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and_o civil_a jurisdiction_n and_o calling_n in_o the_o person_n of_o one_o ergo._n numb_a 18._o vers_fw-la 4.5_o you_o shall_v keep_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n for_o all_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o no_o stranger_n shall_v come_v near_o unto_o you_o the_o strange_a that_o come_v near_o shall_v be_v slay_v the_o minister_n then_o of_o god_n service_n and_o the_o civil_a ruler_n be_v stranger_n one_o to_o another_o and_o shall_v not_o be_v confound_v under_o pain_n of_o death_n 2._o chron._n 19.11_o behold_v amarith_n the_o priest_n shall_v be_v chief_a over_o you_o in_o all_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o zebadiah_n the_o son_n of_o ishmael_n a_o ruler_n of_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n shall_v be_v for_o all_o the_o king_n affair_n deut._n 22.9_o thou_o shall_v not_o sow_v thy_o vineyard_n with_o divers_a sort_n of_o seed_n lest_o thou_o defile_v the_o increase_n of_o thy_o seed_n which_o thou_o have_v sow_v and_o the_o 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the_o nation_n bear_v rule_v over_o they_o and_o be_v call_v gracious_a lord_n but_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o but_o he_o that_o be_v great_a among_o you_o let_v he_o be_v as_o the_o least_o and_o he_o that_o be_v the_o guide_n as_o the_o servant_n and_o in_o very_a deed_n experience_n prove_v that_o these_o ambitious_a style_n wherewith_o they_o be_v honour_v by_o herald_n flatter_v by_o a_o great_a number_n and_o scorn_v by_o far_o more_o make_v they_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o widow_n to_o grow_v wanton_a against_o christ_n misken_v he_o themselves_o and_o their_o call_n to_o despise_v their_o equal_n and_o to_o presume_v over_o their_o superior_n argum._n vii_o that_o the_o soldier_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v involve_v in_o the_o affair_n of_o this_o life_n and_o one_o bind_v to_o serve_v two_o master_n be_v flat_a repugnant_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o this_o office_n of_o bishopric_n involve_v they_o etc._n etc._n ergo._n numb_a 4.3_o from_o thirty_o year_n old_a and_o above_o all_o that_o be_v meet_v to_o take_v on_o this_o warfare_n to_o do_v the_o work_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n 2._o tim._n 2.3.4_o thou_o therefore_o suffer_v affliction_n as_o a_o good_a soldier_n of_o jesus_n christ_n no_o man_n that_o war_v entangle_v himself_o with_o the_o affair_n of_o this_o life_n that_o he_o may_v please_v he_o who_o have_v choose_v he_o to_o be_v a_o soldier_n it_o be_v evident_a by_o all_o these_o scripture_n and_o a_o number_n more_o which_o may_v be_v bring_v forth_o that_o the_o office_n of_o these_o bishop_n be_v repugnant_a and_o direct_a against_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o for_o episcopal_a corruption_n in_o usurp_a authority_n above_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o kirk_n &_o arrogate_a to_o they_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n which_o appertain_v to_o the_o common_a care_n and_o counsel_n of_o the_o elder_n in_o assembly_n and_o presbytery_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n because_o they_o dare_v not_o defend_v i_o insist_v not_o to_o lay_v it_o out_o plain_o but_o think_v it_o enough_o for_o the_o present_a to_o quot_fw-la these_o place_n of_o scripture_n and_o father_n follow_v till_o we_o hear_v it_o bring_v in_o question_n 1._o tim._n 4.1_o tim._n 3.1_o tit._n 1._o act._n 20._o 1_o cor._n 12._o 1._o tim._n 5._o rom._n 12._o 1._o cor._n 5._o 1._o thess_n 5._o heb._n 13._o math._n 5._o &_o 18._o act._n 15._o &_o 21._o math._n 16._o ephes_n 4._o 1._o pet._n 5._o math._n 23._o luk._n 22._o phil._n 1._o joh._n 20._o act._n 14.23_o tertul._n apologet_n 39_o hieron_n l._n 2._o c._n 3._o origenes_n hom._n 7._o in_o josuam_fw-la irenaeus_n ad_fw-la victor_n cypr._n lib._n 2._o epist_n &_o lib._n 6._o epist_n &_o 9_o ambros_n serm_n 11._o epiphanius_n contra_fw-la haereses_fw-la heres_fw-la 75._o august_n de_fw-fr cor_fw-la &_o gratia_fw-la c._n 5._o euseb_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la constantin_n l._n 3._o prosper_n de_fw-fr vitand_n corrup_n l._n 10._o cap._n chrysost_n de_fw-fr sacerdotio_fw-la etc._n etc._n chap._n ii_o that_o such_o a_o bishoprie_fw-la be_v against_o the_o ancient_a canon_n of_o kirk_n and_o counsel_n that_o the_o pastor_n and_o bishop_n of_o the_o kirk_n shall_v set_v themselves_o to_o politic_a administration_n and_o court_v affair_n and_o be_v occupy_v in_o secular_a and_o worldly_a matter_n leave_v their_o flock_n and_o follow_v the_o puff_v up_o pomp_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o world_n be_v against_o the_o ancient_a canon_n of_o the_o kirk_n namely_o these_o follow_v which_o as_o epitome_n of_o many_o other_o to_o the_o like_a effect_n we_o be_v content_a with_o for_o the_o present_a among_o these_o most_o ancient_a canon_n call_v the_o apost_n the_o 80_o canon_n 1â—_n dicimus_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la oportet_fw-la episcopum_fw-la aut_fw-la presbyterum_fw-la politicis_fw-la se_fw-la administrationibus_fw-la immiscere_fw-la sed_fw-la
ecclesiastical_a within_o the_o bound_n according_a to_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o kirk_n and_o final_o the_o act_n of_o annexation_n of_o the_o temporality_n of_o the_o benefice_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o necessity_n demolish_v and_o bear_v down_o all_o the_o bishop_n jam._n 6_o parl._n 1â—_n cap._n 29._o chap._n viii_o that_o they_o be_v against_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o his_o christ_n the_o stand_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o who_o he_o have_v anoint_v his_o king_n upon_o his_o holy_a mountain_n the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v to_o their_o honour_n like_v as_o to_o slide_v from_o it_o and_o leave_v it_o to_o follow_v after_o the_o world_n be_v against_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n to_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o to_o do_v it_o be_v the_o special_a honour_v of_o god_n &_o of_o that_o great_a pastor_n of_o the_o sheep_n the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n as_o by_o the_o contrary_a the_o reject_v of_o his_o word_n 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