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or_o submission_n to_o their_o sword_n be_v their_o due_n by_o god_n law_n and_o that_o be_v all_o which_o our_o oath_n exact_v '_o and_o in_o a_o few_o line_n follow_v he_o interpret_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o supremacy_n '_o we_o do_v not_o say_v he_o give_v prince_n power_n to_o do_v what_o they_o listen_v in_o the_o matter_n appertain_v to_o god_n and_o his_o service_n indeed_o we_o say_v the_o pope_n may_v not_o depose_v they_o nor_o pull_v the_o crown_n off_o their_o head_n in_o this_o only_a sense_n we_o defend_v they_o to_o be_v supreme_a that_o be_v not_o at_o liberty_n to_o do_v what_o they_o listen_v without_o regard_n of_o truth_n or_o right_n but_o without_o superior_a on_o earth_n '_o dr._n morton_n against_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n out_o of_o a_o epistle_n of_o leo_n to_o the_o emperor_n speak_v thus_o you_o must_v not_o be_v ignorant_a that_o your_o princely_a power_n be_v give_v unto_o you_o not_o only_o in_o worldly_a regiment_n but_o also_o spiritual_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o church_n '_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v not_o only_o in_o case_n temporal_a but_o also_o in_o spiritual_a so_o far_o as_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o outward_a preservation_n not_o to_o the_o personal_a administration_n of_o they_o and_o this_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o our_o english_a oath_n and_o further_o neither_o do_v our_o king_n of_o england_n challenge_n nor_o subject_n condescend_v unto_o '_o pag._n 26._o mr._n mason_n in_o his_o vindiciae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la angliae_fw-la 5._o lib._n 3._o c._n 5._o speak_v of_o calvin_n be_v offend_v verum_fw-la si_fw-la intellexisset_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la sibi_fw-la voluisse_fw-la hunc_fw-la titulum_fw-la etc._n etc._n '_o calvin_n will_v never_o have_v disallow_v this_o oath_n if_o he_o have_v understand_v by_o the_o title_n of_o supreme_a governor_n in_o ecclesiastical_a thing_n that_o nothing_o else_o have_v be_v claim_v but_o a_o exclusion_n of_o popish_a tyranny_n and_o a_o lawful_a power_n in_o the_o king_n over_o his_o subject_n which_o stand_v not_o in_o coin_v new_a article_n of_o faith_n or_o form_n of_o religion_n such_o as_o be_v jeroboam_n calf_n but_o in_o defend_v and_o propagate_a that_o faith_n and_o religion_n of_o which_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o undoubted_a author_n in_o this_o sense_n and_o no_o other_o that_o ever_o we_o have_v hear_v of_o be_v the_o title_n of_o supreme_a governor_n give_v to_o and_o accept_v by_o the_o king_n '_o §._o 5_o this_o oath_n have_v matter_n contain_v in_o it_o as_o you_o may_v perceive_v that_o be_v not_o of_o one_o nature_n and_o kind_n the_o assent_n and_o stipulation_n require_v of_o we_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o several_a part_n of_o it_o be_v likewise_o various_a and_o different_a as_o our_o creed_n according_a to_o the_o different_a nature_n of_o the_o article_n be_v believe_v by_o the_o different_a act_n of_o faith_n to_o what_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o oath_n in_o these_o word_n i_o do_v utter_o testify_v and_o declare_v in_o my_o conscience_n that_o the_o king_n highness_n be_v the_o only_a supreme_a governor_n of_o this_o realm_n etc._n etc._n herein_o be_v require_v a_o true_a real_a and_o cordial_a assent_n to_o and_o profession_n of_o what_o be_v mention_v as_o also_o to_o give_v this_o testimony_n with_o such_o sincerity_n