._n par._n non_fw-la estis_fw-la inter_fw-la quos_fw-la est_fw-la verbi_fw-la divini_fw-la communitas_fw-la lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o the_o like_a form_n of_o speech_n the_o bond_n of_o society_n in_o civil_a matter_n be_v declare_v void_a 2_o sam._n nineteeen_o 1._o 1_o king_n twelve_o 16._o yea_o our_o lord_n thus_o threaten_v to_o reject_v s._n peter_n if_o he_o will_v not_o admit_v his_o wash_n say_v if_o i_o wash_v thou_o not_o thou_o have_v no_o part_n in_o i_o john_n xiii_o 8._o and_o further_o as_o a_o reason_n of_o this_o destruction_n denounce_v and_o this_o separation_n inflict_v on_o simon_n magus_n the_o apostle_n show_v he_o be_v still_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d under_o the_o bond_n of_o his_o sin_n which_o by_o this_o declaration_n be_v retain_v according_a to_o the_o power_n give_v by_o christ_n yet_o
year_n can._n 16._o to_o be_v absent_a from_o church_n for_o three_o sunday_n together_o be_v punish_v with_o excommunication_n can._n 21._o a_o convert_n from_o heresy_n be_v to_o repent_v three_o year_n before_o he_o be_v receive_v to_o the_o church_n communion_n can._n 22._o to_o keep_v idol_n in_o their_o house_n be_v punish_v with_o exclusion_n from_o the_o church_n can._n 41._o and_o no_o bishop_n must_v receive_v any_o criminal_a into_o the_o church_n but_o he_o which_o cast_v he_o out_o can._n 53._o these_o with_o many_o other_o rule_v there_o prescribe_v show_v that_o excommunication_n be_v the_o proper_a ecclesiastical_a penalty_n for_o all_o crime_n and_o that_o it_o be_v lay_v on_o for_o long_a or_o short_a time_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o offence_n and_o since_o the_o bishop_n who_o use_v these_o censure_n be_v man_n of_o so_o great_a integrity_n and_o piety_n and_o many_o of_o they_o martyr_n for_o the_o faith_n we_o can_v suspect_v they_o will_v have_v false_o assume_v a_o power_n as_o of_o divine_a right_n which_o christ_n never_o give_v they_o nor_o will_v the_o faithful_a have_v submit_v to_o the_o severity_n of_o those_o primitive_a penance_n nor_o have_v esteem_v excommunication_n so_o dreadful_a or_o desire_a absolution_n so_o earnest_o if_o they_o have_v not_o firm_o believe_v that_o their_o bishop_n act_v by_o authority_n from_o christ_n and_o his_o holy_a apostle_n and_o indeed_o the_o evidence_n for_o this_o opinion_n in_o this_o age_n be_v so_o clear_a that_o mr._n selden_n confess_v it_o say_v excommunication_n be_v even_o then_o believe_v to_o rely_v upon_o divine_a right_n and_o express_v command_n of_o god_n 139._o god_n jure_fw-la etiam_fw-la divino_fw-la eoque_fw-la praeceptivo_fw-la eam_fw-la niti_fw-la existimatum_fw-la jam_fw-la est_fw-la seld._n synedr_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 9_o pag._n 139._o which_o testimony_n be_v the_o more_o to_o be_v value_v because_o it_o come_v from_o a_o man_n who_o with_o more_o learning_n than_o success_n most_o industrious_o labour_v to_o prove_v the_o primitive_a christian_n mistake_v in_o this_o notion_n in_o which_o dispute_n i_o must_v brief_o note_v there_o be_v many_o evidence_n of_o his_o partiality_n for_o first_o when_o he_o profess_v to_o write_v of_o the_o use_n of_o excommunication_n before_o constantine_n he_o spend_v not_o two_o page_n on_o that_o copious_a subject_n viz._n lib._n 1._o chap._n 9_o pag._n 139_o 140._o and_o say_v this_o be_v enough_o and_o too_o much_o and_o so_o indeed_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o confute_v his_o novel_a fancy_n and_o too_o much_o to_o be_v answer_v by_o those_o slight_a evasion_n there_o make_v use_n of_o for_o he_o spend_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o chapter_n to_o show_v the_o error_n of_o the_o primitive_a doctor_n in_o this_o point_n second_o he_o will_v glad_o persuade_v we_o that_o christian_a excommunication_n be_v a_o branch_n of_o the_o jewish_a derive_v from_o it_o and_o stand_v on_o the_o same_o ground_n with_o it_o be_v the_o very_a transcript_n of_o it_o yet_o he_o grant_v two_o essential_a difference_n first_o that_o the_o jew_n do_v not_o deny_v communion_n in_o holy_a thing_n to_o such_o as_o be_v excommunicate_v but_o he_o own_v that_o the_o christian_n do_v exclude_v they_o from_o religious_a assembly_n and_o office_n before_o the_o time_n of_o origen_n tertullian_n and_o irenaeus_n also_o ibid._n pag._n 141._o that_o be_v as_o early_o as_o we_o have_v any_o record_n to_o instruct_v we_o and_o consequent_o the_o christian_n and_o jewish_a excommunication_n if_o his_o supposition_n as_o to_o the_o jew_n be_v true_a differ_v in_o the_o main_a point_n from_o the_o beginning_n second_o he_o say_v every_o private_a person_n among_o the_o jew_n can_v excommunicate_v and_o have_v not_o give_v one_o instance_n of_o any_o such_o thing_n among_o christian_n as_o any_o private_a man_n assume_v this_o power_n yet_o he_o pretend_v he_o know_v not_o when_o this_o custom_n cease_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n which_o doubtless_o never_o begin_v there_o for_o he_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v plain_a