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and_o power_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o whole_a church_n do_v still_o remain_v which_o they_o may_v reassume_a when_o they_o see_v occasion_n for_o it_o and_o which_o do_v oblige_v they_o to_o take_v care_n as_o far_o as_o possible_o they_o can_v that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n suffer_v no_o injury_n by_o the_o heresy_n or_o evil_a practice_n of_o any_o of_o their_o colleague_n p._n 212._o §_o 7._o the_o protestant_n except_v some_o obscure_a writer_n assert_v particular_a church_n to_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o church-government_n among_o who_o there_o be_v these_o difference_n 1._o the_o episcopal_a and_o presbyterian_a differ_v from_o the_o congregational_a and_o anabaptistical_n about_o the_o extent_n of_o particular_a church_n e._n g._n the_o latter_a conclude_v that_o their_o number_n must_v be_v no_o more_o than_o be_v capable_a of_o personal_a communion_n the_o former_a contrary_o judge_v that_o a_o company_n of_o a_o great_a extent_n may_v be_v
universal_a church_n be_v in_o the_o number_n of_o french_a papist_n thus_o cassander_n yea_o and_o grotius_n as_o to_o church-government_n be_v for_o a_o french_a papacy_n whether_o the_o dean_n substitute_n be_v or_o be_v not_o i_o will_v leave_v to_o the_o impartial_a censure_n of_o the_o judicious_a râ—â—der_n who_o be_v desire_v to_o consider_v his_o notion_n as_o compare_v with_o that_o of_o the_o parisian_n 1._o the_o dean_n substitute_n do_v suggest_v that_o the_o universal_a church_n be_v the_o first_o seat_n of_o government_n it_o be_v a_o political_a organise_v body_n in_o which_o there_o be_v a_o pars_fw-la imperans_fw-la &_o subdita_fw-la the_o bishop_n in_o their_o college_n be_v the_o governor_n or_o pars_fw-la imperans_fw-la and_o all_o other_o of_o the_o universal_a church_n the_o subdite_fw-la part_n it_o may_v be_v our_o author_n to_o gratify_v the_o dean_n will_v deny_v the_o universal_a church_n to_o be_v a_o political_a organise_v body_n as_o indeed_o he_o do_v 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endeavour_v to_o fetch_v the_o dean_n off_o from_o that_o difficulty_n mr._n humphreys_n have_v drive_v he_o unto_o concern_v the_o constitutive_a regent_n part_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o national_a do_v say_v the_o dean_n answer_v in_o my_o poor_a opinion_n with_o great_a judgement_n and_o consideration_n we_o deny_v any_o necessity_n of_o such_o a_o constitutive_a regent_n part_n for_o though_o a_o national_a church_n be_v one_o body_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o such_o a_o political_a body_n as_o mr._n b._n describe_v i._n e._n there_o be_v no_o such_o government_n as_o can_v be_v without_o a_o pars_fw-la regens_fw-la &_o subdita_fw-la p._n 562._o and_o yet_o he_o grant_v that_o church-governor_n unite_v and_o govern_v by_o consent_n be_v the_o pars_fw-la imperans_fw-la and_o christian_n peoplo_fw-la in_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o our_o saviour_n submit_v to_o such_o government_n be_v the_o pars_fw-la subdita_fw-la p._n 565._o all_o which_o be_v true_a say_v he_o without_o a_o constitutive_a regent_n head_n i._n e._n there_o be_v a_o govern_v part_n or_o a_o pars_fw-la regens_fw-la or_o to_o speak_v english_a a_o constitutive_a regent_n part_n or_o head_n without_o a_o constitutive_a regent_n head_n the_o like_a be_v assert_v of_o the_o universal_a church_n namely_o that_o it_o be_v a_o church_n govern_v by_o the_o college_n of_o bishop_n which_o college_n of_o bishop_n be_v the_o pars_fw-la imperans_fw-la though_o not_o the_o constitutive_a regent_n part_n for_o we_o must_v allow_v he_o to_o wallow_v in_o his_o contradiction_n but_o a_o govern_v part_n there_o be_v in_o the_o universal_a church_n which_o govern_v part_n be_v compose_v of_o bishop_n ii_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n be_v catholic_n bishop_n in_o council_n who_o though_o they_o be_v equal_n and_o as_o such_o have_v no_o superiority_n over_o one_o another_o p._n 213._o yet_o the_o college_n or_o these_o bishop_n assemble_v have_v authority_n and_o command_n over_o any_o of_o its_o colleague_n that_o be_v every_o single_a bishop_n be_v under_o the_o authority_n and_o command_n of_o this_o foreign_a council_n iii_o the_o catholic_n church_n be_v one_o when_o it_o be_v not_o rend_v and_o divide_v but_o unite_v and_o couple_v by_o the_o cement_n of_o bishop_n who_o stick_v câ—ose_v together_o p._n 596._o the_o result_n of_o all_o be_v that_o the_o catholic_n church_n of_o christ_n be_v one_o visible_a political_a body_n it_o be_v a_o complete_o organise_v body_n on_o earth_n have_v