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11._o ult_n other_o thing_n which_o concern_v the_o edification_n of_o the_o church_n he_o promise_v to_o set_v in_o order_n by_o his_o presence_n and_o thus_o the_o do_v touch_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n some_o point_n of_o doctrine_n he_o careful_o state_v as_o justification_n by_o grace_n through_o the_o faith_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n etc._n etc._n he_o teach_v the_o jew_n and_o gentile-converts_a likewise_o how_o they_o shall_v carry_v themselves_o respective_o to_o one_o another_o that_o the_o strong_a shall_v not_o despise_v the_o weak_a nor_o the_o weak_a judge_n and_o condemn_v the_o strong_a but_o these_o be_v direction_n for_o common_a use_n among_o private_a christian_n but_o for_o decree_n and_o order_n of_o public_a use_n and_o practice_n he_o give_v out_o none_o to_o this_o church_n because_o as_o yet_o here_o be_v no_o jurisdiction_n settle_v no_o law_n make_v no_o governor_n appoint_v to_o put_v they_o in_o execution_n this_o grotius_n collect_v from_o rom._n 16._o 4_o 5_o &_o 17._o this_o make_v i_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v then_o no_o common_a assembly_n of_o christian_n say_v he_o or_o no_o presbytery_n at_o rome_n otherwise_o in_o stead_n of_o command_v to_o mark_v such_o as_o cause_v those_o scandal_n or_o schism_n he_o will_v have_v have_v they_o excommunicate_v for_o when_o the_o church_n be_v without_o such_o government_n single_a person_n can_v do_v no_o more_o than_o avoid_v familiar_a conversation_n with_o such_o as_o live_v not_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o christ._n thus_o grotius_n catharinus_n seem_v to_o collect_v no_o less_o from_o the_o apostle_n expostulation_n rom._n 14._o 4._o who_o be_v thou_o that_o judge_v another_o man_n servant_n cum_fw-la non_fw-la sis_fw-la pastor_n aut_fw-la dominus_fw-la ejus_fw-la see_v thou_o be_v neither_o his_o pastor_n nor_o his_o lord_n and_o therefore_o thou_o have_v no_o right_a to_o pass_v sentence_n on_o he_o and_o as_o much_o be_v to_o be_v conclude_v from_o the_o 22_o verse_n have_v thou_o faith_n have_v it_o to_o thyself_o before_o god_n have_v there_o be_v a_o bishop_n settle_v there_o it_o have_v be_v their_o duty_n in_o any_o matter_n of_o hesitation_n to_o consult_v he_o to_o resolve_v their_o doubt_n and_o settle_v their_o persuasion_n but_o as_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o such_o establishment_n hereupon_o he_o do_v advise_v they_o to_o be_v sincere_a in_o their_o profession_n and_o to_o carry_v themselves_o upright_o between_o god_n and_o their_o own_o conscience_n catharinus_n to_o this_o purpose_n say_v thus_o thou_o have_v faith_n that_o be_v thou_o have_v a_o clear_a knowledge_n of_o thy_o liberty_n in_o matter_n indifferent_a but_o have_v this_o faith_n to_o thyself_o before_o god_n that_o thou_o may_v not_o hurt_v thy_o weak_a brother_n and_o this_o be_v always_o to_o be_v the_o practice_n in_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o church_n do_v tolerate_v they_o be_v to_o be_v dissemble_v or_o conceal_v and_o we_o must_v yield_v to_o infirmity_n 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sin_v whether_o i_o do_v my_o duty_n or_o do_v it_o not_o which_o be_v absurd_a 3._o spiritual_a thing_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n 580._o be_v not_o to_o be_v omit_v to_o avoid_v scandal_n for_o than_o i_o shall_v be_v bind_v to_o go_v to_o hell_n to_o avoid_v scandal_n but_o obedience_n to_o my_o superior_n be_v a_o thing_n spiritual_a and_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n rom._n 13._o 5._o hebr._n 13._o 7._o 17._o i_o give_v no_o offence_n in_o do_v my_o bind_a duty_n but_o he_o that_o take_v offence_n at_o it_o he_o do_v it_o at_o his_o own_o peril_n if_o my_o dissent_v brother_n doubt_n of_o the_o authority_n that_o command_v the_o duty_n yet_o if_o i_o be_v well_o persuade_v of_o it_o i_o must_v govern_v myself_o not_o by_o he_o but_o by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o my_o own_o conscience_n rom._n 14._o 5._o 4._o it_o may_v be_v object_v further_o that_o the_o apostle_n will_v have_v we_o do_v as_o he_o say_v he_o do_v himself_o please_v all_o man_n but_o we_o 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