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which_o indeed_o overthrow_v all_o kind_n of_o excommunication_n for_o if_o the_o validity_n of_o a_o outward_a act_n depend_v upon_o the_o inward_a grace_n the_o validity_n of_o the_o act_n will_v be_v uncertain_a till_o doomsday_n to_o those_o that_o know_v not_o whether_o he_o that_o have_v pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n be_v endow_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n or_o no._n perkins_n go_v along_o with_o calvin_n upon_o the_o three_o of_o the_o revelation_n make_v all_o excommunication_n void_a which_o be_v not_o pronounce_v by_o one_o that_o have_v the_o spirit_n for_o say_v he_o to_o the_o society_n only_o of_o the_o regenerate_a and_o faithful_a be_v it_o say_v whatsoever_o you_o shall_v bind_v etc._n etc._n 9_o but_o be_v it_o so_o that_o every_o pastor_n excommunicate_v have_v receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n yet_o the_o validity_n of_o all_o excommunication_n can_v not_o be_v thence_o infer_v since_o even_o a_o man_n endow_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n except_o 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pardon_n can_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o that_o end_n 13._o since_o excommunication_n be_v a_o put_v out_o of_o the_o communion_n i_o will_v fain_o know_v whither_o that_o out_a be_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o a_o private_a church_n or_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o catholic_a visible_a church_n or_o else_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o saint_n which_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o creed_n for_o i_o know_v but_o of_o these_o three_o communion_n if_o it_o be_v only_o a_o put_n out_o of_o the_o communion_n of_o a_o private_a church_n than_o a_o man_n excommunicate_v in_o one_o congregation_n or_o parish_n be_v not_o excommunicate_v in_o the_o neighbour_n church_n if_o it_o be_v a_o put_v out_o of_o the_o catholic_a visible_a church_n than_o a_o man_n excommunicate_v in_o london_n shall_v be_v likewise_o excommunicate_v in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o if_o the_o virtue_n of_o excommunication_n extend_v all_o over_o the_o world_n as_o indeed_o so_o it_o must_v be_v 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the_o body_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o france_n for_o then_o such_o a_o excommunication_n be_v rather_o like_o a_o banishment_n or_o deprivement_n of_o liberty_n than_o a_o spiritual_a censure_n which_o be_v no_o more_o bound_v and_o circumscribe_v by_o the_o limit_n of_o the_o magistrate_n than_o remission_n or_o retention_n of_o sin_n or_o the_o virtue_n of_o baptism_n be_v 16._o neither_o can_v it_o be_v prove_v that_o those_o word_n whatsoever_o you_o shall_v bind_v etc._n etc._n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o exclusion_n rather_o from_o the_o eucharist_n then_o from_o the_o assembly_n or_o from_o either_o and_o that_o there_o be_v great_a danger_n of_o corrupt_v good_a manner_n in_o receive_v the_o eucharist_n with_o a_o dissolute_a man_n then_o in_o converse_v with_o he_o when_o as_o quite_o contrary_a to_o eat_v with_o carnal_a and_o deboist_a person_n be_v a_o more_o contagious_a commerce_n then_o to_o partake_v of_o the_o eucharist_n with_o they_o 17._o neither_o 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bad_a principle_n which_o first_o put_v forth_o themselves_o in_o the_o affectation_n of_o primacy_n and_o in_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o eucharist_n the_o laity_n have_v no_o hand_n in_o it_o for_o as_o minister_n have_v always_o be_v the_o principal_a channel_n to_o convey_v knowledge_n and_o grace_n when_o assist_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n so_o when_o god_n give_v they_o over_o to_o the_o guidance_n of_o their_o own_o spirit_n they_o have_v be_v still_o the_o only_a agent_n and_o instrument_n to_o bring_v in_o tyranny_n and_o heresy_n into_o the_o church_n the_o corruption_n then_o begin_v at_o the_o head_n &_o among_o the_o leader_n of_o flock_n their_o main_a care_n have_v be_v to_o set_v up_o themselves_o not_o only_o over_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o also_o over_o their_o own_o fellow-labourer_n and_o colleague_n for_o the_o attain_n of_o which_o and_o to_o seem_v great_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o man_n they_o
