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A57981 A survey of the Survey of that summe of church-discipline penned by Mr. Thomas Hooker ... wherein the way of the churches of N. England is now re-examined ... / by Samuel Rutherfurd ... Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661. 1658 (1658) Wing R2395; ESTC R19199 491,661 530

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jezabel_n in_o the_o independent_a church_n of_o thyatira_n and_o another_o jezabel_n in_o the_o church_n of_o pergamus_n each_o church_n say_v our_o brethren_n have_v a_o immediate_a independent_a thing_n church-power_n to_o excommunicate_v thyatira_n use_v their_o power_n and_o excommunicate_v jezabel_n which_o be_v under_o they_o pergamus_n absolve_v and_o defend_v their_o jezabel_n both_o power_n be_v high_a and_o immediate_a and_o countable_a to_o no_o juridical_a power_n on_o earth_n both_o be_v lawful_a power_n then_o must_v it_o follow_v if_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o one_o church_n to_o wi●_n of_o pergamus_n lawful_o to_o forbid_v and_o hinder_v the_o excommunication_n of_o their_o equal_o guilty_a jezabel_n and_o the_o c●…ning_n of_o her_o blasphemous_a doctrine_n for_o pergamus_n absolve_v their_o ●…l_n and_o commend_v and_o defend_v her_o doctrine_n as_o so●…d_v and_o ●…g_v than_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o t●…_n lawful_o to_o excommunicate_v their_o jezabel_n and_o condemn_v he●_n plasphemous_a doctrine_n for_o it_o shall_v follow_v that_o the_o same_o doctrine_n must_v be_v in_o the_o same_o regard_n both_o lawful_a and_o sound_n and_o edify_v say_v the_o lawful_a power_n of_o pergamus_n and_o 〈◊〉_d unlawful_a and_o unsound_a and_o destructive_a to_o soul_n say_v the_o lawful_a power_n of_o thyatira_n 2._o the_o probation_n be_v feeble_a and_o wacery_n the_o king_n have_v sufficient_a power_n to_o oppose_v waster_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o to_o require_v homage_n 151._o of_o his_o subject_n suppose_v he_o have_v not_o a_o unlimited_a power_n to_o forbid_v these_o of_o other_o nation_n and_o church_n and_o his_o own_o to_o go_v to_o a_o synod_n within_o or_o without_o his_o nation_n for_o the_o settle_n of_o the_o church_n in_o necessary_a peace_n and_o truth_n if_o the_o church_n must_v seek_v liberty_n and_o counsel_n for_o their_o soul_n good_a and_o edification_n nor_o have_v he_o any_o lawful_a power_n from_o god_n to_o hinder_v his_o own_o subject_n to_o send_v commissioner_n to_o sound_n and_o godly_a synod_n for_o counsel_n and_o synodical_a light_n more_o than_o jeroboam_fw-la can_v lawful_o forbid_v the_o people_n to_o go_v and_o worship_n at_o jerusalem_n upon_o pretence_n that_o they_o may_v be_v persuade_v to_o cleave_v to_o rehoboam_n their_o lawful_a prince_n and_o waste_v his_o new_a kingdom_n nor_o have_v the_o prince_n a_o unlimited_a and_o absolute_a power_n to_o exact_v such_o absolute_a homage_n of_o his_o people_n nor_o such_o a_o power_n over_o their_o move_n from_o place_n for_o so_o the_o church_n independent_a of_o jerusalem_n confi_v man_n of_o ten_o thousand_o if_o not_o more_o shall_v have_v no_o intrinsical_a power_n to_o meet_v for_o the_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n but_o the_o prince_n must_v have_v a_o lawful_a power_n to_o hinder_v their_o meeting_n or_o then_o the_o church_n can_v have_v a_o lawful_a power_n to_o meet_v for_o the_o convening_n