be_v essential_o a_o act_n of_o preach_v the_o word_n object_n 14._o this_o synod_n declare_v only_o in_o a_o doctrinal_a way_n what_o be_v necessary_a what_o be_v scandalous_a the_o same_o way_n that_o paul_n do_v rom._n 14._o 14_o 15._o ay_o cor._n 8._o 1_o cor._n 10._o answ._n this_o synod_n and_o paul_n declare_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n ergo_fw-la with_o one_o and_o the_o same_o authority_n it_o follow_v not_o paul_n write_v 1_o cor._n 5._o that_o the_o incestuous_a man_n shall_v be_v excommunicate_v and_o this_o he_o write_v as_o canonical_a scripture_n by_o the_o immediate_a inspiration_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n if_o then_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n shall_v have_v excommunicate_v he_o shall_v it_o follow_v that_o they_o give_v out_o the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n by_o the_o immediate_a inspiration_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n i_o think_v not_o their_o church_n sentence_n have_v be_v give_v out_o by_o a_o mere_a ecclesiastical_a authority_n according_a 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no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o decree_n which_o we_o must_v observe_v and_o by_o the_o observe_v whereof_o the_o church_n be_v establish_v in_o the_o faith_n as_o be_v say_v of_o these_o decree_n act._n 16._o 4_o 5._o to_o give_v a_o brotherly_a counsel_n such_o as_o abigail_n give_v to_o david_n and_o a_o little_a maid_n give_v to_o namaan_n be_v not_o a_o burden_n lay_v on_o by_o the_o commander_n but_o it_o be_v say_v of_o this_o decree_n v_o 28._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o seem_v good_a to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o lay_v no_o other_o burden_n on_o you_o also_o we_o do_v not_o say_v that_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n be_v in_o provincial_a or_o national_a synod_n as_o in_o the_o church_n who_o have_v power_n to_o excommunicate_v for_o 1._o this_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n in_o synod_n be_v cumulative_a not_o privative_a 2._o it_o be_v in_o the_o synod_n quoad_fw-la actus_fw-la imperatos_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la act_n we_o elicitos_fw-la according_a to_o 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there_o be_v here_o in_o this_o synod_n a_o organical_a body_n of_o eye_n ear_n and_o other_o member_n that_o be_v of_o apostle_n teacher_n elder_n and_o people_n and_o so_o a_o form_a church_n by_o our_o brethren_n doctrine_n â—â—gs_n paul_n and_o barnabas_n v_o 2._o be_v send_v to_o this_o synod_n by_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n to_o complain_v be_v send_v to_o tell_v the_o form_v and_o organical_a church_n as_o it_o be_v matth._n 18_o 19_o which_o be_v a_o good_a argument_n if_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o aristotle_n say_v yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o if_o the_o brethren_n here_o concur_v as_o give_v obedience_n to_o the_o elder_n and_o the_o apostle_n do_v here_o determine_v as_o apostle_n and_o elder_n than_o the_o brothren_n in_o this_o organical_a body_n do_v concur_v to_o the_o form_n of_o these_o decree_n by_o way_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o
