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there_o be_v variance_n in_o the_o church_n at_o antioch_n and_o they_o appeal_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n then_o assemble_v at_o jerusalem_n act_v 15.2_o it_o be_v in_o this_o case_n as_o it_o be_v in_o civil_a injury_n see_v act_n 24.11_o where_o paul_n say_v no_o man_n may_v deliver_v i_o to_o they_o because_o they_o be_v party_n but_o i_o appeal_v to_o cesar_n these_o man_n blame_v the_o prelate_n for_o be_v party_n in_o their_o own_o court_n &_o yet_o here_o they_o will_v tie_v their_o member_n to_o be_v try_v by_o none_o but_o themselves_o deny_v presbytery_n and_o synod_n which_o be_v the_o only_a refuge_n of_o innocent_a person_n and_o the_o mean_n of_o justice_n to_o the_o guilty_a eight_o independent_a people_n exclude_v woman_n and_o child_n from_o have_v any_o voice_n in_o their_o church_n yet_o they_o deny_v a_o representative_a church_n gather_v out_o of_o many_o particular_a church_n in_o this_o i_o demand_v what_o be_v their_o own_o when_o man_n of_o year_n 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peace_n the_o protector_n of_o righteousness_n and_o the_o avenger_n of_o innocency_n than_o he_o be_v unworthy_a to_o live_v in_o a_o commonwealth_n that_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o such_o government_n but_o here_o some_o will_v object_v that_o prince_n in_o all_o age_n some_o have_v be_v careless_a of_o their_o charge_n commit_v to_o they_o to_o foresee_v danger_n to_o prevent_v they_o give_v themselves_o to_o earthly_a delight_n and_o slothful_o mind_v nothing_o else_o and_o other_o addict_v themselves_o to_o their_o game_n and_o so_o set_v to_o sale_n all_o law_n and_o privilege_n judgement_n and_o grant_n other_o some_o spoil_n the_o poor_a communality_n of_o money_n to_o spend_v it_o wasteful_o and_o prodigal_o other_o some_o exercise_n more_o robbery_n pillage_n of_o house_n deflower_v of_o virgin_n murder_v of_o innocent_n so_o that_o no_o image_n of_o god_n be_v see_v upon_o they_o that_o aught_o to_o shine_v in_o magistrate_n nor_o no_o token_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n 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within_o you_o which_o stand_v in_o right_a usnesse_n peace_n of_o conscience_n and_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n rom._n 14.17_o in_o regard_n of_o this_o government_n of_o christ_n there_o be_v no_o difference_n of_o bond_n and_o free_a master_n and_o servant_n father_n and_o son_n for_o all_o be_v one_o in_o christ_n gal._n 3.28_o but_o the_o other_o be_v actual_a government_n wherein_o order_n and_o distinction_n of_o man_n must_v be_v maintain_v as_o some_o must_v be_v prince_n some_o must_v be_v subject_n some_o father_n some_o child_n some_o master_n some_o servant_n hence_o every_o man_n ought_v to_o sustain_v two_o person_n and_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v first_o as_o a_o believer_n and_o a_o member_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n thus_o he_o be_v equal_a to_o any_o believer_n and_o any_o believer_n be_v equal_a to_o he_o second_o he_o must_v be_v consider_v as_o a_o member_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n wherein_o he_o live_v thus_o he_o be_v either_o a_o superior_a or_o 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to_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n now_o here_o it_o may_v be_v demand_v how_o they_o may_v know_v that_o they_o be_v call_v of_o god_n to_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n i_o answer_v they_o may_v know_v it_o if_o they_o find_v three_o thing_n in_o themselves_o the_o first_o be_v the_o testimony_n of_o their_o conscience_n that_o they_o enter_v not_o for_o praise_v honour_n or_o lucre_n but_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n with_o a_o desire_n to_o glorify_v he_o and_o to_o edisie_v the_o church_n second_o a_o faculty_n to_o do_v that_o which_o they_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o do_v in_o this_o saculty_n be_v two_o thing_n 1._o a_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o way_n 2._o aptness_n to_o deliver_v that_o which_o they_o know_v the_o three_o thing_n whereby_o they_o may_v know_v their_o call_n be_v the_o ordination_n of_o the_o church_n which_o appear_v and_o give_v testimony_n of_o their_o will_n and_o ability_n he_o that_o have_v these_o thing_n be_v certain_o call_v of_o 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minister_n again_o they_o allege_v that_o all_o christian_n be_v king_n and_o priest_n and_o the_o office_n of_o the_o priest_n be_v to_o teach_v i_o answer_v we_o be_v spiritual_a king_n over_o our_o own_o corruption_n in_o this_o world_n for_o grace_n reign_v through_o righteousness_n unto_o eternal_a life_n through_o jesus_n christ_n rom._n 5.21_o and_o in_o this_o world_n we_o be_v a_o holy_a priesthood_n to_o offer_v up_o spiritual_a sacrifice_n acceptable_a to_o god_n by_o jesus_n christ_n 1_o pet._n 2.5_o but_o when_o iniquity_n shall_v have_v amend_v and_o the_o saint_n be_v free_v from_o sin_n rom._n 6.7_o they_o shall_v inherit_v all_o thing_n revel_v 21.7_o in_o stead_n of_o reign_v over_o their_o corruption_n they_o shall_v reign_v over_o all_o the_o creature_n when_o they_o be_v again_o restore_v to_o their_o first_o perfection_n as_o adam_n do_v in_o his_o innocency_n gen._n 1.26_o the_o second_o adam_n will_v restore_v they_o to_o we_o perfect_a again_o at_o the_o day_n 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