in_o irenaeus_n origen_n and_o tertullia_n time_n none_o but_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n can_v right_o excommunicate_v seld._n synedr_n pag._n 143._o yea_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o tertullian_n say_v it_o be_v only_o in_o the_o precedent_n power_n to_o excommunicate_v in_o the_o apostle_n day_n as_o for_o that_o african_a custom_n of_o the_o martyr_n absolve_v some_o in_o prison_n s._n cyprian_n who_o mention_n the_o practice_n condemn_v it_o as_o irregular_a and_o it_o proceed_v only_o from_o a_o superstitious_a conceit_n of_o the_o interest_n the_o martyr_n will_v have_v in_o heaven_n after_o their_o decease_n to_o obtain_v remission_n for_o the_o lapse_v and_o therefore_o albaspinaeus_n observe_v their_o absolution_n be_v not_o think_v good_a till_o after_o their_o martyrdom_n but_o this_o usage_n quick_o cease_v and_o be_v nothing_o like_o the_o jewish_a custom_n we_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o christian_a censure_n be_v not_o ground_v upon_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o synagogue_n three_o we_o must_v observe_v how_o unreasonable_o he_o labour_v to_o pervert_v those_o place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n which_o the_o father_n bring_v to_o prove_v the_o divine_a right_n that_o of_o deut._n xvii_o 12._o of_o put_v he_o to_o death_n that_o disobey_v the_o priest_n be_v allege_v by_o s._n cyprian_n 11._o cyprian_n cypr._n lib._n 1._o ep_v 11._o by_o s._n hierom_n and_o s._n augustine_n also_o only_o by_o way_n of_o allusion_n and_o they_o argue_v only_o by_o parity_n of_o reason_n that_o if_o the_o legal_a priest_n have_v temporal_a the_o evangelical_n ought_v to_o have_v spiritual_a coercive_a power_n the_o next_o place_n viz._n math._n xuj_o 19_o about_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n he_o will_v evade_v by_o pretend_v the_o key_n be_v not_o a_o instrument_n of_o exclude_v etc._n etc._n whereas_o all_o know_v it_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o open_v and_o shut_v and_o he_o himself_o cite_v artemidorus_z to_o prove_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 148._o yea_o he_o grant_v the_o key_n be_v a_o emblem_n of_o great_a power_n and_o authority_n among_o the_o eastern_a nation_n and_o he_o quote_v for_o this_o isai_n 22.22_o pag._n 147._o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o our_o lord_n make_v the_o apostle_n his_o vicegerent_n and_o steward_n and_o give_v they_o this_o power_n to_o lock_v man_n up_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o keep_v they_o out_o of_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n yea_o and_o out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n too_o if_o they_o do_v not_o repent_v nor_o will_v mr._n selden_n easy_o persuade_v the_o world_n that_o all_o those_o holy_a father_n who_o thus_o explain_v this_o place_n speak_v that_o which_o be_v not_o good_a sense_n again_o that_o other_o text_n math._n xviii_o 17._o tell_v the_o church_n he_o will_v have_v to_o signify_v tell_v it_o to_o the_o jewish_a consistory_n as_o if_o our_o saviour_n will_v send_v his_o injure_a disciple_n to_o complain_v to_o their_o mortal_a foe_n who_o will_v injure_v they_o much_o more_o and_o though_o he_o use_v a_o gross_a prolepsis_n in_o explain_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o gospel_n by_o the_o talmudical_a phrase_n of_o late_a date_n and_o by_o modern_a translation_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o allow_v a_o easy_a prolepsis_n to_o the_o father_n who_o think_v christ_n speak_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o christian_a church_n short_o to_o be_v institute_v and_o which_o be_v to_o continue_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n nor_o a_o common_a trope_n by_o which_o the_o name_n of_o the_o society_n be_v put_v for_o the_o govern_v part_n in_o the_o same_o verse_n he_o labour_v to_o prove_v that_o heathen_n and_o publican_n be_v not_o interdict_v the_o jewish_a worship_n now_o by_o heathen_n be_v not_o mean_v proselyte_n but_o idolater_n the_o proselyte_n be_v call_v by_o a_o gentle_a name_n and_o these_o idolatrous_a heathen_n be_v deny_v access_n to_o all_o part_n of_o the_o temple_n which_o be_v account_v holy_a as_o we_o show_v before_o and_o the_o pious_a jew_n will_v neither_o eat_v nor_o willing_o converse_v with_o they_o nor_o publican_n often_o blame_v our_o saviour_n for_o do_v this_o though_o only_o in_o order_n to_o their_o conversion_n so_o that_o our_o lord_n mean_v that_o they_o must_v have_v no_o conversation_n with_o those_o who_o will_v not_o repent_v upon_o the_o church_n admonition_n so_o for_o bind_v and_o lose_v matth._n xviii_o 18_o which_o the_o ancient_n make_v one_o main_a ground_n of_o excommunication_n he_o forget_v christ_n own_o exposition_n of_o it_o by_o remit_v and_o retain_v sin_n and_o run_v out_o into_o the_o late_a rabinical_a notion_n of_o permit_v and_o prohibit_v as_o a_o teacher_n which_o can_v be_v apply_v to_o this_o place_n of_o s._n matthew_n where_o christ_n be_v not_o