expel_v from_o their_o assembly_n those_o who_o they_o find_v to_o be_v guilty_a and_o ungodly_a he_o add_v this_o testimony_n of_o rufinus_n deprehensos_fw-la verò_fw-la in_o peccatis_fw-la à _fw-la sua_fw-la congregatione_fw-la depellunt_fw-la such_o as_o be_v deprehend_v in_o sin_n they_o put_v away_o from_o their_o congregation_n loe_o a_o ecclesiastical_a excommunication_n because_o of_o scandalous_a sin_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o cut_n off_o from_o among_o the_o people_n of_o god_n frequent_o mention_v in_o the_o law_n it_o have_v be_v much_o controvert_v what_o shall_v be_v the_o neaning_n of_o that_o commination_n so_o frequent_o use_v in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n that_o soul_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o his_o people_n the_o radix_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v proper_o such_o a_o cut_n off_o as_o be_v like_o the_o cut_n off_o a_o branch_n from_o the_o tree_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cut_v off_o be_v apply_v to_o divorcement_n deut_n 24._o 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antiquity_n of_o the_o 24_o cause_n of_o the_o jewish_a excommunication_n which_o be_v look_v upon_o formal_o qua_fw-la scandal_n not_o qua_fw-la injury_n of_o the_o three_o degree_n of_o their_o excommunication_n niddui_n cherem_n and_o shammata_fw-la the_o manner_n and_o form_n of_o their_o excommunication_n show_v that_o it_o be_v a_o solemn_a ecclesiastical_a censure_n formula_fw-la anathematis_fw-la the_o excommunication_n of_o the_o cuthite_n the_o excommunication_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v a_o public_a and_o judicial_a act_n and_o that_o a_o private_a or_o extrajudicial_a excommunication_n be_v void_a if_o not_o ratify_v by_o the_o court_n the_o effect_n of_o the_o jewish_a excommunication_n that_o such_o as_o be_v excommunicate_v by_o the_o great_a excommunication_n be_v not_o admit_v to_o come_v to_o the_o temple_n he_o that_o be_v excommunicate_v with_o the_o lesser_a excommunication_n be_v permit_v to_o come_v yet_o not_o as_o other_o israelite_n but_o as_o one_o public_o bear_v his_o shame_n the_o end_n of_o their_o excommunication_n be_v spiritual_a chap._n v._o of_o the_o cut_n of_o from_o among_o the_o people_n off_o god_n frequent_o mention_v in_o the_o law_n the_o sense_n of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scan_v that_o the_o commination_n of_o cut_v off_o a_o man_n from_o his_o people_n or_o from_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n be_v neither_o mean_v of_o eternal_a death_n nor_o of_o die_v without_o child_n nor_o of_o capital_a punishment_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o magistrate_n nor_o yet_o of_o cut_v off_o by_o the_o immediate_a hand_n of_o god_n for_o some_o secret_a sin_n reason_n bring_v against_o all_o these_o that_o excommunication_n be_v mean_v by_o that_o cut_n off_o prove_v by_o six_o reason_n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o cast_n out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n the_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n be_v understand_v by_o interpreter_n and_o other_o to_o be_v a_o excommunication_n from_o the_o church_n assembly_n 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capital_a cause_n 2._o mulct_n 3._o leprosy_n and_o the_o judgement_n of_o clean_a or_o unclean_a now_o this_o three_o belong_v to_o the_o cognizance_n and_o judgement_n of_o the_o priest_n yea_o the_o text_n itself_o hold_v forth_o two_o sort_n of_o cause_n and_o controversy_n some_o forensicall_a between_o blood_n and_o blood_n some_o ceremonial_a between_o stroke_n and_o stroke_n not_o only_o hierome_n but_o the_o chaldee_n and_o greek_a read_v between_o leprosy_n and_o leprosy_n grotius_n note_v the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v use_v for_o leprosy_n many_o time_n in_o one_o chapter_n leu._n 13._o plea_n and_o plea_n seem_v common_a to_o both_o there_o be_v difference_n of_o judgement_n concern_v the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o 3._o here_o be_v two_o judicatories_n distinguish_v by_o the_o disjunctive_a or_o v._o 12._o which_o we_o have_v both_o in_o the_o hebrew_n chaldee_n greek_n and_o in_o our_o english_a translation_n so_o that_o vers_n 9_o and_o be_v put_v for_o or_o as_o grotius_n note_v expound_v that_o verse_n by_o vers_n 12._o and_o as_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v put_v in_o the_o plural_a v._n 9_o the_o like_a must_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o judge_n whereby_o we_o must_v understand_v judge_n and_o so_o the_o chaldee_n read_v v._o 9_o even_o as_o say_v ainsworth_n many_o captain_n be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n call_v a_o head_n 1_o chron._n 4._o 42._o and_o so_o you_o have_v there_o reference_n of_o difficult_a case_n from_o inferior_a court_n to_o the_o priest_n or_o to_o the_o judge_n at_o jerusalem_n 4._o there_o be_v also_o some_o intimation_n of_o a_o twofold_a sentence_n one_o concern_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o law_n according_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n which_o they_o shall_v teach_v thou_o v._o 11._o and_o this_o belong_v to_o the_o priest_n mal._n 2._o 7._o for_o the_o priest_n it_o be_v not_o say_v the_o judge_n lip_n shall_v preserve_v knowledge_n and_o they_o shall_v seek_v the_o law_n at_o his_o mouth_n another_o concern_v matter_n of_o fact_n and_o according_a to_o the_o judgement_n which_o they_o shall_v tell_v thou_o thou_o shall_v do_v grotius_n upon_o the_o place_n acknowledge_v a_o udgement_n of_o the_o priest_n distinct_a from_o that_o of_o the_o judge_n and_o he_o add_v a_o simile_n from_o the_o roman_a synod_n consist_v of_o seventy_o bishop_n which_o be_v consult_v in_o weighty_a controversy_n but_o he_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n do_v only_o end_v avour_n to_o satisfy_v and_o reconcile_v the_o dissent_v party_n which_o if_o they_o do_v well_o if_o not_o that_o then_o they_o refer_v the_o reason_n of_o both_o party_n to_o the_o sanhedrin_n who_o give_v forth_o their_o decree_n upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n the_o first_o part_n of_o that_o which_o he_o say_v help_v i_o but_o this_o last_o have_v no_o ground_n in_o the_o text_n but_o be_v manifeâ—ly_o inconsistent_a therewith_o v._o 12._o the_o man_n that_o will_v do_v presumptuous_o and_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o the_o priest_n or_o unto_o the_o judge_n even_o that_o man_n shall_v die_v