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the_o same_o they_o do_v
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political_a head_n and_o the_o same_o prudence_n and_o discretion_n govern_v a_o state_n a_o church_n and_o a_o family_n dionysius_n the_o tyrant_n use_v to_o say_v he_o do_v employ_v the_o same_o art_n in_o govern_v his_o school_n at_o corinth_n and_o his_o kingdom_n of_o sicily_n 2._o there_o be_v the_o same_o nature_n of_o law_n in_o both_o jurisdiction_n for_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o law_n consist_v not_o in_o its_o be_v just_a equal_a and_o honest_a but_o in_o its_o be_v publish_v by_o he_o or_o they_o that_o be_v invest_v with_o magistracy_n the_o better_a man_n that_o be_v not_o the_o wise_a and_o the_o most_o rational_a but_o the_o rich_a and_o the_o most_o potent_a give_v law_n to_o the_o rest_n the_o philosopher_n permit_v we_o to_o weigh_v and_o interpret_v their_o law_n but_o the_o magistrate_n enjoin_v blind_a obedience_n to_o he_o seneca_n say_v that_o the_o magistrate_n law_n do_v not_o dispute_v but_o command_v and_o tully_n in_o his_o thâ—…d_a book_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la deorum_fw-la say_v i_o be_o to_o receive_v from_o thou_o o_o philosopher_n satisfaction_n from_o reason_n but_o i_o be_o to_o yield_v to_o the_o law_n that_o our_o ancestor_n have_v deliver_v we_o though_o they_o give_v no_o reason_n in_o like_a manner_n all_o presbyterian_a synod_n namely_o the_o general_a assembly_n of_o scotland_n do_v not_o give_v so_o much_o leave_v to_o inferior_a ecclesiastical_a judicatory_n or_o private_a person_n to_o examine_v their_o decree_n by_o a_o judgement_n of_o discretion_n as_o those_o of_o beroea_n take_v to_o themselves_o when_o they_o examine_v st._n paul_n doctrine_n and_o search_v the_o scripture_n to_o know_v whether_o it_o be_v so_o as_o he_o preach_v for_o their_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n have_v force_n of_o law_n only_o because_o they_o have_v the_o sanction_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a assembly_n and_o be_v not_o to_o be_v dispute_v by_o any_o inferior_a judicatory_a whereas_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a law_n shall_v be_v quite_o different_a from_o the_o civil_a viz._n that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v the_o product_n of_o a_o jurisdiction_n compel_v or_o require_v to_o assent_v or_o obey_v except_o the_o inward_a man_n be_v persuade_v and_o convince_v it_o may_v be_v our_o presbyterian_a brethren_n will_v say_v that_o for_o example_n excommunication_n have_v no_o further_a validity_n of_o sentence_n then_o as_o it_o be_v just_a and_o do_v deserve_o which_o indeed_o prove_v the_o nullity_n of_o all_o excommunication_n for_o all_o be_v do_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n all_o must_v needs_o be_v just_a and_o valid_a and_o every_o one_o excommunicate_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n shall_v excommunicate_v infallible_o and_o his_o excommunication_n shall_v be_v a_o effect_n of_o a_o unerring_a judgement_n which_o till_o it_o be_v know_v to_o be_v infallible_a a_o man_n may_v just_o question_v the_o validity_n of_o his_o excommunication_n 3._o in_o this_o also_o there_o be_v a_o great_a affinity_n and_o agreement_n betwixt_o the_o jurisdiction_n they_o call_v ecclesiastical_a
themselves_o with_o a_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n improper_o so_o call_v leave_v to_o the_o magistrate_n the_o opposite_a member_n of_o power_n proper_o so_o call_v which_o be_v a_o silent_a confession_n that_o they_o have_v none_o at_o all_o since_o they_o can_v yet_o find_v no_o name_n for_o it_o i_o have_v one_o division_n more_o of_o ecclesiastical_a power_n bring_v by_o amyraldus_n and_o some_o other_o quite_o different_a from_o the_o rest_n be_v not_o a_o dichotomie_n but_o a_o trichotomie_n not_o a_o division_n into_o two_o but_o three_o coordinate_a power_n the_o one_o belong_v to_o the_o magistrate_n the_o second_o to_o lay-elders_a and_o deputy_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o three_o appertain_v to_o minister_n these_o three_o ecclesiastical_a power_n he_o make_v to_o be_v conspicuous_a in_o all_o ecclesiastical_a assembly_n and_o synod_n where_o the_o magistrate_n have_v his_o ecclesiastical_a indirect_a extrinsecall_n power_n as_o they_o call_v it_o the_o minister_n 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the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n musculus_fw-la be_v yet_o more_o pregnant_a loc_fw-la come_v de_fw-fr magistratibus_fw-la what_o hinder_v i_o pray_v but_o that_o this_o may_v be_v ecclesiastical_a which_o be_v do_v neither_o by_o the_o church_n itself_o nor_o in_o the_o name_n and_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n but_o be_v do_v command_v and_o enjoin_v by_o the_o magistrate_n within_o the_o church_n in_o the_o name_n and_o power_n of_o god_n and_o to_o procure_v the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n and_o repress_v the_o evil_n commit_v in_o the_o church_n a_o little_a low_o he_o have_v these_o express_a and_o golden_a word_n the_o way_n and_o nature_n of_o government_n can_v bear_v that_o in_o the_o same_o people_n there_o be_v two_o authentic_a power_n two_o diverse_a legislation_n and_o domination_n except_o it_o be_v by_o subordination_n as_o there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o two_o head_n in_o one_o body_n gualterus_n homil._n in_o 1_o cor._n 5._o be_v no_o less_o express_v they_o distinguish_v betwixt_o ecclesiastical_a and_o political_a jurisdiction_n but_o this_o distinction_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o shop_n of_o the_o papist_n for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v have_v in_o the_o scripture_n for_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o same_o way_n must_v be_v observe_v in_o the_o new_a as_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o a_o little_a low_o the_o same_o then_o must_v be_v observe_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o no_o need_n there_o be_v that_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n shall_v have_v a_o peculiar_a senate_n take_v upon_o they_o what_o belong_v to_o the_o magistrate_n they_o may_v be_v censor_n of_o manner_n such_o as_o be_v needful_a in_o a_o great_a commonwealth_n where_o ordinary_a magistrate_n can_v attend_v all_o business_n but_o these_o be_v create_v by_o the_o magistrate_n authority_n and_o aught_o to_o do_v all_o by_o his_o command_n and_o not_o lie_v a_o peculiar_a power_n of_o their_o own_o distinct_a from_o that_o of_o the_o magistrate_n such_o passage_n and_o many_o more_o i_o allege_v in_o my_o paraenesis_n p._n 16._o and_o 17._o no_o marvel_n if_o those_o that_o recede_v from_o the_o plainness_n of_o the_o scripture_n have_v knit_v themselves_o such_o net_n and_o wind_n of_o power_n in_o which_o while_n they_o think_v to_o be_v safe_a they_o lose_v themselves_o with_o the_o help_n of_o those_o distinction_n and_o division_n of_o power_n m._n gillespie_n stretch_v and_o shorten_v his_o ecclesiastical_a power_n as_o a_o leathern_a point_n sometime_o lengthen_v it_o so_o far_o as_o that_o the_o magistrate_n may_v take_v hold_n of_o it_o by_o one_o end_n and_o sometime_o give_v both_o end_n and_o the_o middle_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o minister_n i_o