and_o the_o civil_a and_o therefore_o no_o need_n to_o make_v two_o of_o one_o that_o ecclesiastical_a presbyterian_a jurisdiction_n be_v bound_v by_o the_o same_o limit_n as_o be_v the_o civil_a jurisdiction_n which_o be_v against_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o other_o jurisdiction_n different_a from_o the_o magistrate_n power_n though_o subordinate_a to_o it_o as_o be_v the_o marital_a and_o paternal_a power_n none_o doubt_v but_o a_o father_n in_o england_n have_v a_o power_n over_o his_o son_n in_o france_n and_o that_o a_o wife_n be_v subject_a to_o her_o husband_n however_o distant_a from_o he_o now_o it_o be_v grant_v by_o all_o that_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o church_n combine_v and_o that_o of_o synod_n never_o go_v beyond_o the_o magistrate_n jurisdiction_n that_o the_o church_n of_o persia_n aethiopia_n and_o india_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o observe_v the_o deciees_fw-fr of_o the_o first_o council_n of_o nice_a nor_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o france_n those_o of_o the_o synod_n 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the_o major_a and_o the_o strong_a part_n in_o vote_n not_o in_o reason_n do_v carry_v it_o so_o decree_n and_o canon_n because_o the_o major_a part_n have_v vote_v they_o to_o be_v such_o be_v therefore_o receivable_a by_o inferior_a ecclesiastical_a judicatories_n as_o they_o call_v they_o whereas_o since_o they_o pretend_v that_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n be_v of_o a_o quite_o different_a nature_n from_o that_o of_o the_o magistrate_n it_o be_v most_o convenient_a that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v like_o it_o in_o this_o main_a particular_a but_o that_o private_a man_n or_o church_n shall_v adhere_v to_o truth_n not_o to_o multitude_n not_o number_v the_o vote_n but_o weigh_v the_o reason_n and_o indeed_o this_o be_v well_o consider_v by_o the_o parliament_n in_o their_o ordinance_n for_o call_v of_o the_o assembly_n for_o though_o they_o take_v upon_o themselves_o that_o power_n of_o legislation_n &_o jurisdiction_n who_o vote_n be_v not_o weigh_v but_o number_v and_o which_o 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that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a and_o the_o magistrate_n power_n be_v not_o coordinate_a but_o that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a be_v subordinate_a to_o that_o of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o that_o they_o both_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n be_v that_o both_o of_o they_o magistrate_n and_o minister_n challenge_v not_o only_o the_o duty_n of_o messenger_n from_o god_n in_o deliver_v to_o the_o people_n the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o also_o as_o judge_n exercise_v power_n about_o make_v new_a law_n which_o do_v oblige_v to_o obedience_n for_o conscience_n sake_n for_o the_o assembly_n &_o presbytery_n of_o scotland_n do_v not_o only_o press_v obedience_n to_o the_o law_n express_o set_v down_o in_o scripture_n but_o also_o to_o their_o canon_n decree_n and_o constitution_n 6._o another_o argument_n to_o prove_v the_o identity_n of_o the_o power_n ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a be_v that_o both_o be_v conversant_a about_o law_n and_o constitution_n that_o be_v make_v by_o man_n such_o be_v 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to_o each_o society_n its_o peculiar_a power_n place_v in_o a_o college_n of_o physician_n a_o medicall_a power_n subordinate_a to_o god_n the_o god_n of_o body_n health_n and_o outward_a safety_n as_o the_o civil_a be_v subordinate_a to_o the_o god_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o the_o ecclesiastical_a to_o christ_n for_o if_o the_o god_n of_o nation_n have_v institute_v the_o civil_a power_n and_o the_o god_n of_o saint_n the_o ecclesiastical_a as_o mr._n gillespie_n speak_v what_o hinder_v but_o that_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n have_v institute_v the_o medicall_a power_n and_o if_o moral_a good_a be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o civil_a power_n and_o spiritual_a good_a of_o the_o spiritual_a power_n why_o may_v not_o bodily_a health_n be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o medicall_a power_n chapter_n vi._n whether_o jesus_n christ_n have_v appoint_v a_o jurisdiction_n call_v ecclesiastical_a as_o king_n and_o head_n of_o his_o church_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n in_o what_o sense_n the_o magistrate_n be_v
in_o several_a act_n of_o they_o as_o when_o they_o convert_v other_o which_o otherwise_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o public_a ministry_n and_o when_o a_o brother_n forgive_v hearty_o a_o brother_n and_o beseech_v god_n to_o forgive_v he_o or_o a_o wrong_a party_n complain_v to_o god_n in_o secret_a of_o a_o notable_a injury_n receive_v open_o for_o which_o he_o can_v have_v satisfaction_n by_o man_n and_o of_o this_o kind_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v by_o private_a man_n may_v be_v understand_v the_o word_n matth._n 18._o v._n 18._o as_o theophylactus_n erastus_n and_o gualterus_n expound_v they_o but_o this_o private_a man_n do_v not_o by_o any_o duty_n inherent_a in_o their_o outward_a call_n and_o office_n but_o by_o a_o dispensation_n of_o god_n who_o spirit_n blow_v where_o it_o list_v employ_v the_o ministry_n of_o a_o weak_a simple_a woman_n or_o artificer_n either_o to_o confound_v or_o convert_v the_o great_a and_o wise_a one_o of_o the_o world_n sometime_o bind_v and_o lose_v 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