which_o prove_v prâ—…vocare_fw-la that_o the_o judgement_n of_o both_o be_v supreme_a in_o svo_fw-la genere_fw-la that_o be_v if_o it_o be_v a_o controverse_n ceremonial_a between_o leprosy_n and_o leprosy_n or_o between_o clean_a and_o unclean_a leu._n 10._o 9_o 10_o 11._o ezech._n 22._o 26._o or_o dogmatic_a and_o doctrinal_a concern_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o law_n and_o answer_v the_o jure_fw-la when_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o law_n be_v controvert_v by_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o city_n than_o he_o that_o will_v not_o stand_v to_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a sanhedrin_n whereof_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v preâ—dent_a be_v to_o die_v the_o death_n but_o if_o the_o cause_n be_v criminal_a as_o between_o blood_n and_o blood_n wherein_o the_o nature_n or_o proof_n of_o the_o fact_n can_v not_o be_v agree_v upon_o by_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o city_n than_o he_o that_o will_v not_o submit_v to_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o civil_a sanhedrin_n at_o iâ—…rusalem_n shall_v die_v the_o death_n and_o thus_o the_o english_a divine_n in_o their_o late_a annotation_n give_v the_o sense_n according_a to_o the_o disjunction_n v._o 12._o while_o the_o priest_n bring_v warrant_n from_o god_n for_o the_o sentenee_n which_o he_o pass_v in_o the_o cause_n of_o man_n ezech._n 44._o 23_o 24._o he_o that_o contumacious_o disobey_v he_o disobey_v god_n luke_n 10._o 16._o matth._n 10._o 14._o the_o cause_n be_v alike_o if_o the_o just_a sentence_n of_o a_o competent_a judge_n be_v contemn_v in_o secular_a affair_n in_o the_o three_o place_n we_o read_v that_o david_n do_v thus_o divide_v the_o levite_n at_o that_o time_n eight_o and_o thirty_o thousand_o four_a and_o twenty_o thousand_o of_o they_o be_v to_o set_v forward_o the_o work_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n four_o thousand_o be_v porter_n and_o four_o thousand_o praise_v the_o lord_n with_o instrument_n and_o six_o thousand_o of_o they_o be_v make_v some_o schoterim_n officer_n and_o some_o schâ—…phtim_a judge_n 1_o chro._n 23._o 4._o some_o understand_v by_o schoterim_n ruler_n or_o those_o who_o be_v over_o the_o charge_n to_o speak_v proper_o schophtim_o be_v those_o that_o give_v sentence_n schoterim_n those_o that_o look_v to_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o sentence_n and_o to_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o law_n like_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d among_o the_o craecian_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v one_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d another_o so_o 1_o chro._n 26._o 29._o chenaniah_n and_o his_o son_n be_v for_o the_o outward_a business_n over_o israel_n foâ—…_n officer_n or_o ruler_n or_o over_o the_o charge_n and_o judge_n that_o be_v they_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o attendance_n and_o service_n in_o the_o temple_n as_o the_o porter_n and_o singer_n and_o those_o that_o do_v service_n about_o the_o sacrifice_n light_n wash_n and_o such_o like_a thing_n in_o the_o temple_n but_o they_o judicarent_fw-la be_v to_o judge_v and_o give_v sentence_n concern_v the_o law_n and_o the_o meaning_n thereof_o when_o any_o such_o controversy_n shall_v be_v bring_v before_o they_o from_o any_o of_o the_o city_n in_o the_o land_n they_o be_v not_o appoint_v to_o be_v officer_n and_o judge_n over_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o levite_n to_o keep_v they_o in_o order_n for_o which_o course_n be_v take_v in_o another_o way_n but_o to_o be_v ruler_n and_o judge_n over_o israel_n say_v the_o text_n in_o the_o outward_a business_n which_o come_v from_o without_o to_o jerusalem_n in_o judge_v of_o which_o peradventure_o they_o be_v to_o attend_v by_o course_n or_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v call_v if_o any_o say_v that_o all_o those_o levite_n who_o be_v judge_n do_v not_o sit_v in_o judgement_n at_o jerusalem_n but_o some_o of_o they_o in_o several_a city_n of_o the_o land_n that_o there_o may_v be_v the_o easy_a access_n to_o they_o i_o can_v easy_o grant_v it_o and_o i_o very_o believe_v it_o be_v so_o and_o it_o make_v the_o more_o for_o a_o church_n government_n in_o particular_a city_n which_o be_v subordinate_a to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a sanh_o dâ—in_n at_o jerusalem_n however_o the_o levite_n have_v a_o roll_a power_n and_o deut._n 31._o 28._o those_o who_o be_v schoterim_n in_o the_o original_n the_o septuagint_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hierome_n doctores_fw-la because_o their_o teacher_n be_v officer_n over_o the_o charge_n and_o have_v a_o share_n in_o government_n now_o no_o man_n can_v imagine_v that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o officer_n over_o the_o charge_n not_o judge_n in_o israel_n except_o the_o levite_n only_o for_o it_o follow_v in_o that_o same_o story_n â—_o chro._n 28._o 1._o and_o david_n assemble_v all_o the_o prince_n of_o israel_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o tribe_n and_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o company_n that_o minister_v to_o the_o king_n by_o course_n &_o the_o captain_n over_o the_o thousand_o etc._n etc._n nor_o yet_o will_v any_o man_n say_v that_o the_o levite_n be_v officer_n over_o the_o charge_n and_o judge_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n or_o for_o the_o same_o end_n with_o the_o civil_a ruler_n and_o judge_n or_o the_o military_a commander_n or_o that_o there_o be_v no_o distinction_n between_o the_o roll_a power_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o the_o roll_a power_n of_o the_o levite_n where_o then_o shall_v the_o difference_n lie_v if_o not_o in_o this_o that_o there_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a government_n beside_o the_o civil_a and_o military_a i_o grant_v those_o levite_n do_v rule_v and_o judge_v not_o only_o in_o all_o the_o business_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o also_o in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o king_n 1_o chro._n 26._o 30_o 32._o but_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o jew_n have_v no_o other_o civil_a