of_o heart_n as_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n to_o swear_v positive_o to_o any_o dogmatical_a assertion_n be_v not_o require_v it_o will_v be_v take_v the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a for_o if_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a and_o undoubted_a truth_n in_o itself_o and_o to_o other_o as_o be_v principle_n in_o reason_n and_o article_n of_o faith_n a_o oath_n be_v vain_a for_o it_o end_v no_o strife_n 9_o heb._n 9_o 2._o if_o doubtful_a and_o a_o question_n whether_o true_a or_o not_o though_o such_o a_o oath_n put_v it_o out_o of_o question_n that_o i_o believe_v so_o yet_o not_o that_o it_o be_v a_o truth_n my_o belief_n though_o ever_o so_o much_o evidence_v and_o confirm_v do_v not_o make_v a_o doubtful_a matter_n itself_o more_o credible_a nor_o be_v one_o man_n believe_v a_o assertion_n any_o just_a ground_n for_o another_o man_n to_o believe_v the_o same_o such_o a_o oath_n be_v therefore_o in_o vain_a it_o be_v not_o a_o fit_a medium_n to_o end_v such_o a_o controversy_n 2._o it_o be_v further_a say_v i_o do_v utter_o renounce_v and_o forsake_v all_o foreign_a jurisdiction_n etc._n etc._n this_o require_v not_o only_o the_o sincerity_n of_o my_o persuasion_n and_o profession_n against_o the_o title_n and_o claim_n of_o all_o foreign_a power_n but_o upon_o oath_n to_o forsake_v that_o be_v to_o abjure_v we_o abjure_v when_o we_o swear_v to_o quit_v and_o forsake_v to_o forsake_v a_o power_n or_o jurisdiction_n be_v to_o refuse_v and_o not_o to_o receive_v submit_v or_o
appellationis_fw-la vocem_fw-la audiendam_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la suar._n the_o virt_n tom._n 4._o pag._n 99_o and_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n he_o give_v we_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o in_o these_o word_n si_fw-mi in_o ordinariis_fw-la correctionibus_fw-la quae_fw-la juxta_fw-la disciplinam_fw-la religiosam_fw-la fiunt_fw-la locum_fw-la haberet_fw-la appellatio_fw-la à _fw-la priore_n ad_fw-la provincialem_fw-la &_o à _fw-la provinciali_fw-la ad_fw-la generalem_fw-la magna_fw-la sequeretur_fw-la perturbatio_fw-la &_o disciplina_fw-la religiosa_fw-la sine_fw-la dubio_fw-la corrueret_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o ordinary_a censure_n and_o such_o as_o be_v according_a to_o a_o religious_a discipline_n if_o appeal_n shall_v be_v make_v from_o the_o prior_n to_o the_o provincial_n and_o from_o the_o provincial_n to_o the_o general_n it_o will_v breed_v a_o great_a disturbance_n and_o be_v doubtless_o the_o ruin_n of_o religious_a discipline_n for_o 1._o inferior_a governor_n will_v quick_o be_v despise_v and_o have_v little_a reverence_n or_o fear_n 2._o by_o such_o a_o dilatory_a way_n opportunity_n will_v be_v give_v by_o friend_n or_o underhand_o work_v to_o prevent_v any_o religious_a discipline_n it_o be_v therefore_o expedient_a for_o the_o good_a of_o religion_n that_o there_o be_v a_o more_o simple_a way_n of_o procedure_v in_o these_o spiritual_a correction_n and_o that_o it_o be_v without_o any_o kind_n of_o appellation_n thus_o far_o suarez_n and_o other_o of_o they_o also_o tell_v we_o art_n soto_n de_fw-fr just_n lib._n 54._o 6._o art_n that_o in_o a_o voluntary_a and_o brotherly_a society_n it_o be_v more_o comely_a and_o honourable_a to_o end_v offence_n and_o difference_n in_o a_o private_a and_o peaceable_a way_n among_o themselves_o and_o within_o the_o society_n than_o by_o clamorous_a appeal_n to_o make_v matter_n more_o public_a it_o shall_v not_o be_v of_o little_a weight_n also_o with_o we_o the_o tenderness_n of_o