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the_o prince_n and_o 5._o their_o lord_n bishop_n law_n allow_v they_o though_o god_n law_n express_o forbid_v that_o day_n of_o account_n they_o put_v far_o â—…ff_n and_o think_v to_o do_v well_o enough_o then_o yea_o they_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n bless_v themselves_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n though_o they_o commit_v all_o this_o wickedness_n of_o all_o that_o grow_v or_o increase_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o their_o parish_n whitheâ—…_n corn_n wood_n grass_n or_o caâ—…tel_n the_o priest_n will_v have_v his_o part_n yea_o for_o who_o soever_o be_v bear_v or_o die_v in_o his_o parish_n he_o will_v have_v a_o fee_n and_o for_o thiâ—…_n gear_n he_o stand_v a_o priest_n to_o the_o whole_a parish_n and_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o indifferent_o if_o the_o dâ—…iul_a of_o hell_n will_v â—…ome_v and_o dwell_v in_o his_o parish_n he_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o he_o and_o will_v for_o his_o good_n administer_v the_o sacrament_n etc._n etc._n unto_o he_o also_o but_o 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artaxerâ—…es_n neither_o have_v it_o any_o more_o defence_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n where_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o such_o council_n or_o court_n set_v over_o all_o church_n &_o over_o every_o méber_n minister_n cause_n affair_n &_o censure_n thereof_o to_o impose_v depose_v determine_v judge_v censure_n punish_v at_o their_o pleasure_n who_o &_o what_o they_o lust_n without_o contradiction_n or_o controlment_n we_o read_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n of_o a_o synod_n or_o council_n of_o â—…undry_a church_n for_o the_o decide_n of_o controversy_n &_o doubt_n where_o certain_a choose_a elder_n of_o the_o church_n be_v thereunto_o assemble_v together_o with_o such_o faithful_a of_o any_o church_n as_o will_v be_v present_a without_o shut_v out_o of_o any_o of_o they_o neither_o be_v these_o elder_n here_o gather_v in_o any_o such_o stagelike_a or_o pontisicall_a manner_n as_o these_o our_o prelate_n be_v in_o this_o commission_n but_o in_o this_o christian_n 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diverse_a churcheâ—…_n we_o find_v leave_v unto_o we_o in_o that_o holy_a pattern_n act._n 15._o where_o though_o the_o chief_a builder_n y_o â—_o apostle_n themselves_o be_v yet_o even_o there_o be_v all_o thing_n handle_v with_o this_o order_n modesty_n sobriety_n freedom_n etc._n etc._n but_o now_o if_o we_o compare_v their_o high_a ecclesiastical_a commission_n unto_o this_o holy_a council_n and_o meeting_n how_o unlike_a in_o all_o their_o order_n proceed_n and_o action_n shall_v it_o be_v find_v their_o commission_n be_v make_v a_o continual_a settle_a permanent_a court_n have_v strange_a judge_n advocate_n officer_n iuriâ—…diction_n plea_n process_n etc._n etc._n usurp_a and_o exercise_v supreme_a power_n &_o absolute_a authority_n over_o all_o churcheâ—…_n minister_n person_n law_n doctrine_n to_o ratify_v or_o disannul_v to_o establish_v or_o reject_v to_o erect_v or_o depose_v who_o &_o what_o they_o lust_n execute_v all_o the_o censure_n &_o office_n of_o the_o church_n change_v bring_v in_o and_o set_v up_o what_o they_o please_v shut_v out_o the_o sentence_n of_o all_o church_n &_o christian_n allow_v they_o neither_o interest_n election_n voice_n or_o presence_n in_o this_o their_o council_n thrust_v their_o decree_n and_o constitution_n as_o most_o holy_a upon_o all_o church_n &_o the_o conscience_n of_o all_o man_n with_o a_o high_a &_o strong_a hand_n to_o be_v receive_v without_o contradiction_n or_o question_n adjure_v examâ—…ning_a suspend_v depose_v fine_v emprison_a persecute_v with_o all_o hostility_n all_o such_o as_o receive_v not_o their_o constitution_n &_o submit_v not_o unto_o their_o power_n now_o let_v any_o christian_n judge_n whether_o this_o commission_n be_v not_o more_o like_a unto_o the_o high_a court_n of_o the_o beast_n then_o unto_o a_o holy_a peaceable_a orderly_a assembly_n of_o christian_n meet_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o guide_v by_o his_o spirit_n to_o inquire_v &_o search_v out_o god_n will_n and_o humble_o to_o rest_v in_o the_o same_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n power_n or_o presence_n can_v no_o way_n iâ—…stifie_v this_o commission_n or_o their_o proceed_n be_v find_v so_o direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o testament_n of_o christ_n unto_o which_o it_o be_v now_o lawful_a for_o no_o man_n or_o angel_n to_o superordeine_v alter_v or_o pluck_v away_o any_o thing_n without_o hainouâ—…_n sacrilege_n this_o monstrous_a commixture_n then_o of_o these_o distinct_a power_n in_o one_o court_n or_o person_n together_o with_o this_o confuse_v practice_n barbarous_a havoc_n &_o tyranny_n they_o make_v &_o exercise_v over_o god_n heritage_n &_o christâ—…_n poor_a servant_n do_v evident_o denote_v and_o as_o by_o the_o very_a step_n trase_n out_o unto_o all_o man_n the_o person_n throne_n and_o power_n of_o that_o antichrist_n that_o adversary_n that_o beast_n according_o as_o they_o be_v describe_v &_o foreshow_v unto_o we_o in_o the_o scripture_n math._n 24._o 15._o 2_o thess._n 2._o how_o antichrist_n shall_v presume_v into_o the_o very_a