will_v allege_v one_o or_o two_o more_o place_n out_o of_o mr._n gillespy_v book_n by_o which_o his_o art_n will_v appear_v in_o extend_v and_o contract_v his_o ecclesiastical_a power_n one_o while_o make_v the_o magistrate_n and_o minister_n to_o share_v the_o power_n between_o they_o another_z while_z giving_z to_o either_o all_o or_o nothing_o pag._n 263._o speak_v of_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n he_o be_v useful_a say_v he_o and_o helpful_a to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n the_o mediator_n magistracy_n be_v serviceable_a to_o purge_v the_o church_n of_o scandal_n to_o promote_v the_o course_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o edification_n of_o one_o another_o but_o how_o not_o perfect_o but_o protanto_n not_o every_o way_n but_o more_o svo_fw-la not_o intrinsical_o but_o extrinsecal_o not_o primary_o but_o secondary_o not_o direct_o but_o ex_fw-la consequentâ—_n not_o sub_fw-la formalitate_fw-la scandali_fw-la but_o sub_fw-la formalitate_fw-la criminis_fw-la or_o not_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o scandal_n but_o of_o crime_n i_o allege_v this_o not_o to_o confute_v it_o have_v elsewhere_o show_v the_o weakness_n and_o nullity_n of_o such_o division_n what_o a_o lame_a and_o impotent_a thing_n be_v eccleâ—asticall_a power_n that_o need_v so_o many_o wooden_a leg_n and_o crutch_n but_o i_o pray_v do_v not_o the_o magistrate_n punish_v blasphemy_n as_o a_o scandal_n and_o a_o contagious_a offence_n communicative_a to_o other_o pag._n 264._o the_o coercive_a part_n in_o compel_v the_o obstinate_a and_o unruly_a to_o submit_v to_o the_o presbyterial_a and_o synodical_a sentence_n belong_v to_o the_o magistrate_n not_o as_o if_o the_o magistrate_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o to_o be_v a_o executioner_n of_o the_o pleasure_n of_o church_n officer_n or_o as_o if_o he_o be_v by_o a_o blind_a and_o implicit_a faith_n to_o constrain_v all_o man_n to_o stand_v to_o their_o determination_n god_n forbid_v the_o magistrate_n must_v have_v his_o full_a liberty_n to_o judge_v of_o that_o which_o he_o be_v to_o compel_v man_n to_o do_v to_o judge_v of_o it_o not_o only_a judicio_fw-la apprehensivo_fw-la by_o understanding_n and_o apprehend_v aright_o what_o it_o be_v but_o judicio_fw-la discretivo_fw-la by_o the_o judgement_n of_o christian_a prudence_n and_o discretion_n examine_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o ground_n reason_n and_o warrant_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o he_o may_v in_o faith_n and_o not_o doubt_o add_v his_o authority_n thereto_o in_o which_o judge_v he_o do_v judicare_fw-la not_o judicem_fw-la agere_fw-la that_o be_v he_o be_v judex_fw-la suarum_fw-la actionum_fw-la he_o judge_v whether_o he_o ought_v to_o add_v his_o civil_a authority_n to_o this_o or_o that_o which_o seem_v good_a to_o church-officer_n and_o do_v not_o concur_v therewith_o except_o he_o be_v satisfy_v in_o his_o conscience_n whoever_o examine_v narrow_o the_o extent_n of_o power_n which_o he_o yield_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o magistrate_n will_v soon_o discover_v that_o all_o the_o ecclesiastical_a power_n be_v to_o be_v manage_v by_o the_o magistrate_n 1._o he_o make_v all_o synodical_a or_o presbyterian_a power_n to_o be_v of_o no_o force_n without_o a_o 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review_v the_o judgement_n of_o his_o subject_n to_o ratify_v they_o if_o they_o be_v good_a and_o to_o abrogate_v they_o if_o they_o be_v bad_a there_o be_v a_o subjection_n of_o the_o magistrate_n to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a senate_n but_o not_o of_o jurisdiction_n as_o under_o a_o command_n but_o of_o direction_n and_o counsel_n chapter_n xxxiii_o the_o judgement_n of_o some_o divine_n yet_o live_v both_o of_o the_o argument_n in_o hand_n and_o of_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o author_n of_o some_o man_n strong_a prejudices_fw-la against_o &_o harsh_a censure_n of_o he_o i_o have_v through_o all_o this_o book_n and_o in_o the_o first_o section_n of_o my_o corollarium_fw-la prove_v that_o i_o have_v digress_v nothing_o in_o my_o paraenesis_n from_o scripture_n &_o reason_n about_o the_o right_n of_o church_n and_o the_o magistrate_n power_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n but_o my_o opinion_n be_v also_o confirm_v by_o two_o kind_n of_o authority_n of_o learned_a and_o orthodox_n 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that_o transubstantiation_n have_v no_o ground_n in_o scripture_n cajetan_n deny_v the_o popish_a indulgence_n bellarmin_n after_o he_o have_v much_o heighten_v the_o merit_n of_o work_n conclude_v with_o a_o â—utissimum_fw-la est_fw-la and_z flieth_z to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n apprehend_v by_o faith_n as_o the_o safe_a anchor_n to_o stay_v a_o stagger_a christian_a jansenius_n be_v right_a in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o grace_n all_o the_o rest_n in_o some_o position_n or_o other_o hold_n with_o we_o and_o of_o this_o kind_n be_v bucer_n martyr_n jewel_n zanchius_n reynolds_n camero_n rivet_n and_o many_o more_o who_o beside_o by_o yield_v a_o inch_n have_v give_v we_o a_o whole_a handful_n to_o believe_v that_o what_o we_o have_v discourse_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o power_n law_n judgement_n the_o right_a of_o church_n and_o the_o magistrate_n power_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n be_v both_o reason_n and_o scripture_n for_o whoever_o admit_v as_o most_o of_o these_o 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genere_fw-la conducibilia_fw-la confirmentur_fw-la vimque_fw-la legis_fw-la obtineant_fw-la be_v nempe_fw-la est_fw-la utriusque_fw-la divinae_fw-la legis_fw-la tabulae_fw-la vindex_fw-la atque_fw-la custos_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la propterea_fw-la pertinet_fw-la etiam_fw-la pastor_n si_fw-la cessent_fw-la vel_fw-la peccent_fw-la in_o officium_fw-la movere_fw-la objurgare_fw-la &_o ubi_fw-la opus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la castigare_fw-la denique_fw-la prospicere_fw-la atque_fw-la providere_fw-la ut_fw-la omne_fw-la tum_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la tum_fw-la in_o republica_fw-la seu_fw-la politia_fw-la recte_fw-la &_o ordinate_a fiant_fw-la utque_fw-la ordinis_fw-la legitime_fw-la constituti_fw-la turbatores_fw-la &_o violatores_fw-la pro_fw-la merito_fw-la puniantur_fw-la this_o he_o seem_v to_o speak_v after_o pareus_n in_o his_o miscellanea_fw-la catechetica_fw-la art_n 11._o aphoris_fw-la 18._o where_o he_o lay_v upon_o the_o magistrate_n a_o great_a duty_n in_o govern_v the_o church_n than_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o more_o in_o keep_v the_o first_o table_n than_o the_o second_o hoc_fw-la vero_fw-la jus_o gubernandi_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la sacra_fw-la scriptura_fw-la disertim_fw-la magistratui_fw-la attribuit_fw-la ut_fw-la ei_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la tenetur_fw-la procurare_fw-la ut_fw-la bonum_fw-la civil_a in_fw-la foro_fw-la &_o judiciis_fw-la legitime_fw-la administretur_fw-la ita_fw-la non_fw-la minor_fw-la imo_fw-la long_a major_n ejus_fw-la cura_fw-la esse_fw-la debeat_fw-la ut_fw-la jus_o divinum_fw-la bonum_fw-la illud_fw-la animarum_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la vera_fw-la religio_fw-la &_o pietas_fw-la subditis_fw-la suis_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la &_o scholis_fw-la ad_fw-la aeternam_fw-la eorum_fw-la salutem_fw-la proponatur_fw-la juxta_fw-la legem_fw-la &_o testimonium_fw-la idem_fw-la docent_fw-la exempla_fw-la laudatissimorum_fw-la regum_fw-la davidis_fw-la etc._n etc._n sic_fw-la paulus_n affatur_fw-la christianos_n romanos_fw-la minister_n est_fw-la dei_fw-la tuo_fw-la bono_fw-mi ubi_fw-la intelligit_fw-la omne_fw-la bonum_fw-la tam_fw-la civil_a &_o terrenum_fw-la quam_fw-la ecclesiasticum_fw-la seu_fw-la spiritual_fw-la secus_fw-la namque_fw-la magistratus_fw-la homini_fw-la christiano_n non_fw-la plus_fw-la commodaret_fw-la quam_fw-la infideli_fw-la ac_fw-la sane_fw-la dolendum_fw-la est_fw-la rectius_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la capite_fw-la sensisse_fw-la olim_fw-la ethnicos_fw-la qui_fw-la unanimi_fw-la consensu_fw-la regi_fw-la svo_fw-la demandarunt_fw-la etc._n