christ_n if_o it_o be_v consider_v and_o how_o he_o will_v not_o have_v breach_n and_o offence_n among_o brethren_n to_o be_v make_v more_o public_a or_o carry_v further_a than_o be_v necessary_a and_o by_o any_o thing_n we_o find_v in_o the_o text_n there_o be_v no_o necessity_n we_o shall_v carry_v matter_n for_o censure_n out_o of_o the_o church_n where_o the_o offence_n be_v if_o there_o be_v doubtless_o christ_n will_v have_v give_v we_o direction_n as_o well_o for_o the_o manage_n of_o appeal_n from_z a_o church_n as_o in_o a_o church_n mat._n 18.15,16,17_o where_o each_o step_n and_o circumstance_n in_o the_o progress_n from_o a_o lesser_a to_o a_o great_a authority_n be_v describe_v disparity_n ii_o disparity_n from_o the_o different_a condition_n of_o punishment_n in_o respect_n to_o relief_n if_o unjust_o inflict_v church-censure_n have_v little_a operation_n on_o we_o further_o than_o our_o own_o conscience_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n make_v they_o effectual_a by_o work_v they_o in_o upon_o we_o but_o if_o inflict_v where_o no_o just_a cause_n and_o clavae_n errante_fw-la the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n will_v not_o convince_v we_o of_o sin_n or_o let_v in_o satan_n terror_n nor_o any_o such_o impression_n of_o grief_n or_o shame_n as_o much_o to_o afflict_v we_o be_v innocent_a how_o little_a have_v the_o pope_n bull_n or_o such_o thundering_n from_o rome_n be_v value_v or_o esteem_v or_o excommunication_n send_v out_o of_o our_o spiritual_a court_n when_o we_o know_v it_o be_v but_o for_o a_o four-penny_n offence_n in_o civil_a affair_n it_o be_v much_o otherwise_o for_o be_v the_o sentence_n just_a or_o unjust_a the_o execution_n of_o it_o be_v equal_o grievous_a and_o a_o punishment_n be_v it_o in_o respect_n of_o life_n liberty_n or_o estate_n and_o there_o be_v no_o way_n either_o to_o avoid_v or_o mitigate_v such_o wrong_n but_o by_o appeal_n the_o necessity_n of_o such_o appeal_v therefore_o be_v very_o great_a but_o in_o respect_n to_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n little_a or_o nothing_o at_o all_o disparity_n iii_o disparity_n the_o ordinary_a end_n and_o use_v of_o appeal_n be_v either_o 1._o for_o relief_n of_o person_n suffer_v or_o 2._o that_o corrupt_a judge_n be_v censure_v and_o unjust_a sentence_n rescind_v person_n come_v to_o be_v relieve_v when_o by_o appeal_n to_o high_a power_n there_o be_v a_o better_a understanding_n either_o 1._o in_o the_o rule_n and_o law_n or_o 2._o a_o more_o righteous_a judgement_n in_o matter_n of_o fact_n there_o be_v none_o of_o these_o end_n or_o use_v of_o a_o appeal_n so_o accomplishable_a in_o a_o ecclesiastical_a process_n as_o in_o a_o civil_a 1._o if_o the_o rule_n be_v obscure_a a_o right_a understanding_n of_o it_o may_v infallible_o be_v have_v by_o appeal_n in_o civil_a affair_n the_o supreme_a court_n be_v here_o on_o earth_n that_o make_v the_o rule_n or_o law_n what_o be_v determine_v by_o a_o parliament_n or_o such_o person_n as_o be_v entrust_v by_o it_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v to_o we_o unquestionable_a but_o it_o be_v otherwise_o in_o church_n affair_n our_o lawgiver_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o can_v in_o such_o a_o forensical_a way_n be_v appeal_v unto_o nor_o have_v he_o leave_v any_o vicar_n or_o visible_a judge_n under_o he_o of_o great_a authority_n in_o respect_n of_o infallibility_n than_o a_o particular_a church_n which_o be_v the_o ground_n and_o pillar_n of_o truth_n 3.15_o 1_o tim._n 3.15_o the_o papist_n some_o of_o they_o in_o great_a and_o weighty_a matter_n not_o