shall_v not_o find_v council_n nor_o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o law_n say_v sanctius_n polanus_fw-la upon_o the_o place_n draw_v a_o argument_n against_o the_o infallibility_n of_o counsel_n because_o the_o law_n and_o counsel_n do_v perish_v not_o only_o say_v he_o from_o the_o priest_n here_o and_o there_o in_o the_o city_n but_o also_o from_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o the_o other_o priest_n and_o elder_n who_o be_v together_o at_o jerusalem_n if_o this_o text_n be_v right_o apply_v by_o he_o and_o so_o it_o be_v by_o other_o protestant_a writer_n to_o prove_v against_o papist_n that_o counsel_n may_v err_v than_o here_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a council_n eight_o even_o without_o jerusalem_n and_o iâ—…da_n there_o be_v a_o senate_n or_o assembly_n of_o elder_n which_o do_v assist_v the_o prophet_n in_o overseeing_a the_o manner_n of_o the_o people_n censure_v sin_n and_o deliberate_v of_o the_o common_a affair_n of_o the_o church_n this_o c._n bertramus_n de_fw-fr polit_fw-la jud._n c._n 16._o collect_v from_o 2_o king_n 6._o 32._o but_o elisha_n sit_v in_o his_o house_n and_o the_o elder_n sit_v with_o he_o i_o know_v some_o think_v that_o those_o elder_n be_v the_o magistrate_n of_o samaria_n but_o this_o i_o can_v admit_v for_o two_o reason_n 1._o because_o josephus_n antiq._n lib._n 9_o cap._n 2._o call_v they_o elishaes_n disciple_n and_o from_o he_o hugo_n cardinalis_fw-la carthusianus_n and_o other_o do_v so_o expound_v the_o text._n they_o be_v call_v elisha_n disciple_n as_o the_o apostle_n be_v christ_n disciple_n by_o way_n of_o excellency_n and_o eminency_n all_o the_o disciple_n or_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v not_o proper_o elder_n but_o those_o only_o who_o be_v assume_v into_o the_o assembly_n of_o elder_n or_o call_v to_o have_v a_o share_n in_o the_o manage_v of_o the_o common_a affair_n of_o the_o church_n 2._o cajetan_n upon_o the_o place_n give_v this_o reason_n from_o the_o text_n itself_o to_o prove_v that_o these_o elder_n be_v spiritual_a man_n as_o he_o speak_v because_o elisha_n ask_v they_o see_v you_o how_o this_o son_n of_o a_o murderer_n have_v send_v to_o take_v away_o my_o head_n what_o expectation_n can_v there_o be_v that_o they_o do_v see_v a_o thing_n then_o secret_a and_o unheard_a of_o unless_o they_o have_v be_v man_n familiar_a with_o god_n now_o these_o elder_n be_v sit_v close_o with_o elisha_n in_o his_o house_n it_o be_v not_o a_o public_a or_o church_n assembly_n for_o worship_n but_o for_o counsel_n deliberation_n and_o resolution_n in_o some_o case_n of_o difficulty_n and_o public_a concernment_n so_o tostatus_n and_o sanctius_n on_o the_o place_n a_o parallel_n place_n there_o be_v ezech._n 8._o 1._o i_o sit_v in_o my_o house_n and_o the_o elder_n of_o judah_n sit_v before_o i_o whether_o those_o elder_n come_v to_o know_v what_o god_n have_v reveal_v to_o the_o prophet_n concern_v the_o state_n of_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n as_o lavater_n upon_o the_o place_n suppose_v or_o for_o deliberation_n about_o some_o other_o thing_n it_o be_v nothing_o like_o a_o civil_a court_n but_o very_o like_o a_o ecclesiastical_a senate_n now_o if_o such_o there_o be_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n how_o much_o more_o in_o jerusalem_n where_o as_o there_o come_v great_a store_n of_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n and_o controversy_n concern_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o law_n to_o be_v judge_v so_o there_o be_v great_a store_n of_o ecclesiastical_a person_n â—it_a for_o government_n whatsoever_o of_o this_o kind_n we_o find_v elsewhere_o be_v but_o a_o transsumpt_n the_o archetype_n be_v in_o jerusalem_n nine_o that_o place_n zeâ—…h_v 7._o 1_o 2_o 3._o help_v i_o much_o the_o jew_n send_v commissioner_n unto_o the_o temple_n there_o to_o speak_v unto_o the_o priest_n which_o be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o to_o the_o prophet_n the_o chaldee_n have_v and_o to_o the_o scribe_n say_v shall_v i_o weep_v in_o the_o first_o month_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a assembly_n which_o have_v authority_n to_o determine_v controversy_n concern_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n grotius_n upon_o the_o place_n distinguish_v these_o priest_n and_o prophet_n from_o the_o civil_a sanhedrin_n yet_o he_o say_v they_o be_v to_o be_v consult_v with_o in_o controvert_v case_n according_a to_o the_o law_n deut._n 17._o 9_o if_o so_o than_o their_o sentence_n be_v authoritative_a and_o bind_a so_o far_o that_o the_o man_n who_o do_v presumptuous_o disobey_v they_o be_v to_o die_v the_o death_n deut._n 17._o 12._o ten_o let_v it_o be_v consider_v what_o be_v that_o moshav_fw-mi zekenim_fw-la consessus_fw-la or_o cathedra_fw-la seniorum_fw-la psal._n 107._o 32._o for_o though_o every_o argument_n be_v not_o a_o infallible_a demonstration_n yet_o cuncta_fw-la juvant_n let_v they_o exalt_v he_o also_o in_o the_o congregation_n or_o church_n of_o the_o people_n and_o praise_v he_o in_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o elder_n compare_v this_o text_n with_o psalm_n 115._o 9_o 10_o 11._o as_o likewise_o with_o psalm_n 118._o 2_o 3_o 4._o in_o all_o the_o three_o text_n there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o person_n distinguish_v and_o more_o especial_o call_v upon_o to_o glorify_v god_n oh_o that_o man_n will_v praise_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o goodness_n say_v the_o text_n in_o hand_n psalm_n 107._o 31._o for_o that_o you_o have_v in_o the_o other_o two_o place_n you_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o peple_n you_o have_v in_o the_o other_o two_o place_n israel_n and_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n for_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o elder_n you_o have_v in_o the_o other_o text_n the_o house_n of_o aaron_n i_o will_v not_o here_o build_v any_o thing_n upon_o the_o observation_n of_o hugo_n cardinalis_fw-la on_o psalm_n 107._o 32._o that_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o prince_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o this_o business_n because_o not_o many_o mighty_a not_o many_o noble_a etc._n etc._n one_o thing_n i_o be_o sure_a of_o there_o be_v elder_n in_o israel_n clear_o distinct_a both_o from_o the_o prince_n judge_n and_o civil_a magistrate_n jos._n 23._o 2._o 2_o king_n 10._o 1._o ezra_n 10._o 14._o act_n 4._o 5._o and_o elsewhere_o and_o the_o parallel_a text_n afore_o cite_v do_v couple_n together_o these_o elder_n and_o the_o house_n of_o aaron_n as_o pastor_n and_o roll_a elder_n now_o be_v and_o as_o the_o priest_n and_o elder_n be_v find_v conjoin_v elsewhere_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n exod._n 