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the_o separatist_n say_v prophet_n and_o not_o all_o private_a person_n but_o this_o
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ecclesiastical_a power_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o a_o christian_a â—rince_n by_o that_o same_o reason_n the_o act_n of_o public_a preach_n baptise_v and_o administer_a the_o lord_n supper_n shall_v lay_v no_o ecclesiastical_a bond_n upon_o man_n conscience_n except_o the_o king_n shall_v consent_v unto_o these_o act_n but_o the_o latter_a be_v against_o the_o word_n of_o god_n jer._n 1._o 10._o jer._n 1._o 18_o 19_o 2_o cor._n 10._o 4_o 5._o and_o most_o absurd_a ergo_fw-la so_o be_v the_o former_a i_o prove_v the_o connexion_n because_o that_o same_o power_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o church_n convene_v for_o act_n of_o discipline_n be_v give_v for_o preach_v and_o the_o confer_v of_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n for_o the_o church_n have_v the_o key_n to_o bind_v and_o loose_v from_o christ_n equal_o independent_a upon_o any_o mortal_a man_n in_o discipline_n as_o in_o doctrine_n so_o in_o discipline_n the_o king_n power_n can_v be_v to_o impede_fw-la all_o act_n of_o discipline_n or_o to_o make_v they_o null_a except_o he_o consent_v to_o they_o 3._o because_o these_o word_n be_v absolute_o make_v good_a arg._n without_o the_o interveen_n of_o any_o other_o authority_n whatsoever_o you_o bind_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o you_o lose_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v loose_v in_o heaven_n else_o christ_n will_v have_v say_v whatsoever_o the_o king_n or_o civil_a magistrate_n shall_v bind_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n otherwise_o nothing_o be_v ratify_v on_o earth_n or_o heaven_n either_o which_o the_o church_n bind_v or_o lose_v because_o the_o king_n say_v not_o amen_n to_o it_o 4._o if_o a_o contumacious_a brother_n shall_v refuse_v to_o hear_v the_o church_n arg._n he_o be_v not_o for_o that_o to_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o to_o be_v repute_v a_o heathen_a and_o a_o publican_n because_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n do_v not_o repute_v he_o such_o a_o one_o 5._o of_o that_o free_a grace_n arg._n whereby_o god_n hear_v the_o prayer_n of_o two_o or_o three_o agree_v to_o pray_v for_o one_o thing_n on_o earth_n the_o lord_n bind_v and_o lose_v in_o heaven_n that_o which_o his_o church_n bind_v and_o lose_v on_o earth_n mat._n 18._o 19_o but_o the_o lord_n hear_v the_o prayer_n of_o two_o or_o three_o agree_v to_o pray_v for_o one_o thing_n on_o earth_n though_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n do_v not_o give_v his_o consent_n that_o these_o prayer_n be_v hear_v and_o grant_v of_o god_n because_o the_o magistrate_n be_v no_o intercessor_n without_o who_o consent_n god_n hear_v not_o prayer_n the_o proposition_n be_v clear_a from_o matthew_n 18_o ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o 6._o if_o the_o magistrate_n have_v such_o a_o joint_a power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v arg._n and_o of_o forgive_a and_o retain_v sin_n with_o the_o church_n than_o also_o with_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n but_o christ_n give_v this_o power_n to_o his_o apostle_n without_o any_o such_o 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