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compose_v difference_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n if_o their_o canon_n be_v beyond_o counsel_n and_o advice_n 166_o chap._n xvii_o that_o the_o jewish_a church-officer_n have_v not_o a_o jurisdiction_n distinct_a from_o that_o of_o the_o magistrate_n mr._n gillespy_v distinction_n that_o they_o be_v not_o material_o but_o formal_o distinct_a examine_v the_o argument_n of_o amyraldus_n that_o though_o they_o have_v a_o distinct_a jurisdiction_n yet_o the_o example_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v no_o pattern_n to_o the_o christian_a church_n discuss_v and_o prove_v to_o be_v of_o no_o validity_n 192_o chap._n xviii_o the_o cause_n of_o mistake_n in_o state_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o church_n and_o call_v that_o the_o true_a church_n which_o be_v not_o three_o acception_n of_o the_o word_n church_n in_o holy_a writ_n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n church_n matth._n 18._o v._n 17._o 206_o chap._n xix_o that_o a_o particular_a assembly_n of_o christian_n meet_v in_o one_o place_n about_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n be_v the_o only_a true_a visible_a church_n mention_v in_o scripture_n that_o that_o church_n consider_v as_o a_o assembly_n of_o christian_n bring_v forth_o other_o kind_n of_o act_n than_o it_o do_v consider_v as_o a_o society_n of_o man_n by_o which_o the_o nature_n and_o extent_n of_o the_o power_n of_o a_o private_a church_n be_v make_v clear_a and_o evident_a 213_o chap._n xx._n that_o the_o power_n attribute_v to_o private_a church_n by_o the_o reverend_a dissent_v brethren_n do_v very_o well_o accord_n with_o the_o power_n of_o magistracy_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n as_o it_o be_v hold_v by_o erastus_n bullingerus_n musculus_fw-la grotius_n mr._n selden_n and_o mr._n coleman_n this_o same_o be_v prove_v by_o reason_n and_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o mr._n burrough_n write_v the_o sense_n of_o all_o his_o brethren_n as_o also_o by_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n in_o new-england_n 222_o chap._n xxi_o that_o a_o church_n make_v up_o of_o many_o particular_a church_n under_o one_o presbytery_n invest_v with_o a_o judicial_a power_n over_o they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o institution_n of_o christ_n 234_o chap._n xxii_o that_o the_o great_a opposer_n of_o the_o dissent_v brethren_n namely_o salmasius_n amyraldus_n and_o other_o have_v lay_v down_o the_o same_o ground_n for_o the_o right_n and_o power_n of_o particular_a church_n and_o so_o confute_v rather_o their_o own_o fancy_n then_o invalidate_v the_o tenet_n of_o the_o brethren_n the_o question_n whether_o rome_n be_v a_o true_a church_n brief_o resolve_v that_o amesius_n and_o john_n mestrezat_n late_o minister_v of_o paris_n in_o their_o writing_n have_v hold_v the_o power_n of_o private_a church_n to_o be_v independent_a from_o any_o church-judicatory_a 242_o chap._n xxiii_o the_o consistency_n of_o the_o right_n and_o power_n of_o private_a church_n with_o the_o magistrate_n power_n in_o order_v public_a worship_n prove_v by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o they_o have_v through_o all_o the_o land_n particular_a convocation_n synagogue_n or_o church_n call_v also_o college_n or_o school_n where_o the_o prophet_n and_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n teach_v especial_o on_o the_o sabbath-day_n that_o they_o be_v independent_a from_o any_o church-judicatory_a how_o synagogue_n be_v alter_v from_o their_o first_o institution_n and_o that_o be_v convert_v into_o christian_a church_n they_o retain_v the_o same_o right_n power_n and_o way_n of_o government_n 251_o chap._n xxiv_o that_o the_o christian_a church_n under_o heathen_n be_v govern_v by_o a_o confederate_a discipline_n or_o a_o power_n of_o magistracy_n as_o the_o synagogue_n be_v appoint_v man_n which_o ambrose_n call_v elder_n to_o decide_v such_o matter_n as_o otherwise_o be_v to_o come_v under_o the_o magistrate_n cognizance_n this_o practice_n be_v ground_v upon_o 1_o cor._n 6._o v._n 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n and_o confirm_v by_o origen_n justin_n martyr_n ambrose_n and_o mr._n lightfoot_n that_o the_o power_n of_o these_o elder_n continue_v still_o under_o christian_a emperor_n with_o some_o alteration_n they_o erect_v in_o lieu_n of_o they_o episcopal_a court_n that_o all_o church-power_n be_v the_o emperor_n power_n that_o the_o very_a heathen_a magistrate_n know_v no_o other_o but_o that_o all_o power_n be_v annex_v to_o they_o 267_o chap._n xxv_o that_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n as_o it_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o romish_a church_n better_a agree_v with_o reason_n and_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o scripture_n then_o that_o of_o the_o presbyterian_a brethren_n that_o some_o romanist_n have_v ascribe_v more_o power_n to_o the_o magistrate_n in_o sacred_a thing_n than_o the_o presbyterian_a brethren_n 287_o chap._n xxvi_o the_o description_n of_o excommunication_n in_o term_n receive_v by_o most_o of_o our_o opposite_n though_o otherwise_o various_o define_v by_o they_o that_o for_o four_o thousand_o year_n no_o such_o excommunication_n be_v in_o use_n either_o among_o the_o heathen_n or_o the_o jew_n a_o answer_n to_o some_o objection_n that_o the_o legal_a uncleanness_n be_v no_o type_n of_o the_o moral_a that_o the_o priest_n judge_v of_o the_o leprosy_n be_v no_o plea_n for_o excommunication_n nor_o for_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n 298_o chap._n xxvii_o that_o neither_o in_o the_o time_n of_o ezra_n such_o a_o excommunication_n begin_v that_o the_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n do_v not_o answer_v that_o excommunication_n that_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n for_o it_o nor_o practice_n of_o it_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n 307_o chap._n xxviii_o that_o the_o whole_a context_n matth._n 18_o v._n 15_o 16_o 17_o and_o 18._o make_v nothing_o for_o excommunication_n neither_o judas_n non-admission_n if_o grant_v to_o the_o eucharist_n nor_o the_o deliver_n of_o the_o incestuous_a person_n to_o satan_n nor_o yet_o the_o self-examination_n require_v 1_o cor._n 11._o 316_o chap._n xxix_o