24._o 1._o deut._n 27._o 1._o with_o vers_n 9_o ezech._n 7._o 26._o jer._n 19_o 1._o so_o matth._n 26._o 59_o the_o work_n also_o of_o give_v thanks_o for_o mercy_n and_o deliverance_n obtain_v by_o the_o afflict_a and_o such_o as_o have_v be_v in_o distress_n the_o purpose_n which_o the_o psalmist_n have_v in_o hand_n extend_v also_o to_o the_o deliverance_n of_o particular_a person_n be_v more_o especial_o commend_v to_o those_o who_o be_v assemble_v in_o a_o ecclesiastical_a 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bestow_v upon_o the_o afflict_a member_n of_o the_o church_n and_o be_v a_o ensample_n to_o the_o flock_n in_o give_v thanks_o as_o well_o as_o in_o other_o holy_a duty_n the_o eleven_o place_n which_o seem_v to_o hold_v forth_o unto_o we_o a_o ecclesiastical_a sanhedrin_n be_v ezech._n 13._o 9_o where_o its_o say_v of_o the_o prophet_n that_o do_v see_v vanity_n and_o divine_a lie_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o the_o assembly_n of_o my_o people_n neither_o shall_v they_o be_v write_v in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n neither_o shall_v they_o inter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n where_o as_o diodati_n and_o grotius_n observe_v the_o speech_n rise_v by_o degree_n 1._o they_o shall_v not_o any_o more_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o assembly_n or_o council_n to_o have_v any_o voice_n there_o as_o prophet_n in_o those_o day_n have_v say_v
diodati_n cite_v jer._n 26._o 7._o second_o they_o shall_v not_o so_o much_o as_o come_v into_o the_o computation_n or_o number_n of_o the_o people_n as_o member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o israel_n 3._o nay_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v permit_v to_o dwell_v in_o the_o holy_a land_n or_o to_o return_v thither_o from_o their_o captivity_n they_o shall_v not_o have_v so_o much_o favour_n as_o stranger_n have_v who_o may_v come_v into_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o sojourn_v there_o in_o the_o first_o branch_n the_o word_n translate_v assembly_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sod_a which_o proper_o signify_v a_o secret_a and_o be_v use_v for_o counsel_n because_o counsel_n ought_v to_o be_v secret_a or_o for_o the_o place_n of_o counsel_n or_o assembly_n of_o counsellor_n pagnin_n in_o his_o thesaurus_fw-la p._n 1761._o read_v this_o place_n with_o hierome_n in_o consilio_fw-la or_o otherwise_o say_v he_o in_o concilio_fw-la vatablus_n in_o concilio_fw-la populi_fw-la mei_fw-la non_fw-la erunt_fw-la the_o septuagint_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v those_o prophet_n shall_v have_v no_o hand_n in_o the_o discipline_n of_o my_o people_n the_o same_o word_n they_o render_v in_o other_o place_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yea_o by_o both_o these_o put_v together_o prov._n 20._o 19_o where_o for_o the_o hebrew_n sod_a the_o septuagint_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o reveal_v the_o secret_a counsel_n in_o the_o sanhedrin_n and_o it_o coher_v well_o with_o the_o precede_a verse_n where_o they_o mention_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d government_n sometime_o they_o expound_v the_o word_n by_o a_o episcopal_a i_o mean_v not_o prelatical_a inspection_n job_n 29._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n be_v a_o overseer_n of_o my_o house_n so_o that_o so_o far_o as_o the_o septuagint_n authority_n can_v weigh_v that_o place_n ezek._n 13._o 9_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o seclude_v of_o 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and_o abimi_n the_o son_n of_o rahba_n and_o thus_o we_o be_v teach_v how_o to_o under_o and_o thâ—se_a gemarick_a phrase_n of_o the_o judge_n of_o such_o a_o place_n and_o the_o elders_n of_o such_o a_o place_n that_o we_o may_v not_o mistake_v they_o as_o if_o they_o be_v one_o 5._o some_o have_v also_o draw_v a_o pattern_n for_o the_o constitution_n of_o synod_n from_o that_o council_n act_v 4._o 5_o 6._o where_o we_o find_v assemble_v together_o ruler_n 〈◊〉_d elder_n scriâ—es_n according_a to_o which_o pattern_n we_o have_v in_o our_o synod_n 1._o the_o civil_a 〈◊〉_d to_o preside_v in_o the_o order_n of_o proceed_n for_o prevent_v tumult_n injury_n disorder_n and_o to_o assist_v and_o protect_v the_o synod_n 2._o pastor_n of_o church_n 3._o doctor_n from_o university_n answer_v to_o the_o scribe_n or_o doctor_n of_o the_o law_n 4._o rule_v elder_n who_o assist_v in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n 6._o after_o that_o judaea_n be_v redact_v into_o a_o province_n and_o the_o 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passion_n be_v cut_v to_o the_o heart_n at_o that_o which_o they_o hear_v but_o gamaliel_n tell_v they_o verse_n 35._o you_o man_n of_o israel_n take_v heed_n to_o yourselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d warn_v they_o as_o interpreter_n take_v it_o of_o their_o own_o danger_n from_o the_o roman_n if_o they_o shall_v put_v any_o one_o to_o death_n the_o put_n of_o steven_n to_o death_n be_v upon_o pretence_n of_o judicium_fw-la zeli_fw-la or_o ius_n zelotarum_fw-la as_o grotius_n think_v dâ—…_n jure_fw-la belli_fw-la aâ—…_n pacis_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap_n 20._o sect_n 9_o if_o so_o it_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a act_n i_o be_o sure_a it_o be_v do_v most_o tumultuous_o disorderly_a and_o furious_o before_o either_o himself_o be_v hear_v speak_v out_o or_o any_o sentence_n be_v give_v against_o he_o as_o be_v manifest_a act_n 7._o 54_o 57_o 58._o 3._o erastus_n his_o gloss_n upon_o john_n 18._o 31._o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o we_o to_o put_v any_o man_n to_o death_n mean_v say_v he_o 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again_o and_o sit_v down_o on_o the_o judgement_n seat_n john_n 19_o 12._o 13._o therefore_o when_o pilate_n say_v to_o the_o jew_n take_v you_o he_o and_o judge_v he_o according_a to_o your_o law_n he_o speak_v it_o of_o matter_n of_o their_o law_n the_o council_n of_o the_o chief_a priest_n elder_n and_o scribe_n have_v give_v sentence_n against_o christ_n the_o juâ—…e_n that_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o blasphemy_n and_o thereupon_o not_o have_v power_n to_o put_v any_o man_n to_o death_n they_o lead_v he_o to_o pilate_n matth._n 26._o 65_o 66._o with_o matth._n 27._o 1_o 2._o mark_v 14._o 63_o 64._o with_o mark_n 15._o 1._o luke_n 22._o 71._o with_o luke_n 23._o 1._o pilate_n unwilling_a to_o meddle_v against_o christ_n wave_n the_o business_n in_o the_o
