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his_o church_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n in_o what_o sense_n the_o magistrate_n be_v head_n of_o the_o church_n 65_o chap._n vii_o the_o strength_n of_o mr._n gillespy_v reason_n to_o disprove_v that_o the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o chief_a governor_n of_o the_o church_n under_o christ_n examine_v 76_o chap._n viii_o mr._n gillespy_v manifest_a contradiction_n in_o state_v the_o magistrate_n power_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n 83_o chap._n ix_o the_o concession_n of_o mr._n gillespie_n which_o come_v to_o nothing_o by_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o evasion_n and_o distinction_n the_o vanity_n and_o nullity_n of_o he_o and_o other_o man_n division_n and_o distinction_n of_o power_n martyr_n musculus_fw-la gualterus_n allege_v against_o the_o name_n of_o a_o power_n ecclesiastical_a when_o it_o be_v in_o truth_n the_o magistrate_n power_n the_o position_n of_o maccovius_fw-la about_o the_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n in_o sacred_a thing_n not_o hitherto_o 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layman_n be_v resolve_v when_o he_o may_v intermeddle_v while_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n be_v debate_v and_o likewise_o if_o civil_a thing_n be_v in_o agitation_n how_o far_o a_o minister_n sit_v in_o the_o same_o company_n may_v interpose_v &_o vote_n must_v when_o civil_a affair_n be_v handle_v the_o ecclesiastical_a person_n first_o be_v require_v to_o vote_n or_o must_v they_o petition_v to_o have_v that_o liberty_n it_o may_v be_v they_o mean_v that_o when_o the_o assembly_n be_v upon_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n that_o then_o the_o laity_n shall_v likewise_o petition_v the_o clergy_n for_o a_o liberty_n of_o vote_v and_o intermeddle_v but_o suppose_v a_o member_n of_o this_o assembly_n be_v both_o a_o statesman_n and_o a_o elder_a of_o a_o church_n and_o therefore_o a_o ecclesiastical_a man_n must_v he_o change_v his_o name_n and_o personage_n as_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o matter_n handle_v require_v profess_v not_o to_o interpose_v in_o such_o a_o business_n in_o the_o capacity_n of_o a_o church-officer_n but_o as_o a_o member_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o how_o shall_v the_o conscience_n of_o a_o man_n be_v resolve_v what_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n what_o a_o civil_a that_o he_o may_v not_o doubt_v when_o he_o may_v vote_n and_o intermeddle_v when_o he_o must_v sit_v mute_a and_o silent_a or_o go_v out_o of_o the_o assembly_n for_o the_o casuist_n have_v not_o yet_o determine_v what_o be_v ecclesiastical_a what_o civil_a for_o some_o of_o they_o make_v the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n of_o humane_a constitution_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v order_v direct_v and_o command_v by_o the_o same_o power_n that_o give_v sanction_n to_o all_o humane_a law_n and_o if_o it_o be_v put_v to_o the_o question_n when_o how_o often_o in_o what_o place_n synod_n be_v to_o be_v convene_v what_o time_n they_o must_v
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excommunication_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n as_o they_o do_v bullingerus_n in_o a_o epistle_n to_o dathenus_n a_o 1531._o tell_v we_o it_o be_v think_v so_o by_o zwinglius_fw-la the_o apostle_n live_v under_o a_o heathenish_a magistrate_n who_o yet_o do_v not_o punish_v wicked_a action_n but_o that_o the_o church_n may_v inflâ—ct_v some_o kind_n of_o penalty_n they_o take_v up_o admonition_n and_o exclusion_n because_o they_o can_v not_o make_v use_n of_o the_o sword_n which_o be_v not_o commit_v to_o they_o and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o bring_v in_o excommunication_n now_o that_o the_o christian_a magistrate_n may_v punish_v wicked_a deed_n there_o be_v no_o further_a need_n of_o excommunication_n chapter_n xxiv_o that_o the_o christian_a church_n under_o heathen_n be_v govern_v by_o a_o confederate_a discipline_n or_o a_o power_n of_o magistracy_n as_o the_o synagogue_n be_v appoint_v man_n which_o ambrose_n call_v elder_n to_o decide_v such_o matter_n as_o otherwise_o be_v 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church_n begin_v whether_o under_o the_o hâ—…_n the_o â—or_a under_o christian_a emperor_n it_o be_v not_o govern_v by_o a_o jurisdiction_n distinct_a from_o that_o of_o magiâ—…acy_n and_o that_o neither_o â—he_v hâ—…hen_o noâ—_n the_o christian_a emperor_n ever_o know_v any_o 〈…〉_o as_o a_o ecclesiastical_a power_n not_o sub_fw-la 〈…〉_o to_o the_o magistrate_n power_n yea_o that_o the_o 〈…〉_o do_v but_o in_o word_n challenge_v a_o power_n 〈…〉_o from_o that_o of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o that_o 〈…〉_o they_o make_v but_o one_o of_o two_o and_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v so_o much_o as_o 〈◊〉_d they_o shall_v be_v exercise_v asunder_o and_o 〈…〉_o reason_n that_o the_o learned_a of_o thâ—m_n as_o 〈◊〉_d and_o other_o maintain_v that_o one_o of_o they_o 〈…〉_o subordinate_a to_o the_o other_o erâ—ing_v onâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o subordinate_a â—…e_n civil_a to_o the_o 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o then_o be_v convert_v into_o 〈…〉_o church_n and_o also_o turn_v over_o to_o 〈…〉_o same_o 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