its_o govern_n and_o govern_v part_n the_o visible_a govern_v part_n be_v a_o terrestrial_a numerical_a head_n though_o collective_a viz._n a_o college_n of_o bishop_n a_o general_n council_n a_o notion_n that_o do_v not_o only_o subvert_v the_o present_a constitution_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n that_o think_v not_o itself_o accountable_a to_o any_o such_o foreign_a power_n but_o moreover_o in_o itself_o as_o gross_o absurd_a as_o it_o be_v suit_v to_o the_o french_a the_o cassandrian_a or_o the_o grotian_n model_n lead_v we_o all_o to_o unite_v with_o all_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n by_o render_v a_o unwarrantable_a obedience_n unto_o such_o a_o govern_v power_n as_o be_v seldom_o in_o be_v and_o when_o so_o as_o dangerous_a and_o of_o as_o destructive_a a_o tendency_n to_o the_o government_n of_o jesus_n christ_n as_o that_o of_o the_o italian_a papacy_n but_o whether_o our_o author_n have_v a_o clear_a prospect_n of_o this_o intrigue_n when_o at_o first_o he_o be_v put_v on_o it_o i_o will_v not_o venture_v to_o determine_v it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o i_o have_v full_o prove_v that_o the_o new-modelled_a episcopacy_n of_o this_o gentleman_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o the_o french_a which_o be_v as_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o old-established_a episcopacy_n of_o our_o church_n as_o be_v the_o italian_a papacy_n for_o if_o our_o author_n may_v safe_o exceed_v the_o bound_n of_o those_o law_n that_o do_v with_o the_o great_a severity_n forbid_v our_o appeal_n to_o any_o foreign_a power_n by_o address_v himself_o unto_o a_o foreign_a college_n why_o may_v not_o another_o presume_v to_o make_v his_o appeal_n to_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n what_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v for_o the_o one_o which_o will_v not_o prove_v cogent_a for_o the_o other_o especial_o to_o such_o who_o live_v where_o they_o have_v constant_a experience_n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o a_o monarchical_a government_n in_o the_o state_n may_v be_v easy_o induce_v to_o conclude_v monarchy_n as_o admirable_a in_o the_o church_n and_o then_o farewell_o impossibility_n viz._n general_n council_n a_o roman_a monarch_n in_o the_o church_n be_v much_o more_o desirable_a have_v thus_o give_v a_o true_a state_n of_o the_o controversy_n whereby_o we_o find_v our_o author_n to_o agree_v exact_o with_o the_o french_a papist_n about_o government_n assert_v the_o universal_a church_n as_o such_o to_o be_v a_o govern_v body_n in_o which_o there_o be_v a_o governor_n and_o the_o govern_v it_o will_v be_v requisite_a that_o as_o i_o have_v show_v what_o be_v some_o of_o the_o absurdity_n which_o flow_v from_o it_o that_o i_o do_v moreover_o evince_v it_o to_o be_v in_o itself_o unsound_a and_o false_a that_o this_o may_v the_o more_o clear_o and_o with_o the_o great_a conviction_n be_v perform_v i_o will_v be_v so_o just_a as_o to_o do_v our_o author_n all_o the_o right_a imaginable_a by_o take_v notice_n what_o he_o seem_v to_o assert_v and_o what_o he_o be_v resolve_v to_o deny_v and_o according_o proceed_v to_o the_o strict_a disquisition_n after_o the_o truth_n our_o author_n assert_n that_o the_o universal_a church_n as_o such_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o government_n it_o be_v a_o body_n under_o government_n as_o much_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v say_v there_o must_v be_v in_o it_o a_o govern_n and_o a_o govern_v part_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o government_n shall_v be_v without_o order_n which_o order_n be_v secundum_fw-la sub_fw-la &_o supra_fw-la wherever_o there_o be_v government_n there_o must_v be_v a_o superior_a part_n govern_v and_o a_o inferior_a govern_v there_o must_v be_v dominus_fw-la &_o subditus_fw-la this_o our_o author_n seem_v to_o grant_v when_o he_o do_v to_o this_o assertion_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n add_v his_o thought_n about_o the_o governor_n thereof_o which_o he_o say_v be_v the_o universal_a bishop_n assemble_v in_o council_n but_o alrhough_o this_o be_v what_o our_o author_n do_v assert_v he_o do_v notwithstanding_o resolute_o deny_v the_o universal_a church_n to_o be_v a_o political_a body_n what_o he_o say_v of_o a_o national_a that_o he_o assert_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n both_o which_o be_v govern_v society_n but_o neither_o a_o political_a body_n p._n 564_o 565._o all_o which_o be_v to_o fetch_v off_o the_o dean_n from_o mr._n humphrey_n and_o mr._n b_n unanswerable_a query_n
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