of_o ten_o thousand_o if_o abuse_v be_v as_o dangerous_a for_o waste_v of_o a_o kingdom_n in_o its_o own_o way_n as_o the_o convening_n of_o a_o national_a synod_n be_v or_o may_v be_v destructive_a to_o peace_n mr._n h._n to_o appoint_v such_o solemn_a public_a assembly_n be_v a_o act_n mere_o civil_a ergo_fw-la the_o prince_n may_v do_v it_o a_o civil_a act_n belong_v not_o to_o a_o ecclesiastic_a power_n a_o right_a opinion_n rectus_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la sensus_fw-la &_o cultus_fw-la of_o god_n and_o a_o right_a worship_n of_o god_n be_v a_o mere_o civil_a act_n ans._n there_o be_v nothing_o here_o sound_a but_o evil_a and_o worse_o christ_n ●…h_v give_v a_o ecclesiastic_a intrinsical_a power_n to_o his_o church_n to_o meet_v it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o his_o free_a kingdom_n and_o he_o himself_o a_o free_a king_n suppose_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o earth_n oppose_v ps._n 2._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o ps._n 110._o 1_o 2_o 3._o
to_o 20_o of_o the_o congregation_n of_o hartford_n here_o the_o parallel_n be_v break_v i_o judge_v way_n of_o the_o church_n of_o n._n e._n c_o 6._o sect_n 1._o p._n 103._o mr._n cotton_n of_o the_o key_n c._n 5._o p_o 17._o m._n h._n survey_v there_o be_v some_o call_v require_v for_o a_o pastor_n to_o put_v forth_o pastoral_a act_n but_o no_o new_a office_n no_o new_a right_n of_o jurisdiction_n the_o place_n 1._o cor._n 12._o 28._o god_n have_v set_v in_o the_o church_n be_v not_o mean_v of_o only_a mr._n h._n his_o congregational_a church_n beza_n on_o 1_o cor._n 12._o 12._o adeo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ecclesia_fw-la tota_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la sit_fw-la quam_fw-la unus_fw-la christus_fw-la quoniam_fw-la videlicet_fw-la totum_fw-la corpus_fw-la mysticum_fw-la à_fw-la capite_fw-la denominatur_fw-la calvin_n locus_fw-la plenus_fw-la eximiae_fw-la consolationis_fw-la ut_fw-la christus_fw-la nolit_fw-la tantum_fw-la in_o se_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o membris_fw-la suis_fw-la censeri_fw-la &_o recognosci_fw-la vocat_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la complementum_fw-la illius_fw-la eph._n 1._o 23._o pet._n martyr_n hoc_fw-la corpus_fw-la vivit_fw-la spiritu_fw-la christi_fw-la &_o hac_fw-la de_fw-la re_fw-la praeclarum_fw-la habemus_fw-la fidei_fw-la articulum_fw-la quo_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la catholicam_fw-la confitemur_fw-la occumenius_n ibid._n ita_fw-la christus_fw-la multa_fw-la quidem_fw-la habet_fw-la m●mbra_fw-la nempe_fw-la singulos_fw-la fideles_fw-la unum_fw-la vero_fw-la corpus_fw-la perfectum_fw-la ergo_fw-la catholicum_fw-la pareus_n in_o loc_n minus_n videtur_fw-la fieri_fw-la posse_fw-la ut_fw-la tam_fw-la diversae_fw-la sortis_fw-la na_fw-la ionis_fw-la conditionis_fw-la homines_fw-la in_o unum_fw-la corpus_fw-la coeant_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la per_fw-la unum_fw-la spiritum_fw-la christo_fw-la omnes_fw-la uniuntur_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la in_o tanta_fw-la diversitate_fw-la intima_fw-la societas_fw-la &_o communio_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la ubi_fw-la cunque_fw-la locorum_fw-la habit●nt_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr unitat_fw-la eccles._n c._n 4._o totus_fw-la christus_fw-la