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achan_n answer_v indeed_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n and_o thus_o and_o thus_o etc._n etc._n whence_o be_v it_o collect_v that_o his_o confession_n do_v expiate_v his_o sin_n and_o joshua_n say_v why_o have_v thou_o trouble_v we_o god_n shall_v trouble_v thou_o this_o day_n this_o day_n thou_o shall_v be_v trouble_v not_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v the_o like_v you_o read_v of_o achan_n in_o pirke_n r._n elieser_n cap._n 38._o i_o know_v achan_n confession_n be_v not_o in_o the_o sanctuary_n nor_o at_o a_o trespass_n offer_v but_o i_o make_v mention_n of_o it_o because_o 113._o erastus_n hold_v that_o under_o the_o law_n confession_n be_v only_o require_v in_o such_o case_n where_o the_o sin_n be_v not_o criminal_a or_o capital_a which_o be_v confute_v by_o the_o aforementioned_a passage_n in_o maimonides_n and_o
the_o talmud_n itself_o prove_v that_o whether_o the_o sin_n be_v expiate_v by_o sacrifice_n or_o by_o death_n it_o be_v always_o to_o be_v confess_v from_o the_o same_o example_n of_o achan_n do_v p._n peccatum_fw-la galatinus_n lib._n 10._o cap._n 3._o prove_v that_o declaration_n of_o repentance_n be_v to_o be_v make_v by_o word_n of_o mouth_n and_o that_o the_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v particular_o confess_v which_o he_o further_o prove_v by_o another_o rabbinicall_a passage_n in_o the_o four_o place_n io._n 9_o 24._o seem_v to_o hold_v forth_o a_o judicial_a public_a confession_n of_o sin_n to_o have_v be_v require_v of_o scandalous_a sinner_n the_o pharisee_n be_v upon_o a_o examination_n of_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v blind_a and_o be_v make_v to_o see_v they_o labour_v to_o drive_v he_o so_o far_o from_o confess_v christ_n as_o to_o confess_v sin_n and_o wicked_a collusion_n give_v god_n the_o praise_n say_v they_o we_o know_v that_o this_o man_n be_v a_o sinner_n which_o be_v to_o 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profession_n of_o his_o repentance_n to_o the_o chief_a musician_n to_o be_v publish_v in_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o temple_n 2_o that_o in_o this_o publication_n of_o his_o repentance_n he_o hide_v not_o from_o the_o church_n his_o sin_n nor_o cloke_v it_o at_o all_o but_o express_v in_o particular_a the_o special_a sin_n etc._n etc._n add_v hereunto_o this_o public_a confession_n be_v make_v after_o ministerial_a conviction_n by_o nathan_n who_o do_v convince_v david_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o that_o scandalous_a sin_n in_o which_o he_o have_v then_o continue_v impenitent_a near_o a_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o the_o doctrine_n which_o master_n hildersham_n draw_v from_o david_n example_n be_v this_o that_o they_o who_o sin_n god_n have_v detect_v and_o bring_v to_o light_n who_o sin_n be_v public_a and_o notorious_a scandalous_a and_o offensive_a to_o the_o congregation_n where_o they_o live_v aught_o to_o be_v willing_a to_o confess_v their_o sin_n public_o to_o make_v their_o 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the_o way_n that_o the_o power_n of_o eldership_n for_o suspend_v scandalous_a person_n not_o excommunicate_v from_o the_o sacrament_n now_o so_o much_o content_v against_o by_o master_n prynne_n be_v but_o the_o same_o power_n which_o be_v grant_v by_o authority_n to_o the_o ministry_n even_o in_o the_o prelatical_a time_n and_o he_o have_v upon_o the_o matter_n endeavour_v to_o bring_v the_o conscience_n of_o a_o whole_a elder-ship_n into_o a_o great_a servitude_n under_o this_o present_a reformation_n than_o the_o conscience_n of_o a_o single_a minister_n be_v former_o bring_v under_o by_o law_n in_o this_o particular_a eight_o master_n hildersham_n ibid._n lect._n 34._o argue_v not_o only_a â—…_n pari_fw-la but_o â—…_n fortiori_fw-la if_o a_o necessity_n of_o satisfy_v a_o offend_a brother_n how_o much_o more_o a_o necessity_n of_o satisfy_v a_o offend_a church_n which_o will_v equal_o hold_v both_o for_o the_o old_a and_o
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do_v not_o now_o dispute_v and_o this_o they_o do_v by_o the_o diataktik_a power_n 3._o there_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o schism_n dissension_n and_o rend_v make_v in_o the_o church_n by_o the_o judaize_v teacher_n vers_fw-la 2._o who_o clothe_v themselves_o with_o a_o pretend_a authority_n and_o warrant_n from_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o thereupon_o get_v the_o more_o follow_v and_o draw_v away_o the_o more_o disciple_n after_o they_o for_o remedy_v hereof_o the_o synod_n stigmatize_v and_o brand_v those_o man_n by_o declare_v they_o to_o be_v liar_n troubler_n of_o the_o church_n and_o subverter_n of_o soul_n vers_fw-la 24._o and_o this_o they_o do_v by_o the_o critic_n power_n or_o authority_n of_o censure_n four_o the_o decree_n and_o canon_n of_o the_o synod_n which_o be_v make_v impose_v emit_v and_o promulgat_v be_v authoritative_a decisive_a and_o bind_v act._n 15._o 28._o for_o it_o seem_v good_a to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o here_o the_o arabic_a repeat_v it_o seem_v good_a to_o we_o to_o lay_v upon_o you_o no_o great_a burden_n than_o these_o necessary_a thing_n that_o you_o abstain_v etc._n etc._n if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o this_o be_v but_o a_o doctrinal_a advice_n it_o seem_v good_a etc._n etc._n i_o answer_v josephus_n antiq._n jud._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 8._o speak_v of_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o supreme_a sanhedrin_n which_o he_o that_o disobey_v be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o seem_v good_a so_o likewise_o in_o this_o place_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o mean_v of_o a_o opinion_n only_o for_o a_o opinion_n as_o schoolman_n define_v it_o be_v proper_o such_o a_o 〈◊〉_d of_o or_o assent_v to_o a_o thing_n as_o be_v evident_a and_o firm_a but_o not_o certain_a so_o that_o opinion_n can_v be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o be_v therefore_o here_o a_o word_n of_o authority_n and_o decree_n as_o mr._n leigh_n in_o his_o critica_fw-la sacra_fw-la at_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d note_v out_o of_o châ—…mnitius_n in_o which_o sense_n the_o grecian_n frequent_o use_v it_o so_o stephanus_n out_o of_o demosthenes_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o reed_n by_o the_o senate_n and_o budaeus_fw-la out_o