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belong_v to_o the_o magistrate_n we_o shall_v prove_v the_o order_n and_o dispose_n of_o the_o church_n government_n do_v belong_v to_o church_n officer_n â—no_o government_n can_v be_v perfect_a without_o it_o or_o able_a to_o attain_v its_o end_n and_o therefore_o must_v necessary_o be_v employ_v in_o and_o intrinsic_a to_o it_o obj._n 3_o but_o there_o be_v some_o act_n of_o church_n power_n the_o magistrate_n may_v do_v as_o convocate_a of_o synod_n determine_v of_o circumstance_n indict_v of_o public_a fast_n and_o thanksgiving_n ans_fw-fr asdruball_n we_o deny_v all_o formal_a church_n power_n to_o the_o magistrate_n and_o all_o act_n formal_o procede_v therefrom_o so_o we_o grant_v there_o be_v act_n first_o some_o common_a as_o prayer_n rebuke_v instruct_v of_o other_o and_o other_o of_o the_o like_a nature_n which_o when_o they_o come_v from_o a_o church_n officer_n be_v authoritative_a and_o act_n of_o church_n power_n that_o be_v yet_o performable_a by_o other_o in_o their_o station_n and_o so_o to_o speak_v be_v charitative_a 2._o some_o be_v proper_a and_o only_o belong_v to_o church_n officer_n as_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n dispense_n of_o the_o sacrament_n exercise_n of_o church_n discipline_n etc._n etc._n we_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o chierful_o grant_v wish_v with_o all_o our_o heart_n there_o be_v many_o such_o magistrate_n in_o the_o church_n that_o the_o magistrate_n ought_v to_o rebuke_v to_o exhort_v admonish_v instruct_v &_o pray_v etc._n etc._n as_o all_o other_o in_o their_o station_n and_o office_n shall_v do_v but_o from_o thence_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o he_o may_v exercise_v formal_a act_n of_o church_n power_n more_o than_o other_o or_o that_o the_o church_n power_n be_v dependent_a on_o he_o the_o consequence_n be_v wide_a but_o to_o the_o particular_a instance_n as_o that_o of_o convocate_a of_o synod_n or_o any_o church_n judicatory_a we_o say_v it_o be_v within_o the_o verge_n of_o his_o power_n as_o a_o magistrate_n who_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o command_v all_o within_o his_o dominion_n to_o their_o several_a duty_n and_o minister_n among_o other_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v to_o he_o so_o the_o magistrate_n convocate_a of_o minister_n be_v but_o a_o put_n of_o they_o to_o their_o duty_n which_o in_o the_o magistrate_n be_v no_o act_n of_o church_n power_n but_o a_o act_n of_o his_o office_n he_o owe_v to_o all_o 2._o this_o act_n or_o deed_n of_o the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o privative_a of_o the_o same_o in_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n who_o may_v &_o ought_v come_v together_o of_o themselves_o as_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o church_n require_v on_o the_o by_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a consequence_n the_o magistrate_n may_v gather_v synod_n therefore_o minister_n may_v not_o do_v it_o it_o be_v like_a to_o this_o other_o may_v rebuke_v admonish_v