caput_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la est_fw-la sponsus_fw-la &_o sponsa_fw-la duo_fw-la in_o una_fw-la carne_fw-la english_fw-fr divine_n an._n 27._o all_o the_o faithful_a wheresoever_o they_o be_v make_v but_o one_o whole_a body_n you_o corinthian_n be_v not_o the_o whole_a body_n but_o member_n only_o neither_o all_o the_o member_n but_o a_o part_n only_o how_o absurd_o our_o brethren_n say_v we_o be_v one_o body_n 1_o cor._n 12._o 12._o how_o many_o congregation_n make_v one_o organical_a body_n and_o be_v organ_n and_o member_n of_o the_o same_o cent._n 1._o euseb._n eccles._n histor._n l._n 3._o c._n 32._o hieron_n cato_n scrip._n eccles._n nazia_n in_o laud._n athana_n histor._n magd._n cent._n 4._o socrat._v l._n 5._o c._n 6._o ru●●in_n l._n 1._o c._n 9_o theod._n l._n 5._o c._n 8._o sozo_n l._n 6._o c._n 32._o congregation_n in_o their_o eminent_a part_n be_v organical_a part_n of_o the_o catholic_n integral_n visible_a church_n one_o congregation_n have_v member-need_n of_o all_o the_o congregation_n 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v all_o one_o body_n ●…ble_a euseb._n l._n 6._o c._n 43._o socrat._v l._n 2._o c._n 38._o parum_fw-la abfuit_fw-la quin_fw-la co●dunarentur_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr unit_fw-la eccles._n sive_fw-la cont_n petilianum_fw-la t●m_fw-la 7._o quaestio_fw-la inter_fw-la nos_fw-la u●rsatur_fw-la ubi_fw-la sit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la utrum_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la a_o apud_fw-la illos_fw-la quae_fw-la utique_fw-la una_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la majores_fw-la nostri_fw-la catholicam_fw-la nominarunt_fw-la ut_fw-la ex_fw-la ipso_fw-la nomine_fw-la ostenderent_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la totum_fw-la orbem_fw-la est_fw-la optat._n m●livit_fw-la adv_fw-la parmenianum_fw-la donatist_n l._n 2._o ecclesia_fw-la est_fw-la una_fw-la eam_fw-la apud_fw-la vos_fw-la solos_fw-la esse_fw-la dixisti_fw-la ergo_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o particula_fw-la africa_n calvin_n instit._fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 13._o sect_n 14._o pet._n mart._n com._n in_o 1_o reg._n 12._o disp._n de_fw-fr schismate_fw-la pag._n 101._o one_o congregation_n be_v to_o suffer_v &_o rejoice_v with_o a_o fellow-feeling_n of_o membership_n at_o the_o weal_n and_o we_o of_o all_o congregation_n on_o earth_n ergo_fw-la all_o the_o congregation_n on_o earth_n make_v one_o catholic_n integral_a visible_a body_n arg._n 7._o eph._n 4._o 11_o 12_o 13._o prove_v a_o integral_n catholic_n church_n visible_a arg._n 8._o matth._n 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o prove_v a_o catholic_n integral_n church_n arg._n 9_o in_o what_o sense_n our_o divine_n affirm_v or_o deny_v the_o church_n to_o be_v visible_a the_o church_n which_o be_v catholic_a in_o regard_n of_o time_n and_o of_o all_o age_n and_o of_o place_n and_o nation_n be_v not_o visible_a nor_o be_v it_o ever_o visible_a i._n e._n conspicuous_o glorious_a before_o man_n as_o learned_a mr._n hudson_n salmeron_n in_o matth._n 16._o 19●_n cornel._n à_fw-fr lap._n that_o ergo_fw-la ipse_fw-la indulgentiam_fw-la defunctis_fw-la non_fw-la per_fw-la modum_fw-la juridicae_fw-la absolutionis_fw-la quia_fw-la defuncti_fw-la illi_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la ampliùs_fw-la