catabaptistarum_a erroribus_fw-la lib._n 1._o pag._n 35._o it_o be_v a_o vain_a thing_n to_o say_v that_o teacher_n of_o all_o israel_n remain_v in_o israel_n be_v non-residents_a that_o be_v pastor_n not_o attend_v their_o charge_n charge_n justific_n pag._n pag._n confess_v of_o separatist_n art_n 21._o 21._o bellarmin_n desacr_n ord_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 9_o 9_o council_n trident._n sess._n 23._o cap._n 4._o 4._o hosius_n in_o confess_v polonica_fw-la tit_n 50._o 50._o martinus_n ledesma_n in_o 4._o quâ—st_n 36._o art_n 4._o ad_fw-la 1._o 1._o pet._n a_o soto_n de_fw-fr sacram_fw-la ordinis_fw-la lect._n 5._o 5._o toletus_n come_v in_o joan._n 21._o a_o 21_o 21_o cajetanus_n comment_n in_o joan._n 21._o ideo_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la instituitur_fw-la &_o promulgatur_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la cyrillus_n lib._n 112._o cap._n 56._o 56._o chrysostome_n in_o joan._n homil_n 88_o 88_o joan._n de_fw-fr lugo_n tomo_fw-la de_fw-la saram_fw-la paenit_fw-la disp_n 18._o sect_n 1._o 1._o suarez_n disp_n 7._o de_fw-la censura_fw-la sect_n 6._o not_o 6._o 6._o sanchez_n in_o decalog_n lib._n 2._o c._n 13._o n._n 13._o 13._o aegidius_n coniuk_n de_fw-fr sacr._n disp_n 24._o n._n 236._o 236._o vasquez_n tom._n the_o excom_n dub_v 18._o n._n 9_o 9_o panoâ—mit_v in_o dicâ—_n a_o nobis_fw-la etc._n etc._n n._n 10._o 10._o avila_n de_fw-fr censur_fw-fr be_v part_n 2._o cap._n 7._o disp_v 1._o dub._n 9_o 9_o sylvester_n verbo_fw-la subsolvo_fw-la 1._o n._n 8._o 8._o joan._n episcop_n rossens_n de_fw-fr potest_fw-la papae_fw-la in_o temporabus_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 3._o 3._o people_n plea_n pag._n 42_o 43._o pag._n 44._o pag_n 44_o 45_o 46._o pag._n 46_o 47_o 48_o 49._o calvin_n com._n in_o act._n 11_o 21._o pag._n 49._o 49._o junius_n annot_n in_o locum_fw-la apocalypse_n apocalypse_n cooper_n on_o revel_n 10._o 10._o pareus_n comment_n in_o apocalyps_n cap._n 10._o pag._n 52_o 53._o 53._o junius_n annot_n in_o cap._n 14._o 14._o paraeus_n in_o locum_fw-la locum_fw-la napper_n comment_fw-fr on_o the_o revel_n ch_n 14._o par._n 54._o 55._o pag._n 97._o pag._n 59_o and_o 63._o pag._n 59_o 59_o irenaus_n adversus_fw-la hare_n lib._n 2_o cap._n 57_o 57_o fusebius_n bistoria_fw-la eccles_n l._n 5._o cap._n 7._o tertullian_n cyrill_n chrysostom_n theophylact._n robinson_n pag._n 66_o 67._o parâ—us_o come_v ibi_fw-la paul_n presbytery_n chap._n 16._o pag._n 251_o 252._o pag_n 69._o 70._o 70._o stapleton_n apud_fw-la whittaker_n de_fw-fr sac_fw-la script_n authorit_fw-fr l._n 3._o c._n 3._o arg_n 3._o sect_n bellarmine_n valentinian_n gretserus_n gretserus_n transenius_fw-la harmony_n c._n 36._o 36._o cajetan_n come_v in_o loan_n 5._o in_o hoc_fw-la ab_fw-la hoâ—nine_a non_fw-la accipio_fw-la accipio_fw-la toletus_n in_o joh._n 5._o tom_n 1._o 1._o rivetus_fw-la tom_n 1._o contrav_fw-mi trac_fw-la 1._o q._n 6._o 6._o whittakerus_n to_o 2._o desac_n scrip._n authorit_fw-fr lib._n 3._o c._n â—r_n 5._o 5._o bucer_n in_o joan._n 5._o de_fw-la testimonio_fw-la baptistae_fw-la baptistae_fw-la calvinus_n in_o art_n 17._o v._n 10_o 11._o 11._o theaplâ—yâ—_n in_o aâ—t_a 1â—_n ibid._n ibid._n chryso_v in_o joan._n hom_n 39_o 39_o beda_n in_o joan._n cap_n 5._o 5._o ambrose_n in_o â—_o tim._n tim._n occam_fw-la dâ—ale_n l._n 5._o ca._n 2_o par_fw-fr 1._o &_o c._n 3._o probatuâ—_fw-la quod_fw-la papâ—_n canonice_fw-la electus_fw-la manens_fw-la papa_n potest_fw-la errare_fw-la a_o fide_fw-la &_o bareticari_fw-la quindecem_fw-la rationâ—bus_fw-la rationâ—bus_fw-la gerson_n de_fw-fr infallibilitat_fw-la papae_fw-la consid_n 12_o 12_o robinson_n pag_n 70._o 71._o 71._o synod_n of_o england_n england_n ambrose_n come_v in_o 4_o eph._n ut_fw-la â—resecret_n plebs_fw-la &_o multiplicaretur_fw-la omnibus_fw-la inter_fw-la initia_fw-la concessum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o exangelizare_n &_o baptizaâ—e_n baptizaâ—e_n origenin_n num._n hom_n 11._o cap._n 8._o 8._o hieronymus_n comment_n in_o matth._n in_o prcaemiâ—_n prcaemiâ—_n theophylact_fw-mi in_o art_n 20._o 20._o augustin_n contr_n faustum_n lib._n 16._o c._n 12._o 12._o coachman_n coachman_n gerard._n loc_n come_v tom_fw-mi 6._o the_o minister_n eccles_n c._n 3._o sect_n 1._o n._n 70_o pag._n 78_o 79._o 79._o