otherwise_o that_o be_v spiritual_a yield_v appeal_n but_o it_o be_v upon_o this_o supposition_n that_o the_o cause_n at_o last_o will_v be_v bring_v to_o a_o tribunal_n that_o be_v infallible_a licitum_fw-la est_fw-la say_v p._n the_o arragon_n d.th._o arragon_n in_o 2._o 2._o q._n 69._o a._n 3._o d.th._o in_o re_z grave_n cuique_fw-la causam_fw-la svam_fw-la defferre_fw-la ad_fw-la sedem_fw-la apostolicam_fw-la quando_fw-la vel_fw-la ex_fw-la imperitia_fw-la vel_fw-la ex_fw-la passione_n inferiorum_fw-la judicum_fw-la qui_fw-la homines_fw-la sunt_fw-la ac_fw-la decipi_fw-la possunt_fw-la injuriam_fw-la patitur_fw-la the_o pope_n can_v be_v deceive_v he_o be_v more_o than_o a_o man._n 2._o matter_n of_o fact_n by_o reason_n of_o appeal_n come_v to_o be_v sentence_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o the_o place_n where_o the_o crime_n and_o offence_n lie_v which_o in_o worldly_a concernment_n may_v with_o more_o righteousness_n be_v do_v than_o in_o what_o be_v spiritual_a and_o of_o church_n cognizance_n 1._o transgression_n come_v under_o a_o civil_a judgement_n as_o material_o consider_v and_o according_a to_o the_o gross_a act_n but_o bring_v to_o the_o church_n not_o as_o sin_n simple_a but_o as_o scandal_n and_o offence_n which_o be_v a_o consideration_n not_o so_o obvious_a but_o require_v good_a judgement_n in_o the_o witness_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o judge_n the_o obstinacy_n also_o or_o penitency_n of_o the_o person_n offend_v according_o as_o testimony_n shall_v be_v give_v of_o either_o be_v a_o more_o difficult_a matter_n to_o make_v out_o than_o either_o the_o sin_n itself_o or_o the_o scandal_n repentance_n godly_a sorrow_n or_o the_o contrary_a be_v the_o principal_a thing_n to_o be_v regard_v in_o church-process_n repentance_n i_o say_v in_o truth_n and_o sincerity_n so_o far_o as_o we_o can_v judge_v in_o a_o see_v and_o not_o blind_a charity_n it_o be_v not_o only_o the_o passion_n sorrow_n or_o shame_n but_o godly_a sorrow_n which_o be_v more_o spiritual_a and_o deep_a in_o the_o heart_n and_o require_v much_o and_o particular_a knowledge_n of_o the_o person_n and_o his_o temper_n and_o such_o as_o can_v be_v attain_v at_o a_o distance_n but_o by_o frequent_a and_o familiar_a converse_n to_o sit_v in_o the_o stool_n of_o repentance_n stand_v in_o a_o white_a sheet_n or_o do_v penance_n as_o it_o be_v term_v these_o be_v as_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o flesh_n manifest_a and_o judge_v of_o at_o the_o great_a distance_n it_o be_v not_o so_o deep_a as_o we_o need_v much_o understanding_n to_o draw_v it_o out_o 20.5_o prov._n 20.5_o 2._o the_o censure_n whether_o bind_v or_o lose_v be_v to_o be_v execute_v always_o by_o the_o particular_a church_n where_o the_o offender_n be_v a_o member_n those_o person_n above_o all_o other_o be_v to_o have_v a_o particular_a knowledge_n of_o his_o crime_n and_o true_a repentance_n they_o be_v to_o forgive_v and_o confirm_v their_o love_n 2.7_o 2_o cor._n 2.7_o or_o otherwise_o to_o withdraw_v from_o he_o if_o thy_o brother_n offend_v thou_o let_v he_o be_v unto_o thou_o a_o heathen_a etc._n etc._n 18.15,17_o mat._n 18.15,17_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o censure_n be_v by_o each_o brother_n of_o that_o church_n it_o be_v necessary_a the_o examination_n of_o the_o matter_n be_v before_o they_o spiritual_a duty_n be_v not_o to_o be_v perform_v upon_o a_o implicit_a faith_n what_o knowledge_n but_o by_o remote_a heresay_n can_v a_o church_n in_o the_o orchades_n have_v of_o a_o man_n repentance_n or_o obstinacy_n the_o ultimate_a trial_n and_o