subditi_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la modum_fw-la suffragii_fw-la bellarm._n de_fw-fr purgato_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 15._o justi_n defuncti_fw-la sunt_fw-la membra_fw-la huius_fw-la corporis_fw-la bellarm._n de_n purge_v l._n 2._o c._n 16._o bellarm_n de_fw-fr notis_fw-la eccles._n l._n 4._o c._n 4._o prima_fw-la nota_fw-la est_fw-la ipsum_fw-la catholicae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la &_o christianorum_fw-la nom●n_n ibid._n pacian_n ad_fw-la sympronian_n dicit_fw-la nomen_fw-la catholicum_fw-la convenire_fw-la capiti_fw-la principali_fw-la &_o trunco_fw-la illius_fw-la arboris_fw-la unde_fw-la multi_fw-la ●an●●_n va●…_n temporibus_fw-la excinduntur_fw-la roder._n de_fw-fr arri._n to._n 5._o tract_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la disp_n 7._o sec._n 3._o est_fw-la catholica_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la communis_fw-la universalis_fw-la extendit_fw-la enim_fw-la se_fw-la licèt_fw-la diversis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la ad_fw-la totum_fw-la mundum_fw-la ad._n tan_v de_fw-fr fide_fw-la spe_fw-la disp_n 1._o q._n 3._o dub_v 3._o n._n 75_o 76._o vincent_n li●inen_n tann●rus_fw-la jesuita_fw-la tom._n 3._o quod_fw-la ubique_fw-la quod_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la quod_fw-la semper_fw-la de_fw-la universalitate_fw-la temporum_fw-la ad_fw-la finem_fw-la usque_fw-la mundi_fw-la à_fw-la primo_fw-la svi_fw-la exo●tu_fw-la perpetuò_fw-la ps._n 88_o 30._o ponam_fw-la in_o seculum_fw-la seculi_fw-la semen_fw-mi ejus_fw-la &_o universalitatem_fw-la locorum_fw-la scripturae_fw-la ps._n 8._o dabo_fw-la tibi_fw-la gentes_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la tuam_fw-la alb._n pighius_fw-la hierarchiae_n ecclesiasticae_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 1._o pag._n 2._o una_n &_o universalis_fw-la nullo_n certo_fw-la loco_fw-la nulla_fw-la regi●ne_n &_o patria_fw-la nulla_fw-la gente_fw-la natione_fw-la aut_fw-la populo_fw-la nullo_n denique_fw-la tempore_fw-la conclusa_fw-la circumscripta_fw-la aut_fw-la determinata_fw-la whitaker_n de_fw-fr eccles._n l._n 3._o ad_fw-la duraeum_n fol._n 69._o catholica_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la non_fw-la modo_fw-la nostrae_fw-la aetatis_fw-la finibus_fw-la circumscribenda_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la ipsos_fw-la quoque_fw-la patriarchas_fw-la prophetas_fw-la apostolos_fw-la sanctosque_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la vel_fw-la sunt_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la vel_fw-la futuri_fw-la sunt_fw-la complectitur_fw-la haec_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ex_fw-la singulis_fw-la horum_fw-la temporum_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la constans_fw-la est_fw-la visibilis●_n nihil_fw-la minùs_fw-la anton._n sedeel_v respon_n ad_fw-la fidei_fw-la quam_fw-la vocant_fw-la professionem_fw-la à_fw-la monachis_fw-la burdega_n lensibus_fw-la factam_fw-la a●_n 1585._o etc._n etc._n ar._n 60._o pag._n 5●3_n si_fw-mi ecclesia_fw-la catholica_fw-la significat_fw-la ve●os_fw-la sideles_fw-la &_o electos_fw-la qui_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la quique_fw-la futuri_fw-la sunt_fw-la oportet_fw-la istos_fw-la monachos_fw-la miro_fw-la oculorum_fw-la a_o cumene_n praeditos_fw-la &_o perspicuitate_fw-la si_fw-la cernere_fw-la