that_o excommunication_n be_v contrary_a to_o common_a sense_n and_o reason_n 326_o chap._n xxx_o that_o excommunication_n be_v main_o subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n that_o the_o corrupt_a of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o eucharist_n make_v way_n for_o excommunication_n 337_o chap._n xxxi_o the_o history_n of_o excommunication_n from_o the_o first_o reformation_n from_o popery_n how_o it_o be_v receive_v in_o geneva_n but_o not_o settle_v without_o dispute_n and_o clashing_n betwixt_o the_o consistory_n and_o the_o magistrate_n 342_o chap._n xxxii_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o history_n of_o excommunication_n in_o france_n the_o low-countries_n scotland_n the_o palatinate_n how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o among_o reform_a state_n the_o scottish_a ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n ascend_v to_o such_o a_o height_n what_o plea_n the_o reform_a church_n in_o france_n have_v for_o excommunication_n that_o it_o be_v more_o justifiable_a among_o they_o then_o in_o church_n under_o a_o orthodox_n magistrate_n 353_o chap._n xxxiii_o the_o judgement_n of_o some_o
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christ_n the_o definitive_a they_o say_v be_v proper_a to_o minister_n and_o church-judicatories_a but_o they_o forget_v the_o main_a judgement_n which_o give_v life_n and_o force_n to_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o be_v the_o magistrate_n when_o he_o bring_v to_o execution_n thing_n well_o debate_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o declaration_n and_o approve_v of_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o discretion_n in_o that_o division_n of_o they_o they_o also_o commit_v two_o great_a error_n 1._o that_o they_o make_v of_o one_o judgement_n two_o for_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o discretion_n they_o add_v a_o judgement_n of_o apprehension_n which_o differ_v only_o in_o degree_n from_o the_o other_o and_o be_v these_o judgement_n distinct_a yet_o they_o go_v always_o together_o and_o be_v always_o in_o the_o same_o person_n and_o do_v belong_v to_o the_o private_a judgement_n 2._o they_o ascribe_v a_o definitive_a judgement_n to_o pastor_n and_o church-judicatories_a which_o they_o themselves_o have_v need_v to_o explain_v what_o they_o mean_v by_o for_o 1._o must_v every_o private_a man_n stand_v to_o it_o and_o not_o appeal_v from_o it_o to_o his_o judgement_n of_o discretion_n 2._o if_o they_o do_v not_o stand_v to_o it_o what_o inconvenience_n harm_n or_o danger_n or_o worse_a consequence_n can_v befall_v he_o than_o any_o one_o that_o despise_v good_a counsel_n or_o advice_n which_o put_v no_o obligation_n except_o they_o be_v reduce_v into_o law_n and_o command_n by_o the_o magistrate_n 3._o must_v the_o magistrate_n adhere_v to_o that_o definitive_a judgement_n and_o command_v they_o without_o debate_v within_o himself_o whether_o those_o definition_n be_v agreeable_a with_o his_o own_o public_a or_o private_a judgement_n which_o indeed_o be_v to_o make_v of_o he_o a_o executioner_n if_o he_o must_v not_o stand_v to_o the_o definition_n of_o pastor_n and_o synod_n but_o rather_o they_o must_v stand_v to_o what_o he_o conceive_v most_o fit_v than_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o that_o judgement_n of_o pastor_n call_v by_o they_o definitive_a be_v of_o no_o validity_n and_o have_v need_n to_o take_v another_o name_n since_o neither_o magistrate_n nor_o private_a man_n be_v oblige_v to_o stand_v to_o it_o except_o they_o be_v convince_v that_o it_o be_v reasonable_a and_o that_o its_o definition_n be_v true_a just_a and_o useful_a the_o evidence_n of_o this_o truth_n about_o judgement_n be_v so_o clear_a that_o mr._n rutherfurd_n and_o gillespie_n be_v unwares_o carry_v sometime_o to_o deliver_v the_o substance_n of_o what_o we_o say_v before_o i_o will_v allege_v but_o two_o passage_n out_o of_o mr._n rutherfurd_n book_n of_o the_o divine_a right_n of_o church-government_n for_o there_o he_o overthrow_v his_o definitive_a judgement_n of_o pastor_n or_o church-judicatories_a and_o set_v above_o it_o not_o only_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o magistrate_n but_o also_o that_o of_o every_o private_a man_n for_o sure_a that_o definitive_a judgement_n that_o may_v be_v reverse_v and_o reject_v without_o any_o redress_n by_o the_o minister_n can_v be_v of_o any_o weight_n or_o validity_n the_o first_o passage_n be_v ch_z 25._o quest_n 21._o p._n 668._o the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o more_o tie_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o synod_n or_o church_n than_o any_o private_a man_n be_v tie_v to_o his_o practice_n the_o tie_n in_o discipline_n and_o in_o all_o synodical_a act_n and_o determination_n be_v here_o as_o it_o be_v in_o preach_v the_o word_n the_o tie_n be_v secondary_a conditional_a with_o limitation_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o it_o agree_v with_o the_o word_n not_o absolute_o oblige_v not_o papal_a qua_fw-la nor_o because_o command_v or_o because_o determine_v by_o the_o church_n and_o such_o as_o magistrate_n and_o all_o christian_n may_v reject_v when_o contrary_a to_o or_o not_o warrant_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n if_o such_o word_n have_v fall_v from_o grotius_n or_o mr._n coleman_n they_o will_v have_v be_v brand_v for_o rank_n erastianisme_n if_o all_o the_o presbyterian_n will_v but_o put_v their_o name_n with_o
christian_a religion_n his_o aim_n be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v not_o so_o much_o peace_n and_o quietness_n as_o godliness_n and_o honesty_n must_v a_o magistrate_n hide_v his_o power_n which_o be_v his_o talon_n in_o a_o napkin_n be_v not_o adam_n abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n by_o their_o paternal_a magistraticall_a power_n tie_v to_o promote_v god_n true_a worship_n it_o be_v very_o strange_a doctrine_n when_o he_o say_v p._n 189._o that_o the_o end_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a sentence_n as_o deliver_v to_o satan_n be_v that_o man_n may_v learn_v not_o to_o blaspheme_v but_o the_o end_n of_o the_o magistrate_n in_o punish_v blasphemer_n be_v only_o that_o justice_n may_v be_v do_v according_a to_o law_n and_o that_o peace_n and_o good_a order_n may_v be_v maintain_v a_o rank_n papist_n can_v hardly_o speak_v more_o crude_o ought_v not_o this_o to_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o magistrate_n in_o punish_v transgressor_n if_o it_o be_v not_o by_o death_n that_o they_o may_v change_v their_o life_n and_o be_v better_o than_o they_o be_v be_v not_o reformation_n of_o life_n the_o end_n for_o which_o a_o blasphemer_n be_v punish_v but_o only_a peace_n and_o quietness_n the_o magistrate_n may_v as_o well_o let_v he_o go_v unpunished_a if_o he_o can_v but_o obtain_v his_o end_n which_o as_o mr._n gillespie_n say_v be_v peace_n and_o quietness_n which_o have_v be_v often_o obtain_v when_o no_o blasphemer_n be_v punish_v it_o be_v observe_v that_o in_o augustus_n time_n there_o be_v for_o 12._o year_n through_o all_o the_o roman_a empire_n peace_n and_o quietness_n though_o the_o life_n of_o all_o his_o subject_n be_v a_o perpetual_a blasphemy_n against_o god_n but_o i_o pray_v how_o can_v christ_n church_n be_v rule_v by_o magistracy_n except_o it_o