lutheâ—us_fw-la tom_n 2._o com._n in_o ps._n 8._o fol_n 96_o at_o tradidiâ—_n quidem_fw-la dominus_fw-la talenta_fw-la seruis_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la â—â—si_fw-la â—â—catis_fw-la expecta_fw-la igitur_fw-la &_o â—u_n donec_fw-la voccâ—_n be_v intereane_v ambâ—â—s_n ambâ—â—s_n fugeniâ—_n de_fw-fr 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z scotus_n in_o l._n 4._o d_o 24_o q._n 1._o 1._o concilâ—i_fw-fr tâ—i._n dentine_n sâ—ss_n 14._o cap._n 1._o 1._o lodo_fw-la meratius_n tom_n 3._o trac_n de_fw-fr erdi_fw-la disp_n 7._o sect_n 1._o bishop_n preach_v not_o nor_o be_v it_o essential_a to_o their_o office_n and_o therefore_o papist_n by_o contempt_n call_v our_o minister_n predicant_n preacher_n say_v gerard_n tom_n 6_o q._n 3._o n._n 294_o pag._n 336._o 336._o bellarm._n tom_n 3._o de_fw-mi sacr_n ordin_fw-fr l._n 1._o c._n 4._o 4._o guliel_n estius_fw-la l_o 4._o do_v 24._o s._n 3._o 3._o aquinas_n supplem_fw-la q._n 34._o act_n 4._o 5._o 5._o canon_n aposto_n lic_a 2._o 9_o 17_o 18._o 25._o 42._o 43._o 43._o clemens_n in_o epist._n 3._o ad_fw-la jacob_n manuscript_n the_o way_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o new_a england_n in_o the_o answ._n 10_o 32._o quest_n 9_o 15._o answ._n to_o the_o 15._o quest_n answ._n to_o quest_n 15._o 15._o arâ—in_n in_o declare_v sen._n p._n 57_o 57_o armin._n antâ—perkins_n pag._n 224._o quaâ—ndâ—u_o amâ—r_a det_fw-la in_o ipsoâ—uâ—n_n cordâ—bus_fw-la vigebit_fw-la impedâ—en_fw-la vi_o ne_fw-la â—ccedant_fw-la â—_o dâ—o_o dâ—o_o remonstâ—an_n confess_v c._n 18._o sect._n 6._o 7._o 7._o episcopius_n disp_n 27._o ch_z 9_o 9_o socinus_n de_fw-fr justâ—â—_n â—â—l_n 10._o quod_fw-la si_fw-la aâ—_n hac_fw-la obedientia_fw-la deficiamus_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n smalcius_n 〈◊〉_d 7_o in_o joan_n fol._n 78._o answ_n to_o 32._o quest_n q._n 15._o 15._o morton_n grand_a imposture_n sect_n 5._o pag._n 47._o arâ—_n 1547._o 9_o sess._n of_o trent_n april_n 21._o an._n 1548._o 1548._o bellar._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr council_n c._n 12._o 12._o harding_n 4._o article_n of_o peter_n supremacy_n as_o â—â—well_n say_v say_v suarez_n tâ—_n detriplâ—â—_n vitr_n disp_n 10._o the_o same_o â—onâ—_n sect._n 1_o num._n 22._o 22._o bellarm._n de_fw-fr pâ—nâ—â—f_n rom._n l._n 1._o c._n 22._o peâ—â—us_o in_o concâ—lâ—â—_n primo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d lâ—quttur_fw-la lâ—quttur_fw-la harding_n loco_fw-la cital_n cital_n 〈◊〉_d kerus_fw-la tom_n 2._o contrev_v 4_o 9_o 2_o c._n 14._o respond_v 〈◊〉_d posse_fw-la colligi_fw-la ex_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la petrum_fw-la esse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d citio_fw-la primum_fw-la naâ—_n constat_fw-la ante_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quis_fw-la priâ—us_fw-la 〈◊〉_d suâ—_n 〈◊〉_d evangelâ—sta_fw-la tacuit_fw-la tacuit_fw-la gerson_n tâ—_n 4._o in_o propos_fw-fr utâ—â—â—_n ad_fw-la â—â—ter_v scbisma_n scbisma_n lyranus_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d carthusian_n in_o locum_fw-la locum_fw-la bellar._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr conc_fw-fr c._n 12._o 12._o suarez_n de_fw-fr tripl_n troth_n theo._n disp_n sect_n 3._o 3._o pighius_fw-la l._n 6._o c._n 18._o 18._o cajetan_n de_fw-fr â—uthorit_fw-fr pap._n â—_o 16._o also_o your_o unofficed_a prophet_n may_v as_o well_o denounce_v judgement_n against_o a_o apo_n staâ—_n church_n as_o they_o may_v public_o preach_v mercy_n in_o the_o gospel_n and_o sâ—_n this_o be_v no_o official_a act_n of_o authority_n the_o way_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o new_a england_n england_n answorth_n pag._n 42._o 43._o in_o his_o animadver_n animadver_n best_a the_o church_n plea._n pag._n pag._n chap._n 4._o