of_o plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v certain_o appoint_v to_o die_v observe_v also_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d impose_v and_o burden_n they_o do_v impose_v some_o burden_n only_o they_o be_v careful_a to_o impose_v no_o burden_n except_v in_o necessary_a thing_n act_n 16._o 4._o and_o as_o they_o go_v through_o the_o city_n they_o deliver_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o decree_n that_o be_v ordain_v of_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n which_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n and_o here_o i_o can_v pass_v the_o observation_n of_o that_o gentleman_n who_o have_v take_v so_o good_a pain_n in_o the_o original_a tongue_n mr._n leigh_n in_o his_o critica_fw-la sacra_fw-la of_o the_o new_a testament_n in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wheresoever_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v find_v in_o the_o new-testament_n it_o be_v put_v for_o decree_n or_o law_n as_o luke_n 2._o 1._o act_n 17._o 7._o it_o be_v put_v for_o the_o decree_n of_o caesar_n and_o ephes._n 2._o 15._o colos._n 2._o 14._o for_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n of_o moses_n and_o so_o frequent_o by_o the_o lxx_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o decree_n as_o dan._n 2._o 13._o and_o 3._o 10._o 29._o and_o 4._o 6._o for_o law_n dan._n 6._o 8._o caeterum_fw-la say_v erasmus_n upon_o act._n 16._o 4._o dogmata_fw-la graeca_n vox_fw-la est_fw-la significans_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la decreta_fw-la five_o placita_fw-la non_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la ut_fw-la vulgus_fw-la existimat_fw-la and_o whereas_o some_o have_v object_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v only_o in_o reference_n to_o a_o doctrinal_a power_n as_o col._n 2._o 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o answer_v budaeus_fw-la expound_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v decerno_fw-la and_o col._n 2._o 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o syriack_n make_v it_o judicamini_fw-la erasmus_fw-la and_o bullinger_n decretis_fw-la tenemini_fw-la stephanus_n beza_n and_o gualther_n ritibus_fw-la oneramini_fw-la the_o english_a translator_n be_v you_o subject_a to_o ordinance_n this_o subjection_n be_v not_o only_o to_o doctrine_n but_o to_o commandment_n vers_fw-la 22._o after_o the_o commandment_n and_o doctrine_n of_o man_n and_o these_o commandment_n though_o in_o deed_n and_o truth_n the_o commandment_n of_o man_n only_o at_o that_o time_n be_v impose_v as_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o as_o ceremonial_a law_n give_v by_o moses_n the_o vulgar_a latin_a have_v decernitis_fw-la and_o tertullian_n read_v sententiam_fw-la fertis_fw-la
civil_a court_n of_o justice_n have_v then_o remove_v from_o jerusalem_n and_o have_v lose_v its_o authority_n in_o execute_v justice_n i._o coach_n annot_n in_o exc._n gem._n sanhedrin_n cap._n 1._o sâ—…ct_n 13._o bear_v witness_n to_o the_o same_o story_n above_o mention_v that_o forty_o year_n before_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o sanhedrin_n do_v remove_v from_o its_o proper_a seat_n where_o he_o also_o mention_n the_o ten_o station_n or_o degree_n of_o their_o remove_n and_o jam_fw-la tum_fw-la cessarunt_fw-la judicia_fw-la capitalia_fw-la say_v he_o now_o at_o that_o time_n the_o capital_a judgement_n do_v cease_v thus_o we_o have_v three_o witness_n singular_o learn_v in_o the_o jewish_a antiquity_n unto_o these_o add_v casauâ—…on_a exerc_n 16._o anno_fw-la 34._o num_fw-la 76._o he_o hold_v that_o though_o the_o council_n of_o the_o jew_n have_v cognizance_n of_o the_o offence_n for_o otherwise_o how_o can_v they_o give_v a_o reason_n or_o cause_n when_o they_o demand_v justice_n in_o which_o respect_n the_o council_n do_v judge_v christ_n to_o be_v guilty_a of_o death_n mark_v 14._o 64._o yet_o their_o council_n have_v then_o no_o more_o power_n of_o capital_a punishment_n which_o say_v he_o the_o more_o learned_a modern_a writer_n do_v demonstrate_v è_fw-fr juchasin_n and_o from_o other_o talmudicall_a write_n he_o add_v that_o this_o power_n of_o put_v any_o man_n to_o death_n be_v take_v from_o the_o jew_n some_o space_n before_o this_o time_n when_o they_o say_v to_o pilate_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o we_o to_o put_v any_o man_n to_o death_n for_o this_o power_n be_v take_v from_o they_o say_v he_o forty_o year_n before_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n as_o the_o rabbinicall_a writer_n do_v record_n i_o have_v thus_o large_o prosecute_v my_o last_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o new_a testament_n mention_v the_o council_n of_o the_o priest_n elder_n and_o scribe_n and_o i_o trust_v the_o twelve_o argument_n which_o have_v be_v bring_v may_v give_v good_a satisfaction_n towards_o the_o proof_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a jewish_a sanhedrin_n the_o chief_a objection_n which_o ever_o i_o hear_v or_o read_v against_o this_o distinction_n of_o a_o civil_a sanhedrin_n and_o a_o ecclesiastical_a sanhedrin_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v this_o that_o neither_o the_o talmud_n nor_o the_o talmudicall_a writer_n mention_v any_o such_o distinction_n but_o speak_v only_o of_o one_o supreme_a sanhedrin_n of_o 71_o and_o of_o other_o two_o court_n which_o sit_v the_o one_o at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o court_n before_o the_o temple_n the_o other_o at_o the_o gate_n which_o enter_v to_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o temple_n there_o be_v also_o court_v in_o the_o city_n where_o capital_a case_n be_v judge_v by_o three_o and_o twenty_o pecuniall_a mult_n by_o three_o answ._n it_o must_v be_v remember_v that_o not_o only_o the_o talmudicall_a commentator_n but_o the_o talmud_n itself_o be_v much_o late_a than_o the_o time_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n and_o the_o integrity_n of_o the_o jewish_a government_n yea_o late_a by_o some_o century_n than_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n so_o that_o the_o objection_n which_o be_v make_v be_v no_o strong_a than_o as_o if_o one_o shall_v argue_v thus_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o eldership_n constitute_v of_o pastor_n and_o rule_v elder_n without_o any_o bishop_n have_v preeminence_n over_o the_o rest_n neither_o in_o the_o canon_n law_n nor_o decretal_n of_o pope_n nor_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n therefore_o