be_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n promote_v the_o interest_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o aim_v at_o the_o glory_n of_o jesus_n christ_n when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o magiâ—…rate_a of_o england_n be_v not_o a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n as_o a_o magistrate_n but_o as_o a_o christian_a and_o that_o he_o govern_v not_o as_o a_o christian_a but_o as_o a_o magistrate_n i_o confess_v i_o understand_v not_o why_o i_o may_v not_o say_v as_o well_o that_o a_o pastor_n be_v not_o a_o member_n of_o a_o church_n as_o pastor_n but_o as_o a_o christian_a for_o there_o be_v in_o the_o church_n as_o well_o balaam_n and_o false_a teacher_n as_o persecute_v magistrate_n why_o may_v i_o not_o say_v that_o a_o father_n be_v not_o to_o teach_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o his_o son_n as_o a_o father_n but_o as_o a_o christian_a for_o the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o to_o rule_v and_o order_n affair_n of_o the_o church_n as_o a_o christian_a but_o as_o a_o magistrate_n otherwise_o a_o christian_n without_o the_o office_n of_o magistracy_n may_v do_v the_o like_a how_o can_v the_o duty_n about_o the_o exercise_n of_o a_o power_n be_v divide_v from_o the_o power_n itself_o as_o that_o a_o magistrate_n shall_v be_v by_o his_o duty_n of_o magistracy_n keeper_n of_o both_o table_n and_o yet_o shall_v have_v no_o power_n give_v from_o god_n for_o the_o keep_n of_o these_o table_n but_o which_o be_v most_o all_o surd_a how_o can_v the_o keep_n of_o the_o two_o table_n under_o the_o gospel_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o that_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v be_v keeper_n of_o one_o and_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o other_o if_o the_o magistrate_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v keeper_n not_o only_o of_o the_o decalogue_n but_o also_o of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n by_o which_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n what_o hinder_v but_o he_o shall_v be_v under_o the_o gospels_n administration_n a_o keeper_n both_o of_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n except_o mr._n gillespie_n say_v that_o the_o priest_n be_v keeper_n of_o the_o law_n whereof_o david_n speak_v in_o the_o 19_o psalm_n and_o the_o magistrate_n keeper_n of_o the_o two_o table_n give_v in_o mount_n sinai_n as_o for_o the_o magistrate_n be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n and_o therefore_o no_o head_n or_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n i_o believe_v he_o be_v as_o much_o liable_a to_o submit_v and_o stoop_v his_o will_n to_o the_o command_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o ministry_n as_o the_o low_a in_o the_o congregation_n he_o must_v acknowledge_v his_o minister_n the_o better_a man_n as_o honour_v with_o the_o high_a function_n that_o ever_o be_v and_o which_o the_o son_n of_o god_n our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n take_v upon_o he_o but_o be_v all_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o many_o jesus_n christ_n i_o will_v yield_v unto_o they_o all_o alike_a jurisdiction_n over_o the_o will_n and_o mind_n of_o man_n but_o deny_v they_o a_o external_a coercive_a judicial_a power_n over_o their_o body_n estate_n liberty_n etc._n etc._n chapter_n viii_o mr._n gillespy_v manifest_a contradiction_n in_o state_v the_o magistrate_n power_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n but_o i_o will_v plain_o show_v that_o in_o this_o matter_n mr._n gillespie_n do_v manifest_o contradict_v himself_o and_o stand_v on_o no_o sure_a ground_n for_o what_o he_o have_v take_v from_o the_o magistrate_n in_o some_o place_n in_o other_o he_o restore_v to_o he_o in_o some_o he_o grant_v as_o much_o to_o the_o magistrate_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v another_o erastus_n in_o other_o he_o give_v he_o nothing_o at_o all_o and_o make_v ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a jurisdiction_n to_o be_v res_fw-la disparatae_fw-la or_o thing_n as_o much_o different_a as_o wisdom_n and_o a_o candlestick_n be_v of_o several_a class_n and_o predicament_n so_o that_o one_o have_v nothing_o to_o meddle_v with_o the_o other_o thus_o pag._n 253._o these_o be_v his_o word_n we_o deny_v that_o in_o a_o well-constituted_n church_n it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o will_n of_o christ_n for_o the_o magistrate_n either_o to_o receive_v appeal_n proper_o so_o call_v from_o the_o sentence_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a court_n or_o to_o receive_v complaint_n exhibit_v against_o that_o sentence_n by_o that_o party_n censure_v so_o as_o by_o his_o authority_n upon_o such_o a_o complaint_n to_o nullify_v or_o make_v void_a the_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n this_o indeed_o be_v imperium_fw-la in_o imperio_fw-la a_o jurisdiction_n within_o a_o jurisdiction_n and_o independent_a from_o it_o mr._n gillespie_n will_v not_o have_v a_o man_n to_o appeal_v from_o the_o presbytery_n or_o synod_n or_o make_v complaint_n to_o the_o magistrate_n nor_o a_o magistrate_n to_o receive_v the_o complaint_n but_o he_o be_v content_v that_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o executioner_n in_o compel_v the_o party_n censure_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o church-censure_n which_o indeed_o be_v a_o most_o ungodly_a and_o tyrannical_a proceed_n like_o that_o of_o pope_n julius_n the_o 2._o who_o will_v have_v king_n lewis_n the_o 12._o to_o execute_v the_o sentence_n against_o the_o waldenses_n by_o destroy_v they_o by_o the_o sword_n and_o burn_v their_o city_n without_o take_v any_o cognizance_n of_o the_o fact_n and_o since_o all_o church-censure_n do_v signify_v just_a nothing_o without_o a_o power_n of_o magistracy_n give_v its_o sanction_n for_o effectuate_a the_o sentence_n of_o the_o church_n here_o if_o we_o believe_v mr._n gillespie_n the_o pastor_n be_v like_o the_o intellect_n and_o the_o magistrate_n the_o will_n this_o follow_v with_o a_o blind_a obedience_n the_o dictate_v of_o that_o but_o who_o shall_v judge_v when_o the_o church_n be_v well_o constitute_v that_o then_o the_o magistrate_n may_v not_o receive_v complaint_n and_o appeal_n and_o may_v not_o sometime_o wrong_a proceed_n und_fw-ge unjust_a sentence_n pass_v in_o a_o well-constituted_n church_n so_o long_o as_o a_o church_n never_o so_o pure_a be_v not_o infallible_a and_o on_o the_o contrary_a may_v not_o a_o unsettled_a church_n be_v very_o just_a in_o their_o censure_n why_o then_o shall_v it_o be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o will_n of_o christ_n to_o receive_v appeal_n from_o a_o just_a sentence_n in_o a_o unsettled_a church_n then_o from_o a_o unjust_a one_o when_o the_o church_n be_v well-constituted_n but_o when_o be_v ever_o such_o a_o well-constituted_n church_n unerring_a in_o their_o judgement_n as_o all_o appeal_n from_o their_o judgement_n to_o another_o shall_v be_v unlawful_a be_v or_o be_v that_o church_n well-constituted_n that_o either_o ever_o clash_a with_o magistracy_n or_o be_v divide_v in_o itself_o as_o now_o it_o be_v now_o we_o shall_v find_v mr._n gillespie_n play_v two_o other_o part_n under_o the_o one_o he_o ascribe_v to_o the_o magistrate_n as_o much_o as_o ever_o they_o challenge_v under_o the_o other_o vizard_n he_o chalk_v a_o middle_a way_n of_o magistrate_n power_n in_o sacred_a thing_n
