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religion_n and_o oppress_v the_o professor_n of_o it_o when_o nothing_o be_v sound_v the_o godly_a magistrate_n may_v do_v some_o thing_n which_o ordinary_o be_v not_o lawful_a etc._n etc._n but_o ordinary_o and_o of_o common_a right_n in_o church_n already_o constitute_v if_o a_o man_n fly_v to_o the_o magistrate_n complain_v that_o he_o be_v injure_v by_o the_o abuse_n of_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n or_o if_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o presbytery_n displease_v the_o magistrate_n either_o in_o point_n of_o discipline_n or_o of_o faith_n he_o must_v not_o therefore_o draw_v such_o cause_n to_o a_o civil_a tribâ—…nal_n nor_o introduce_v a_o political_a papacy_n and_o as_o the_o magistrate_n ibidâ—…_n have_v power_n in_o extraordinary_a cause_n when_o the_o church_n be_v whole_o corrupt_v to_o reform_v ecclesiastical_a abuse_n so_o if_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v tyrannize_v over_o the_o church_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o oppose_v he_o by_o certain_a way_n and_o mean_n extraordinary_a 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the_o magistrate_n chap._n iii_o that_o this_o discipline_n rob_v the_o magistrate_n of_o the_o last_o appeal_n of_o his_o subject_n the_o second_o flow_v from_o this_o the_o last_o appeal_v aught_o to_o be_v the_o supreme_a 2._o magistrate_n or_o magistrate_n within_o his_o or_o their_o dominion_n as_o to_o the_o high_a power_n under_o god_n and_o where_o it_o be_v not_o so_o order_v the_o commonwealth_n can_v enjoy_v no_o tranquillity_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o discourse_n by_o the_o law_n of_o england_n if_o any_o man_n find_v himself_o grieve_v with_o the_o sentence_n or_o consistoriall_a proceed_n of_o a_o bishop_n or_o of_o his_o officer_n he_o may_v appeal_v from_o the_o high_a judicatory_a of_o the_o church_n to_o the_o king_n in_o chancery_n who_o use_v in_o that_o case_n to_o grant_v commission_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n to_o delegate_n expert_a in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n who_o have_v
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