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which_o be_v speak_v concern_v the_o virginity_n of_o marie_n afâ—er_v the_o birth_n of_o christ_n the_o passeover_n to_o be_v celebrate_v on_o the_o lord_n day_n the_o paedabaptismo_fw-la the_o paedabaptismo_fw-la baptism_n of_o infant_n and_o purgatory_n either_o be_v not_o necessary_a as_o the_o first_o and_o the_o second_o or_o be_v find_v analogical_o in_o the_o scripture_n as_o the_o three_o or_o be_v false_a as_o the_o four_o the_o place_n which_o be_v cite_v by_o bellarmine_n against_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o scripture_n 1._o tom._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 5._o be_v these_o joh._n 16.12_o ans_fw-fr the_o place_n treateâ—_n of_o special_a thing_n the_o knowledge_n oâ—_n which_o be_v infinite_a which_o therefore_o alsâ—_n be_v express_v in_o the_o scripture_n not_o iâ—_n particular_a and_o one_o by_o one_o but_o bâ—_n word_n and_o in_o general_a or_o else_o oâ—_n those_o thing_n the_o revelation_n whereof_o according_a to_o the_o dispensation_n oâ—_n time_n christ_n will_v 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and_o charity_n 2.1_o charity_n mat._n 3.3_o &_o 28.20_o 1_o tim._n 2.1_o the_o power_n ecclesiastical_a be_v threefold_a of_o ministry_n of_o order_n and_o of_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n the_o power_n of_o the_o ministry_n be_v a_o authority_n and_o right_a in_o the_o church_n to_o teach_v not_o every_o thing_n but_o that_o only_a which_o the_o lord_n have_v prescribe_v by_o his_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n 6.3_o apostle_n gal._n 1.8_o 1._o tim._n 6.3_o and_o be_v the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o key_n the_o power_n of_o order_n be_v a_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v employ_v partly_o about_o doctrine_n and_o partly_o about_o constitution_n and_o law_n for_o the_o outward_a policy_n of_o the_o church_n the_o one_o be_v common_o term_v doctrinal_a or_o prescriptive_a the_o other_o constitutive_a or_o ordinate_a the_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n be_v a_o judicial_a power_n of_o the_o church_n whereby_o man_n receyve_v into_o the_o family_n of_o christ_n be_v direct_v to_o godliness_n and_o be_v restrain_v lest_o they_o shall_v commit_v any_o thing_n unbeseeming_a their_o christian_n profession_n but_o the_o offender_n be_v reprove_v rebuke_v and_o correct_v and_o this_o be_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o key_n distinct_a from_o the_o former_a because_o that_o proper_o belong_v to_o the_o office_n of_o teach_v but_o this_o be_v most_o of_o all_o practise_v in_o the_o correct_v of_o man_n offence_n and_o in_o the_o exercise_v of_o ecclesiastical_a judgement_n 8.11_o judgement_n mat._n 16.19_o joh._n 19.23_o mat._n 18.18_o 1_o cor._n 8.11_o and_o according_a as_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o slip_n to_o be_v correct_v some_o concern_v doctrine_n and_o some_o other_o concern_v manner_n so_o about_o both_o these_o ecclesiastical_a judgement_n be_v occupy_v for_o the_o private_a good_a of_o the_o offender_n and_o the_o public_a good_a of_o the_o church_n now_o there_o be_v three_o degree_n of_o of_o that_o judgement_n rebuke_v conjoin_v with_o 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