magistrate_n invest_v with_o the_o same_o power_n since_o then_o the_o magistrate_n take_v no_o more_o upon_o himself_o than_o such_o a_o external_a jurisdiction_n as_o minister_n may_v well_o assume_v by_o the_o delegation_n or_o concession_n of_o the_o magistrate_n why_o shall_v mr._n gillespie_n hence_o infer_v that_o this_o power_n in_o magistrate_n make_v not_o they_o supreme_a judge_n and_o governor_n whenas_o the_o same_o jurisdiction_n lay_v upon_o minister_n neither_o make_v they_o supreme_a judge_n and_o governor_n in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n no_o hurt_n then_o to_o the_o magistrate_n by_o this_o inference_n only_o that_o it_o seem_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o some_o do_v hold_v the_o magistrate_n to_o be_v supreme_a judge_n and_o governor_n in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n give_v he_o a_o prerogative_n which_o belong_v only_o to_o jesus_n christ_n i_o believe_v none_o of_o his_o opposite_n speak_v in_o that_o crude_a manner_n magistrate_n be_v not_o unerring_a judge_n they_o fail_v many_o time_n in_o their_o judgement_n both_o declarative_a and_o of_o discretion_n so_o do_v the_o minister_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o supreme_a visible_a judge_n and_o governor_n in_o ecclesiasticall_n to_o who_o decision_n determination_n and_o command_n a_o conscience_n be_v oblige_v to_o yield_v further_o than_o it_o be_v enlighten_v or_o convince_v for_o there_o be_v a_o tribunal_n in_o every_o one_o conscience_n usual_a appeal_n be_v make_v to_o it_o from_o the_o magistrate_n yea_o from_o the_o sentence_n of_o synod_n and_o presbytery_n this_o be_v the_o prerogative_n of_o jesus_n christ_n by_o a_o sovereign_a judgement_n and_o determination_n to_o resolve_v the_o intellect_n incline_v the_o will_n and_o convince_v the_o conscience_n the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o make_v by_o any_o of_o mr._n gillespy_v opposite_n as_o far_o as_o i_o know_v otherwise_o supreme_a head_n or_o governor_n in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n than_o martyr_n zanchius_n pareus_n etc._n etc._n make_v he_o head_n of_o the_o church_n he_o further_o say_v that_o what_o he_o state_v about_o the_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n in_o ecclesiastical_a thing_n do_v not_o invest_v he_o with_o the_o subordinate_a ministerial_a forinsecall_n judgement_n in_o ecclesiastical_a thing_n or_o cause_n i_o think_v if_o scotus_n be_v live_v he_o will_v hardly_o understand_v what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o ministerial_a forinsecall_a directive_n judgement_n for_o the_o word_n ministerial_a be_v no_o way_n forinsecall_v for_o the_o stile_n of_o forinsecall_n make_v the_o minister_n sit_v in_o a_o court_n of_o judicature_n as_o the_o judge_n at_o westminister_n hall_n give_v sentence_n which_o both_o party_n must_v stand_v to_o except_o they_o can_v appeal_v or_o expect_v a_o redress_n in_o a_o superior_a court_n again_o the_o word_n directive_n agree_v no_o better_a with_o forinsecall_n than_o the_o papal_a title_n of_o servant_n of_o servant_n with_o god_n on_o earth_n and_o the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n for_o whereas_o the_o word_n forinsecall_v give_v no_o leave_n to_o the_o plaintiff_n or_o defendant_n to_o interpret_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o court_n to_o his_o own_o sense_n or_o apprehension_n on_o the_o contrary_a the_o word_n directive_n do_v it_o and_o give_v those_o that_o attend_v the_o word_n and_o hearken_v to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o minister_n a_o privilege_n like_o that_o which_o st._n paul_n yield_v to_o the_o people_n of_o beroea_n who_o have_v hear_v st._n paul_n will_v be_v well_o satisfy_v ere_o they_o give_v credit_n to_o he_o for_o they_o search_v the_o scripture_n to_o know_v whether_o it_o be_v so_o as_o st._n paul_n will_v have_v they_o to_o do_v or_o as_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o and_o give_v they_o direction_n chapter_n x._o whether_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n have_v appoint_v as_o the_o river_n assembly_n say_v officer_n in_o government_n distinct_a from_o the_o magistrate_n the_o strength_n of_o the_o place_n 2_o chron._n 19_o by_o they_o allege_v examine_v that_o the_o elder_n in_o that_o place_n be_v not_o church-officer_n a_o answer_n to_o mr._n gillespy_v argument_n endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o josaphat_n appoint_v two_o court_n one_o ecclesiastical_a another_o civil_a it_o remain_v in_o the_o examen_fw-la of_o the_o first_o section_n of_o the_o 30._o chapter_n of_o the_o confession_n we_o shall_v speak_v a_o word_n of_o the_o church-officer_n in_o who_o hand_n the_o river_n assembly_n say_v a_o government_n be_v appoint_v distinct_a from_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n god_n indeed_o have_v appoint_v in_o the_o church_n officer_n distinct_a from_o the_o magistrate_n as_o he_o have_v appoint_v in_o the_o law_n the_o magistracy_n of_o moses_n to_o be_v distinct_a from_o the_o priesthood_n of_o aaron_n and_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n to_o have_v a_o distinct_a function_n from_o that_o of_o the_o ruler_n elder_n captain_n judge_n etc._n etc._n but_o god_n never_o appoint_v the_o 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levite_n more_o than_o of_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n and_o so_o by_o that_o excommunication_n shall_v not_o be_v a_o sentence_n agree_v with_o the_o description_n we_o have_v give_v of_o it_o and_o which_o be_v agree_v on_o by_o all_o side_n that_o plead_v for_o excommunication_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o not_o all_o the_o levite_n but_o only_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n can_v judge_v of_o the_o leper_n therein_o prefigure_v christ_n who_o only_o know_v his_o own_o and_o discern_v his_o elect_a from_o other_o and_o the_o sheep_n from_o the_o goat_n so_o that_o this_o legal_a rite_n can_v be_v apply_v to_o excommunication_n which_o they_o say_v be_v a_o judicial_a act_n that_o may_v be_v perform_v by_o every_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o therefore_o the_o papist_n have_v very_o good_a reason_n on_o their_o side_n who_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o loose_v their_o power_n of_o excommunicate_v nor_o to_o forgo_v the_o usual_a plea_n take_v from_o the_o priest_n judge_v of_o the_o leper_n see_v that_o since_o only_a aaron_n &_o his_o son_n be_v invest_v with_o the_o power_n of_o judge_v the_o leper_n it_o be_v therefore_o fit_v that_o the_o power_n of_o excommunication_n prefigure_v by_o that_o power_n of_o discern_a leprosy_n shall_v belong_v only_o to_o the_o bishop_n who_o succeed_v the_o son_n of_o aaron_n and_o be_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n what_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n be_v in_o the_o jewish_a now_o i_o have_v show_v elsewhere_o that_o gospell-prophet_n or_o minister_n do_v not_o succeed_v the_o priest_n or_o levite_n but_o the_o prophet_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n who_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o judge_v of_o the_o leprosy_n and_o that_o therefore_o the_o