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such_o a_o special_a prerogative_n so_o that_o he_o account_v he_o 71._o he_o part_n 1._o p._n 87._o &_o p._n 71._o sacrilegious_a whosoever_o be_v destitute_a of_o the_o right_n of_o vocation_n and_o ecclesiastic_a confirmation_n will_v offer_v to_o put_v his_o hand_n to_o those_o internal_o external_a affair_n of_o the_o church_n which_o he_o illustrate_v by_o the_o example_n of_o king_n uzziah_n strike_v with_o leprosy_n out_o of_o which_o principle_n at_o last_o spring_v up_o the_o special_a church-government_n which_o though_o every_o man_n may_v see_v it_o to_o be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o to_o be_v exercise_v by_o too_o worldly_a mean_n and_o that_o by_o they_o who_o after_o confirmation_n be_v oftentimes_o more_o carnal_a than_o any_o layman_n yet_o he_o will_v have_v we_o believe_v that_o this_o government_n be_v not_o oâ—_n this_o world_n not_o earthly_a but_o heavenly_a spiritual_a holy_a independent_a from_o any_o worldly_a power_n in_o itself_o absolute_a and_o as_o it_o be_v of_o its_o own_o 〈◊〉_d own_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d power_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o inseparable_a subjection_n of_o churchman_n to_o christ_n as_o his_o legate_n whence_o belong_v to_o they_o this_o right_a to_o he_o governor_n captain_n pastor_n father_n under_o which_o title_n it_o be_v lawful_a only_o for_o they_o to_o proceed_v to_o govern_v to_o feed_v to_o give_v law_n to_o punish_v and_o that_o imperious_o with_o power_n and_o authority_n 323._o part._n 2._o p_o 323._o in_o the_o formality_n of_o the_o church_n whence_o he_o make_v a_o rapture_n irreparable_a between_o the_o power_n or_o government_n of_o magistrate_n and_o of_o the_o church_n 9â—_n part._n 1._o p._n 91._o 93._o &_o p._n 9â—_n because_o they_o be_v so_o different_a in_o the_o subject_n end_n and_o mean_n that_o he_o think_v heaven_n and_o earth_n will_v be_v confound_v if_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v offer_v to_o touch_v the_o internal_a thing_n of_o the_o church_n for_o he_o will_v not_o allow_v the_o secular_a power_n to_o be_v in_o but_o only_o about_o the_o church_n which_o meddle_v with_o the_o circumstantial_o of_o the_o church_n only_o as_o a_o separable_a accident_n which_o the_o church_n may_v easy_o want_v and_o do_v want_v under_o the_o apostle_n and_o time_n of_o the_o first_o reformation_n so_o that_o as_o he_o assever_v the_o christian_a and_o godly_a magistrate_n have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v with_o church-affaire_n than_o the_o wicked_a have_v in_o respect_n of_o right_a except_o in_o case_n extraordinary_a when_o the_o whole_a clergy_n want_v reformation_n but_o yet_o on_o this_o condition_n too_o that_o the_o judgement_n of_o this_o matter_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o churchman_n but_o if_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v meddle_v with_o any_o thing_n which_o he_o call_v formal_o ecclesiastic_a beside_o these_o case_n he_o cry_v out_o open_o that_o sacrilege_n and_o robbery_n be_v commit_v that_o the_o right_n of_o christ_n spouse_n be_v violate_v for_o which_o 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