possint_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la catholicam_fw-la necessariò_fw-la igitur_fw-la constituendum_fw-la est_fw-la discrimen_fw-la inter_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la catholicam_fw-la &_o ecclesiam_fw-la visibilem_fw-la nam_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la visibiles_fw-la sunt_fw-la particulares_fw-la ut_fw-la erant_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la tempore_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la corinthio●um_fw-la ephesiorum_n in_o his_o solent_fw-la esse_fw-la hypocritae_fw-la &_o reprobi_fw-la non_fw-la pertinentes_fw-la ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la particularem_fw-la see_v d._n willet_n 2._o gene._n contra._n q._n 1._o par_fw-fr 2._o pag._n 67._o pareus_n in_o ursin._n q._n 54._o art_n 2._o pag._n 303._o tilenus_n syntag._n this_fw-mi 14._o d._n 1._o thes._n 36_o 37._o professo_fw-la leid_n in_o synop._n pur._n theol._n this_fw-mi 40._o the_o 8._o part_n huius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consideratae_fw-la statuunt_fw-la pontificii_fw-la tres_fw-la unam_fw-la laborantem_fw-la in_o purgatorio_fw-la alteram_fw-la triumphantem_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la tertiam_fw-la militantem_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la etc._n etc._n th._n 9_o 10_o 11._o praes●…im_v th._n 26_o 27_o 28_o 30_o 32_o 33._o conspicuity_n of_o glory_n be_v visibility_n buc._n loc_n 41._o q._n 7._o pag._n 459._o ratione_fw-la adjunctorum_fw-la cacholica_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la est_fw-la invisibilis_fw-la quae_fw-la vera_fw-la tantum_fw-la christi_fw-la membra_fw-la seu_fw-la electos_fw-la complectitur_fw-la id●i●●o_fw-la voco_fw-la invisibilis_fw-la hominum_fw-la tantùm_fw-la respecta_fw-la quia_fw-la vera_fw-la fides_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la differentia_fw-la constitutiva_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la fides_fw-la vera_fw-la in_o coetu_fw-la non_fw-la in_o uno_fw-la homine_fw-la &_o per_fw-la quam_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la est_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la in_o cord_n sita_fw-la est_fw-la &_o proinde_fw-la
veritas_fw-la &_o lie_fw-la finiatur_fw-la &_o glori●icetur_fw-la deus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 6._o see_v deut._n 6._o 13._o to_o fear_v god_n and_o swear_v by_o he_o be_v conjoin_v see_v sotus_n l._n 8._o de_fw-la justit_fw-la q._n 1._o art_n 2._o c._n 4._o suarez_n de_fw-fr relig._n tom_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr juranient_a l._n 3_o c._n 〈◊〉_d num_fw-la 6._o pag._n 420._o suarez_n de_fw-fr religione_fw-la tom_fw-mi 2._o tract_n 6_o de_fw-fr votis_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 2._o pag._n 47●_n num_fw-la 6._o lneptè_fw-la votum_fw-la numeratur_fw-la inter_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la legalia_fw-la vota_fw-la sunt_fw-la antiquiora_fw-la lege_fw-la mosis_fw-la ut_fw-la patet_fw-la in_o voto_fw-la jacob_n gen._n 28._o &_o gentiles_n naturali_fw-la lumine_fw-la voveban●_n etc._n etc._n chrysost._n in_o 1_o cor._n 7._o praeceptum_fw-la non_fw-la ●abeo_fw-la etc._n etc._n hieron_n epist._n 151_o ad_fw-la algasiam_fw-la q._n 10._o votum_fw-la ●●se_fw-la p●…ssionem_fw-la deo_fw-la factam_fw-la leg●_n naturae_fw-la &_o 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