when_o paul_n write_v his_o epistle_n to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n there_o be_v no_o such_o eldership_n in_o that_o church_n constitute_v as_o have_v be_v say_v but_o if_o the_o ecclesiastical_a government_n either_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n or_o of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n can_v be_v prove_v from_o scripture_n as_o both_o may_v it_o ought_v to_o be_v no_o prejudice_n against_o those_o truth_n that_o they_o be_v not_o fouâ—d_v in_o the_o writer_n of_o aftertime_n and_o decline_a age_n howbeit_o there_o may_v be_v see_v some_o footstep_n of_o a_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a sanhedrin_n even_o in_o the_o talmudicall_a writer_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o constantinus_n l'empereur_n and_o in_o that_o other_o passage_n cite_v by_o d._n buxtorf_n out_o of_o elias_n of_o which_o before_o and_o so_o much_o concern_v a_o ecclesiastical_a sanhedrin_n among_o the_o jew_n if_o after_o all_o this_o any_o man_n shall_v be_v unsatisfied_a in_o this_o particular_a yet_o in_o the_o issue_n such_o as_o be_v not_o convince_v that_o there_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a sanhedrin_n among_o the_o jew_n distinct_a from_o their_o civil_a sanhedrin_n may_v nevertheless_o be_v convince_v not_o by_o the_o former_a argument_n but_o by_o other_o medium_n that_o there_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a government_n among_o the_o jew_n distinct_a from_o their_o civil_a government_n for_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o priest_n not_o to_o the_o magistrate_n or_o judge_n to_o put_v difference_n between_o holy_a and_o unholy_a and_o between_o unclean_a and_o clean_a and_o the_o priest_n not_o the_o magistrate_n be_v challenge_v for_o not_o put_v difference_n between_o the_o holy_a and_o profane_a ezech._n 22._o 26._o and_o this_o power_n of_o the_o priest_n be_v not_o mere_o doctrinal_a or_o declarative_a but_o decisive_a bind_v and_o juridical_a so_o far_o as_o that_o according_a to_o their_o sentence_n man_n be_v to_o be_v admit_v as_o clean_o or_o exclude_v as_o unclean_a yea_o in_o other_o case_n as_o namely_o in_o try_v and_o judge_v the_o scandal_n of_o a_o secret_a and_o unknown_a murder_n observe_v what_o be_v say_v of_o the_o priest_n deut._n 21._o 5._o by_o their_o word_n shall_v every_o controversy_n and_o every_o stroke_n be_v try_v yea_o themselves_o be_v judge_n of_o controversy_n ezech._n 44._o 24._o and_o in_o controversy_n they_o shall_v stand_v in_o judgement_n and_o they_o shall_v judge_v it_o according_a to_o my_o judgement_n where_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v principal_o intend_v but_o not_o without_o a_o allusion_n unto_o and_o parallel_v with_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n in_o this_o point_n of_o jurisdiction_n suppose_v now_o it_o be_v appoint_v by_o law_n that_o minister_n shall_v separate_v or_o put_v difference_n between_o the_o holy_a and_o profane_a that_o by_o their_o word_n every_o controversy_n concern_v the_o cause_n of_o suspension_n or_o sequestration_n of_o man_n from_o the_o sacrament_n shall_v be_v try_v that_o in_o controversy_n they_o shall_v stand_v in_o judgement_n and_o judge_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n will_v not_o every_o one_o look_v upon_o this_o as_o a_o power_n of_o government_n put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o minister_n and_o none_o ready_a to_o aggravate_v such_o government_n than_o the_o erastians_n yet_o all_o this_o amount_n to_o no_o more_o then_o by_o the_o plain_a and_o undeniable_a scripture_n above_o cite_v be_v commit_v to_o the_o priest_n suppose_v also_o that_o man_n be_v keep_v back_o from_o the_o temple_n and_o from_o the_o passeover_n not_o for_o any_o moral_a uncleanness_n but_o for_o ceremonial_a uncleanness_n only_o which_o be_v to_o be_v afterward_o discuss_v yet_o the_o priest_n their_o judge_a and_o decide_v of_o controversy_n concern_v man_n legal_a uncleanness_n according_a to_o which_o judgement_n and_o decision_n man_n be_v to_o be_v admit_v to_o or_o keep_v back_o from_o the_o temple_n and_o passover_n yea_o sometime_o their_o own_o house_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o leprosy_n can_v not_o choose_v but_o entitle_v they_o to_o a_o power_n of_o government_n which_o power_n be_v peculiar_a to_o they_o and_o be_v not_o in_o all_o the_o old_a testament_n ascribe_v to_o magistrate_n or_o judge_n and_o as_o the_o exercise_n of_o this_o power_n do_v not_o agree_v to_o the_o magistrate_n so_o the_o commission_n charge_n and_o power_n give_v to_o those_o who_o do_v keep_v back_o the_o unclean_a be_v not_o derive_v from_o the_o magistrate_n for_o it_o do_v belong_v to_o the_o intrinsical_v sacerdotal_a authority_n 2_o king_n 11._o 18._o the_o priest_n jehojada_n appoint_v officer_n over_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o 70_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o officer_n or_o overseer_n over_o the_o temple_n be_v appoint_v by_o jehojada_n for_o keep_v back_o the_o unclean_a as_o grotius_n upon_o the_o place_n follow_v josephus_n have_v observe_v compare_v 2_o chro._n 23._o 19_o and_o he_o jehojada_n set_v the_o porter_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o none_o which_o be_v unclean_a in_o any_o thing_n shall_v enter_v in_o for_o the_o same_o end_n do_v he_o appoint_v these_o overseer_n over_o the_o temple_n 2_o king_n 11._o it_o be_v also_o appoint_v by_o the_o law_n that_o the_o man_n who_o shall_v do_v any_o thing_n
presumptuous_o contrary_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o priest_n shall_v die_v the_o death_n as_o well_o as_o the_o man_n who_o shall_v do_v any_o thing_n presumptuous_o contrary_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o judge_n deut._n 17._o 9_o 12._o final_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v a_o ruler_n of_o the_o people_n and_o to_o he_o be_v that_o law_n apply_v thou_o shall_v not_o speak_v evil_a of_o the_o ruâ—…ers_n of_o thy_o people_n act_v 23._o 5._o which_o be_v not_o mean_v only_o in_o regard_n that_o he_o be_v precedent_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n for_o there_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a roll_a power_n which_o be_v common_a with_o he_o to_o some_o other_o priest_n 2_o chro._n 35._o 8._o hilkiah_n the_o high_a priest_n and_o zachariah_n and_o jehiel_n priest_n of_o the_o second_o order_n be_v call_v ruler_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n be_v in_o that_o