priest_n judge_v of_o the_o leprosy_n apart_o from_o other_o man_n be_v no_o plea_n either_o for_o excommunication_n or_o for_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n beside_o that_o the_o priest_n do_v judge_v of_o the_o leprosy_n not_o so_o much_o by_o their_o office_n as_o by_o 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all_o that_o be_v bind_v on_o earth_n by_o excommunication_n be_v not_o always_o ratify_v and_o approve_v of_o in_o heaven_n for_o be_v not_o as_o they_o say_v a_o modification_n put_v to_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n all_o the_o judgement_n and_o sentence_n on_o earth_n have_v need_n be_v infallible_a it_o be_v true_a that_o parallel_a place_n of_o scripture_n may_v admit_v various_a sense_n as_o it_o may_v be_v these_o very_a word_n of_o christ_n or_o that_o something_o more_o may_v be_v employ_v in_o one_o place_n then_o in_o the_o other_o but_o yet_o whether_o both_o place_n or_o either_o of_o they_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o word_n or_o of_o the_o miraculous_a power_n grant_v unto_o the_o apostle_n and_o particular_o as_o mr._n lightfoot_n expound_v they_o of_o a_o power_n to_o dispense_v with_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o something_o that_o be_v to_o be_v retain_v or_o quit_v of_o the_o mosaical_a law_n and_o rite_n yet_o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o both_o place_n be_v alike_o to_o be_v understand_v absolute_o and_o without_o condition_n that_o whatever_o shall_v be_v bind_v or_o loose_v by_o they_o on_o earth_n shall_v also_o infallible_o be_v either_o bind_v or_o loose_v in_o heaven_n for_o to_o understand_v one_o place_n absolute_o and_o the_o other_o conditional_o and_o cleave_v non_fw-la errante_fw-la when_o no_o error_n can_v intervene_v i_o conceive_v ought_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v in_o divinity_n in_o short_a either_o the_o word_n matth._n 16._o absolute_o speak_v must_v be_v false_a and_o admit_v some_o exception_n which_o can_v be_v say_v without_o blasphemy_n or_o the_o same_o word_n repeat_v in_o the_o 18._o chapter_n must_v not_o be_v understand_v of_o excommunication_n nor_o of_o any_o church-censure_n 2._o since_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v be_v equivalent_a expression_n and_o those_o both_o equal_o commit_v to_o 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yet_o that_o the_o same_o word_n matth._n 16._o without_o such_o a_o preface_n shall_v be_v perpetual_o &_o absolute_o true_a and_o who_o will_v believe_v that_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n have_v pronounce_v in_o such_o a_o emphatical_a way_n verty_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v bind_v etc._n etc._n only_o to_o signify_v a_o external_a admission_n or_o exclusion_n in_o the_o do_n of_o which_o act_n minister_n may_v err_v out_o of_o ignorance_n either_o of_o right_n or_o of_o fact_n if_o not_o out_o of_o hatred_n or_o too_o much_o indulgence_n and_o favour_n 4._o since_o they_o say_v that_o a_o man_n by_o excommunication_n be_v deliver_v to_o satan_n what_o a_o uncharitable_a act_n do_v they_o commit_v against_o any_o one_o be_v he_o never_o so_o wicked_a by_o put_v he_o into_o such_o a_o condition_n as_o they_o know_v be_v worse_a than_o his_o former_a when_o they_o be_v not_o sure_a whether_o occasional_o it_o may_v better_v he_o neither_o be_v it_o in_o their_o power_n to_o drive_v away_o satan_n again_o from_o the_o man_n as_o it_o be_v in_o st._n paul_n beside_o no_o man_n will_v punish_v a_o child_n a_o servant_n or_o a_o malefactor_n with_o a_o punishment_n that_o shall_v last_v to_o his_o life_n end_n as_o to_o torture_v he_o till_o death_n or_o to_o whip_v he_o as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v or_o put_v he_o in_o a_o prison_n that_o may_v prove_v perpetual_a for_o still_o the_o earthly_a father_n or_o judge_n reserve_v to_o himself_o the_o liberty_n to_o give_v over_o correct_v when_o it_o please_v he_o but_o those_o that_o deliver_v a_o man_n to_o satan_n by_o excommunication_n do_v inflict_v a_o penalty_n which_o it_o be_v not_o in_o their_o power_n to_o take_v off_o again_o be_v not_o able_a when_o they_o listen_v to_o recover_v a_o man_n out_o of_o the_o devil_n paw_n 5._o most_o schoolman_n and_o divine_n hold_v that_o the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n be_v of_o a_o quite_o different_a nature_n from_o the_o law_n and_o sentence_n of_o man_n which_o have_v the_o force_n and_o validity_n of_o law_n be_v they_o never_o so_o unjust_a and_o must_v be_v obey_v either_o active_o or_o passive_o for_o if_o no_o law_n be_v valid_a but_o that_o which_o be_v just_a and_o righteous_a then_o shall_v no_o law_n be_v obey_v by_o any_o but_o those_o that_o can_v see_v equity_n and_o justice_n in_o it_o which_o show_v the_o nullity_n of_o excommunication_n for_o whosoever_o doubt_v whether_o such_o a_o excommunication_n be_v pronounce_v upon_o right_a ground_n and_o good_a information_n or_o whether_o excommunication_n in_o itself_o be_v lawful_a may_v well_o count_v the_o excommunication_n null_n and_o of_o no_o weight_n yea_o if_o the_o party_n excommunicate_v do_v but_o say_v that_o he_o be_v wrongful_o excommunicate_v and_o cleave_v errante_fw-la or_o that_o those_o that_o do_v it_o have_v no_o power_n so_o to_o do_v he_o may_v disannul_v as_o to_o himself_o and_o so_o to_o all_o other_o the_o excommunication_n for_o as_o long_o as_o the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o valid_a excommunication_n be_v ground_v upon_o matter_n of_o fact_n which_o be_v know_v but_o to_o few_o most_o man_n may_v still_o question_v that_o which_o they_o be_v not_o concern_v to_o believe_v and_o whereof_o they_o have_v no_o certain_a knowledge_n 6._o some_o to_o avoid_v that_o inconvenience_n that_o god_n shall_v be_v make_v to_o ratify_v what_o the_o pastor_n act_v in_o excommunicate_v say_v and_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o beza_n that_o excommunication_n be_v rather_o a_o declaration_n of_o what_o god_n have_v already_o do_v in_o heaven_n than_o a_o act_n precede_v god_n in_o approve_v or_o disapprove_v the_o minister_n sentence_n but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o inconvenience_n follow_v thereupon_o whether_o excommunication_n be_v take_v for_o a_o act_n precede_v the_o act_n of_o god_n or_o subsequent_a to_o it_o for_o if_o excommunication_n be_v a_o declaration_n of_o what_o god_n have_v already_o do_v or_o decree_v to_o be_v do_v it_o will_v follow_v that_o all_o the_o act_n of_o pastor_n in_o excommunicate_v be_v infallible_a for_o if_o they_o be_v fallible_a it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o know_v when_o excommunication_n ought_v to_o be_v receive_v for_o a_o valid_a act_n until_o the_o mind_n and_o counsel_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v and_o it_o be_v know_v to_o be_v agreeable_a with_o the_o censure_n of_o excommunication_n and_o therefore_o wicliff_n think_v all_o excommunication_n void_a and_o null_a except_o he_o that_o excommunicate_v be_v first_o inform_v that_o the_o party_n who_o he_o be_v to_o excommunicate_v be_v excommunicate_v by_o god_n and_o this_o be_v hold_v one_o of_o his_o error_n in_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n art_n 11._o 7._o calvin_n in_o the_o 3._o book_n of_o his_o institution_n chap._n 4._o §_o 14._o say_v