ser._n 5._o 5._o chap._n 4._o sect._n 6._o 6._o chap._n 1._o ser._n 2._o manuscript_n 6._o it_o be_v true_a none_o shall_v remove_v from_o one_o congregation_n to_o another_o without_o god_n go_v before_o they_o nor_o can_v they_o change_v country_n without_o god_n warrant_v 〈◊〉_d gen_n 12._o 1._o chap._n 45._o 4._o but_o that_o such_o removal_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o church-discipline_n and_o must_v be_v do_v by_o a_o ministerial_a power_n be_v unwarrant_v by_o any_o word_n of_o god_n god_n fac_n de_fw-fr almain_n de_fw-fr pâ—testa_fw-la eccles_n et_fw-fr lav_fw-mi c._n 15._o est_fw-la congregatio_fw-la authoritate_fw-la legitime_fw-la facta_fw-la ad_fw-la aliquem_fw-la locuâ—_n ex_fw-la omni_fw-la statu_fw-la hierarchico_fw-la nulla_fw-la persona_fw-la fideli_fw-la perente_a audirâ—_n exclusa_fw-la ad_fw-la nactandum_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la concernunt_fw-la publicam_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la et_fw-la ipsius_fw-la mare_n mare_n geâ—sâ—n_fw-fr de_fw-fr pâ—test_a eccles_n eccles_n schola_fw-la paâ—sâ—râ—_n de_fw-fr poust_n eccles._n pag._n 17._o a_o pastor_n may_v propone_v james_n the_o apostle_n mind_n aneut_n fornication_n blood_n etc._n etc._n act._n 15._o permodum_fw-la consilii_fw-la as_o a_o counsel_n to_o some_o other_o pastor_n but_o it_o have_v the_o power_n of_o a_o synodical_a decree_n not_o from_o james_n though_o a_o apostle_n but_o from_o the_o joint_a voice_n of_o the_o synod_n and_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o james_n as_o a_o apostle_n say_v wherefore_o my_o sentence_n be_v etc._n etc._n as_o a_o apostle_n he_o shall_v have_v say_v as_o paul_n do_v what_o i_o receive_v
as_o you_o gather_v first_o they_o do_v not_o meet_v often_o together_o for_o prayer_n and_o spiritual_a conference_n while_o they_o be_v satisfy_v in_o conscience_n of_o the_o good_a estate_n one_o of_o another_o and_o approve_v to_o one_o another_o conscience_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n as_o live_v stone_n fit_a to_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a temple_n as_o you_o require_v 2._o because_o frequent_a meeting_n and_o satisfaction_n in_o conscience_n of_o the_o regeneration_n one_o of_o another_o can_v not_o be_v perform_v by_o three_o thousand_o all_o convert_v and_o add_v to_o the_o church_n in_o one_o day_n for_o before_o they_o be_v non-converts_a and_o at_o one_o sermon_n be_v prick_v in_o heart_n that_o they_o have_v slay_v the_o lord_n of_o glory_n act_v 2._o 37._o 42._o and_o the_o same_o day_n there_o be_v add_v to_o they_o three_o thousand_o soul_n our_o brethren_n say_v it_o be_v about_o the_o pâ—ntecost_n when_o the_o day_n be_v now_o the_o long_a and_o so_o they_o may_v make_v short_a confession_n of_o the_o soundness_n of_o their_o conversation_n before_o the_o apostle_n who_o have_v such_o discern_a spirit_n answ._n true_o it_o be_v a_o most_o weak_a and_o reasonless_a conjecture_n for_o all_o the_o three_o thousand_o behove_v to_o be_v miraculons_o quick_a of_o discern_v for_o they_o can_v not_o swear_v mutual_o one_o to_o another_o those_o church-duty_n except_o they_o have_v be_v satisfy_v in_o conscience_n of_o the_o regeneration_n of_o one_o another_o sure_o such_o a_o miracle_n of_o three_o thousand_o extraordinary_o gift_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o discern_a will_v not_o have_v be_v conceal_v though_o it_o be_v sure_a ananias_n and_o saphira_n who_o deceive_v the_o apostle_n be_v in_o this_o number_n second_o how_o can_v they_o all_o celebrate_v a_o day_n of_o fast_v and_o prayer_n and_o from_o the_o three_o hour_n which_o be_v our_o nine_o hour_n dupatch_v the_o confession_n and_o evidence_n of_o the_o sound_a work_n of_o 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