very_a place_n thus_o distinguish_v from_o other_o priest_n and_o levite_n employ_v in_o the_o manual_a work_n of_o the_o temple_n about_o sacrifice_n and_o the_o like_a chap._n iu._n that_o there_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a excommunication_n among_o the_o jew_n and_o what_o it_o be_v it_o have_v be_v affirm_v by_o some_o who_o pretend_v to_o more_o skill_n in_o jewish_a antiquity_n than_o other_o that_o though_o the_o jew_n have_v a_o excommunication_n which_o do_v exclude_v a_o man_n from_o the_o liberty_n of_o civil_a fellowship_n so_o that_o he_o may_v not_o come_v within_o four_o cubit_n of_o his_o neighbour_n and_o so_o one_o man_n may_v and_o do_v excommunicate_v another_o yet_o no_o man_n be_v judicial_o or_o by_o sentence_n of_o a_o court_n excommunicate_v at_o least_o not_o from_o the_o temple_n sacrifice_n and_o holy_a assembly_n to_o these_o i_o shall_v in_o the_o first_o place_n oppose_v the_o judgement_n of_o other_o who_o have_v take_v very_o much_o pain_n in_o search_v the_o jewish_a antiquity_n and_o be_v much_o esteem_v for_o their_o skill_n therein_o jubet_fw-la d._n buxtor_n expound_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cherem_fw-la to_o be_v a_o cast_v out_o of_o one_o from_o the_o holy_a assembly_n or_o a_o ejection_n from_o the_o synagogue_n and_o make_v it_o parallel_n to_o the_o excommunicate_v of_o the_o incestuous_a man_n 1_o cor._n 5._o tertullianus_n m_o r_o selden_n extend_v the_o jewish_a excommunication_n so_o far_o as_o to_o comprehend_v a_o exclusion_n from_o fellowship_n in_o prayer_n and_o holy_a assembly_n and_o make_v it_o parallel_n to_o that_o which_o tertullian_n tell_v we_o to_o have_v be_v use_v by_o the_o primitive_a church_n m_o r_o brughton_n in_o his_o exposition_n of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n page_n 14._o make_v a_o parallel_n between_o the_o jewish_a and_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o many_o particular_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n he_o say_v they_o agree_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o excommunication_n and_o absolution_n ecclesiae_fw-la henric._n vorstius_n in_o his_o late_a animadversion_n upon_o pirke_n rabbi_n eliezer_n wonder_n how_o any_o man_n can_v imagine_v that_o a_o apostate_n a_o blasphemer_n or_o the_o like_a be_v admit_v into_o the_o temple_n for_o his_o part_n he_o think_v some_o excommunicate_a person_n be_v absolute_o exclude_v from_o the_o temple_n and_o that_o other_o for_o who_o there_o be_v hope_n of_o reconciliation_n be_v admit_v into_o it_o samatizabant_fw-la drusius_n and_o habeatur_fw-la johannes_n coach_n hold_v that_o there_o be_v such_o excommunicate_a person_n among_o the_o jew_n as_o be_v remove_v from_o church_n assembly_n and_o be_v not_o acknowledge_v for_o church_n member_n praescriptum_fw-la schindlerus_n describe_v their_o excommunication_n to_o be_v a_o put_v away_o of_o a_o impenitent_a obstinate_a sinner_n from_o the_o public_a assembly_n of_o the_o church_n and_o so_o a_o cut_v he_o off_o from_o his_o people_n dicitur_fw-la arias_n montanus_n expound_v their_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n to_o be_v a_o excommunication_n such_o as_o in_o the_o christian_a church_n from_o religious_a fellowship_n excommunicaretur_fw-la so_o do_v the_o centurist_n plain_o where_o they_o do_v purposely_o show_v what_o be_v the_o ecclesiastical_a policy_n and_o church_n government_n of_o the_o jew_n they_o make_v it_o a_o distinct_a question_n whether_o the_o jew_n in_o christ_n time_n have_v any_o civil_a government_n or_o magistracy_n facta_fw-la cornelius_n bertramus_n think_v that_o to_o the_o jewish_a niddui_n answer_v our_o suspension_n from_o the_o sacrament_n and_o that_o to_o their_o cherem_fw-la answer_v our_o excommunication_n from_o the_o church_n and_o that_o the_o jew_n have_v the_o very_a same_o kind_n of_o excommunication_n by_o which_o the_o incestuous_a corinthian_a hymeneus_n and_o philetus_n and_o the_o emperor_n theodosius_n be_v excommunicate_v constansinus_n l'_fw-fr empereur_n annot_n in_o rempub_fw-la jud._n pag._n 370._o to_o 378._o hold_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o bertramus_n hold_v concern_v the_o jewish_a excommunication_n and_o which_o have_v now_o 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qui_fw-la non_fw-la cum_fw-la caeteris_fw-la orabant_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o tell_v we_o the_o ancient_a christian_n do_v in_o divers_a thing_n follow_v the_o jewish_a discipline_n and_o among_o other_o thing_n in_o excommunication_n he_o cite_v the_o same_o passage_n of_o tertullian_n which_o be_v cite_v by_o m_n r_o selden_n concern_v a_o shnt_n out_o à _fw-fr communicatione_n orationis_fw-la &_o conventus_fw-la &_o omnis_fw-la sancti_fw-la commercii_fw-la which_o be_v as_o full_a and_o high_a a_o description_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n of_o excommunication_n as_o any_o can_v be_v so_o that_o the_o jewish_a excommunication_n be_v parallel_v with_o that_o excommunication_n which_o tertullian_n speak_v of_o and_o which_o be_v practise_v in_o the_o ancient_a christian_a church_n what_o more_o can_v be_v require_v in_o this_o particular_a and_o here_o i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n that_o master_n prynne_n do_v very_o much_o mistake_v and_o misrepresent_v m_n r_o selden_n as_o if_o he_o hold_v the_o jewish_a excommunication_n to_o have_v be_v no_o more_o but_o a_o shut_n out_o from_o civil_a company_n or_o fellowship_n whereas_o he_o clear_o hold_n lib._n 4._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la nat_n &_o gent._n cap._n 9_o p._n 522._o that_o he_o who_o be_v excommunicate_v by_o the_o jewish_a cherem_fw-la be_v put_v away_o and_o cast_v off_o from_o fellowship_n in_o prayer_n and_o from_o all_o religious_a fellowship_n even_o as_o tertullian_n speak_v of_o excommunicate_v person_n in_o the_o church_n lud._n capellus_n in_o spicilegio_fw-la upon_o joh._n 9_o 22._o speak_v of_o the_o common_a distinction_n of_o the_o three_o degree_n of_o the_o jewish_a excommunication_n do_v plain_o bear_v witness_n to_o that_o which_o i_o plead_v for_o namely_o movebantur_fw-la that_o there_o be_v a_o jewish_a excommunication_n from_o communion_n in_o the_o holy_a thing_n i_o confess_v he_o understand_v the_o cherem_n and_o the_o shammata_fw-la otherwise_o than_o i_o do_v for_o he_o 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be_v upon_o this_o reason_n because_o wicked_a man_n do_v care_n little_a or_o nothing_o for_o any_o censure_n or_o