that_o excommunication_n be_v no_o far_o valid_a then_o as_o bind_v in_o heaven_n answer_v to_o that_o on_o earth_n for_o he_o have_v no_o strong_a argument_n to_o 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1â—41_n relate_v what_o trouble_n and_o ado_n there_o be_v to_o bring_v it_o in_o &_o that_o many_o allege_v the_o example_n of_o the_o neighbour-churche_n meaning_n zurich_n bern_n etc._n etc._n among_o which_o excommunication_n be_v not_o in_o use_n some_o say_v that_o bâ—…t_v the_o popish_a tyranny_n be_v recall_v but_o all_o these_o difficulty_n say_v beza_n calvin_n surmount_v yet_o he_o do_v not_o censure_v other_o church_n as_o unchristian_a that_o have_v not_o proceed_v so_o far_o nor_o those_o pastor_n who_o do_v not_o conceive_v their_o flock_n need_v to_o be_v restrain_v by_o such_o a_o bit_n or_o bridle_n and_o indeed_o calvin_n himself_o though_o very_o eager_a to_o bring_v in_o excommunication_n insomuch_o that_o sometime_o he_o call_v it_o the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n &_o the_o discipline_n of_o christ_n &_o profess_v to_o be_v ready_a to_o endure_v either_o death_n or_o banishment_n rather_o than_o to_o suffer_v that_o the_o town_n senate_n shall_v take_v upon_o they_o the_o right_n of_o excommunicate_v as_o he_o say_v in_o a_o epistle_n to_o viret_n yet_o he_o can_v but_o speak_v very_o respectful_o of_o his_o neighbour_n minister_n who_o acknowledge_v no_o such_o necessity_n upon_o excommunication_n as_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v account_v among_o the_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n these_o be_v his_o word_n in_o a_o epistle_n to_o the_o pastor_n of_o zurich_n in_o the_o year_n 1553._o all_o man_n be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o opinion_n concern_v excommunication_n neither_o be_o i_o ignorant_a that_o there_o be_v many_o godly_a and_o learned_a man_n who_o think_v not_o excommunication_n necessary_a under_o christian_a prince_n i_o shall_v not_o care_n much_o to_o err_v in_o that_o point_n of_o excommunication_n with_o bullinger_n and_o musculus_fw-la upon_o condition_n that_o i_o be_v as_o godly_a and_o learned_a as_o they_o but_o however_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o neighbour_n church_n and_o minister_n about_o excommunication_n stand_v calve_v great_a 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excommunication_n rather_o from_o geneva_n then_o from_o the_o protestant_a
paraenesis_n and_o in_o my_o corollary_n in_o a_o letter_n of_o his_o write_v but_o a_o few_o week_n before_o he_o die_v where_o his_o judgement_n be_v whole_o consonant_a to_o my_o opinion_n that_o all_o church-government_n be_v prudentiall_a arbitrary_a and_o take_v up_o by_o consent_n for_o necessity_n of_o order_n and_o not_o for_o conscience_n beside_o i_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o a_o very_a reverend_a preacher_n in_o a_o famous_a church_n in_o normandy_n in_o a_o letter_n of_o he_o to_o i_o wherein_o after_o he_o have_v deliver_v his_o own_o judgement_n concern_v the_o book_n he_o add_v that_o of_o one_o of_o his_o fellow-minister_n in_o that_o church_n in_o these_o word_n one_o of_o my_o colleague_n who_o have_v read_v your_o first_o book_n have_v give_v this_o testimony_n of_o it_o that_o he_o be_v much_o satisfy_v upon_o the_o read_n of_o it_o and_o that_o your_o opinion_n be_v so_o far_o from_o weaken_v our_o discipline_n that_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o do_v rather_o 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have_v power_n to_o inflict_v punishment_n upon_o transgressor_n of_o the_o law_n that_o concern_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n the_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n and_o beside_o that_o these_o law_n have_v no_o force_n except_o they_o be_v confirm_v and_o ratify_v by_o they_o in_o his_o 12._o thesis_fw-la he_o say_v that_o the_o law_n about_o faith_n the_o sacrament_n divine_a worship_n discipline_n and_o ecclesiastical_a order_n can_v be_v define_v or_o decree_v in_o a_o synod_n nor_o any_o controversy_n therein_o decide_v without_o the_o knowledge_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o magistrate_n if_o he_o be_v godly_a and_o christian_n as_o be_v the_o keeper_n of_o both_o table_n who_o ought_v to_o confirm_v and_o ratify_v the_o law_n agree_v on_o if_o they_o be_v just_a else_o to_o amend_v and_o correct_v they_o see_v he_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n both_o for_o the_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a good_a the_o latin_a be_v much_o more_o pregnant_a sane_n aequum_fw-la &_o juilum_fw-la est_fw-la leges_fw-la &_o canon_n the_o fide_fw-la sacramentis_fw-la disciplina_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tota_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la primum_fw-la constitui_fw-la deque_fw-la illis_fw-la deliberari_fw-la à _fw-la viris_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la legitime_fw-la in_o concilio_fw-la &_o synodo_fw-la congregatis_fw-la litesque_fw-la &_o controversias_fw-la de_fw-la illis_fw-la ortas_fw-la in_o foro_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la synodis_fw-la agitari_fw-la &_o definiri_fw-la at_o non_fw-la tamen_fw-la sine_fw-la cognition_n conscientia_fw-la &_o consensu_fw-la principis_fw-la &_o magistratus_fw-la politici_fw-la si_fw-la pius_fw-la &_o christianus_n est_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la ille_fw-la custos_fw-la utriusque_fw-la legis_fw-la divinae_fw-la tabula_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la si_fw-la bene_fw-la constitutae_fw-la sunt_fw-la leges_fw-la &_o light_n definitae_fw-la confirmari_fw-la &_o ipsius_fw-la authoritate_fw-la sancâ—ri_fw-la debent_fw-la &_o ratae_fw-la haberi_fw-la si_fw-la minus_fw-la corrigi_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la &_o emendari_fw-la eas_fw-la oportet_fw-la siquidem_fw-la servus_n est_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o subditorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la bonum_fw-la tum_fw-la temporale_fw-la tum_fw-la spiritual_fw-la cujus_fw-la curam_fw-la &_o procurationem_fw-la pro_fw-la sibi_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la demandato_fw-la munere_fw-la debet_fw-la suscipere_fw-la ac_fw-la deo_fw-la de_fw-la illa_fw-la cura_fw-la rationem_fw-la reddere_fw-la de_fw-fr clericis_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 28._o propos_fw-fr 1._o in_o his_o 13._o thes_n he_o confirm_v the_o same_o by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n when_o the_o king_n even_o against_o the_o will_n of_o the_o priest_n do_v set_v up_o and_o order_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n but_o in_o his_o 14._o thes_n he_o will_v not_o have_v this_o so_o to_o be_v take_v as_o if_o the_o faithful_a be_v to_o receive_v decree_n and_o order_n because_o 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dominus_fw-la congâ—ard_n mihi_fw-la conciliavit_fw-la eas_fw-la tam_fw-la celebres_fw-la quae_fw-la hodâ—e_fw-la apud_fw-la vos_fw-la inter_fw-la presbyterianos_fw-la &_o independentes_fw-la versantur_fw-la controversias_fw-la quasi_fw-la in_o speculo_fw-la nobis_fw-la exhibet_fw-la ac_fw-la proâ—nde_fw-la instar_fw-la facis_fw-la micantis_fw-la tot_fw-la mendacâ—orum_fw-la â—ebulas_fw-la
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