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in_o convocate_a patriarchal_a synod_n and_o preside_v in_o they_o in_o pronounce_v sentence_n according_a to_o plurality_n of_o voice_n when_o metropolitan_a synod_n do_v not_o suffice_v to_o determine_v some_o emergent_a difficulty_n or_o difference_n i_o confess_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a difficulty_n and_o charge_n of_o convocate_a so_o many_o bishop_n and_o keep_v they_o so_o long_o together_o until_o all_o cause_n be_v hear_v and_o determine_v and_o by_o reason_n of_o those_o inconvenience_n which_o do_v fall_v upon_o their_o church_n in_o their_o absence_n provincial_a council_n be_v first_o reduce_v from_o twice_o to_o once_o in_o the_o year_n and_o afterward_o to_o once_o in_o three_o year_n and_o in_o process_n of_o time_n the_o hear_n of_o appeals_n and_o suchlike_a cause_n and_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o canon_n in_o that_o behalf_n be_v refer_v to_o metropolitan_o until_o the_o papacy_n swallow_v up_o all_o the_o authority_n of_o patriarch_n 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be_v review_v in_o the_o sit_v of_o the_o next_o council_n and_o if_o
approach_v god_n altar_n at_o jerusalem_n several_a instance_n likewise_o be_v produce_v out_o of_o the_o story_n γ._a aaron_n make_v the_o golden_a calf_n and_o the_o people_n worship_v it_o δ._fw-la vriah_n the_o priest_n building_n a_o altar_n like_a to_o that_o at_o damascus_n at_o the_o king_n command_n and_o offer_v upon_o it_o 2_o kin._n 16.11_o 16._o â—_o ahab_n four_o hundred_o false_a prophet_n to_o one_o true_a 2_o kin._n 22.6_o and_o elijah_n complaint_n 1_o kin._n 19.10_o ζ._fw-la the_o priest_n offer_v sacrifice_n in_o the_o high_a place_n where_o be_v neither_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o moses_n nor_o the_o ark_n nor_o the_o temple_n contrary_a to_o god_n express_a command_n in_o the_o law_n and_o that_o upon_o pain_n of_o death_n see_v leu._n 17.4_o 9_o deut_n 12_o 13._o and_o this_o custom_n use_v for_o many_o hundred_o of_o year_n till_o at_o last_o hezechiah_n reform_v it_o the_o shut_v up_o the_o door_n of_o god_n house_n put_v out_o the_o lamp_n and_o hinder_v the_o 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god_n have_v always_o be_v preserve_v upon_o earth_n in_o some_o person_n or_o other_o laic_n or_o clergy_n or_o both_o jo._n 4.22_o luke_n 16.16_o gen._n 49.10_o see_v rom._n 11.2_o 5._o 9.6_o 7_o 29._o 3.3_o psal_n 89.33_o etc._n etc._n see_v benef._n of_o our_o saviour_n h._n ult_n §_o 24_o 2._o i_o think_v it_o will_v not_o be_v pretend_v or_o at_o least_o that_o it_o can_v be_v show_v that_o in_o any_o time_n mere_a laic_n only_o retain_v this_o true_a worship_n without_o any_o clergy_n at_o all_o orthodox_n so_o that_o in_o such_o time_n the_o catholic_n church_n the_o belief_n of_o which_o we_o profess_v in_o our_o creed_n consist_v whole_o of_o laic_n destitute_a of_o a_o minister_n of_o holy_a thing_n of_o public_a liturgy_n power_n of_o the_o key_n administration_n of_o sacrament_n teach_v god_n law_n ordination_n of_o successor_n in_o these_o holy_a function_n etc._n etc._n except_o perhaps_o these_o such_o as_o be_v vain_a false_a pernicious_a but_o however_o else_o it_o be_v yet_o under_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n which_o only_o be_v to_o our_o purpose_n at_o present_a can_v be_v show_v no_o such_o thing_n for_o in_o the_o two_o great_a apostasy_n that_o be_v in_o these_o time_n that_o of_o ahaz_n before_o hezechias_n reformation_n and_o that_o of_o manasses_n before_o josiah_n for_o who_o enormous_a sin_n chief_o judah_n be_v doom_v by_o god_n to_o the_o babilonish_a captivity_n irreversible_a either_o by_o his_o own_o or_o by_o his_o righteous_a son_n josiah_n repentance_n and_o reformation_n see_v 2_o king_n 23.26_o compare_v with_o 25._o 24.3_o 4._o 21.10_o 11._o jer._n 15_o 4._o 2_o chron._n 35.15_o etc._n etc._n yet_o i_o say_v in_o these_o two_o the_o great_a apostasy_n we_o find_v that_o there_o be_v some_o clergy_n still_o remain_v orthodox_n for_o the_o one_o see_v 2_o chron._n 29.4_o 13._o where_o hezechias_n reformation_n in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v assist_v by_o the_o priest_n and_o these_o reintroduce_v into_o the_o service_n of_o the_o temple_n out_o of_o which_o they_o have_v be_v not_o long_o before_o exclude_v by_o ahaz_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o reign_n 2_o chr._n 28.24_o but_o yet_o for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o ahaz_n his_o reign_n also_o we_o find_v the_o daily_a morning_n and_o evening_n sacrifice_n in_o the_o temple_n not_o intermit_v see_v 2_o king_n 16.15_o in_o who_o time_n also_o hezethiah_o his_o son_n be_v right_o educate_v and_o instruct_v in_o the_o true_a religion_n reform_v all_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n in_o who_o time_n also_o be_v many_o prophet_n isaiah_n hosea_n amos_n micah_n and_o other_o who_o both_o instruct_v the_o people_n and_o animate_v and_o confirm_v the_o priest_n in_o god_n true_a worship_n and_o the_o dishonourable_a burial_n of_o ahaz_n 2_o chron._n 28.17_o show_v neither_o the_o nobility_n nor_o clergy_n nor_o people_n general_o addict_v to_o his_o apostasy_n who_o progenitor_n also_o vzziah_n and_o jotham_n be_v orthodox_n prince_n it_o be_v not_o well_o imaginable_a how_o so_o short_a a_o reign_n as_o he_o which_o last_v only_o sixteen_o year_n can_v produce_v any_o general_a defection_n but_o if_o this_o in_o other_o yet_o especial_o not_o in_o the_o levite_n and_o in_o aaron_n posterity_n because_o these_o who_o be_v select_v for_o the_o sacred_a ministry_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n yet_o have_v no_o such_o privilege_n in_o the_o service_n of_o other_o go_n for_o for_o the_o worship_n of_o their_o idol_n the_o king_n as_o of_o israel_n 2_o chron._n 11.15_o 13.9_o so_o of_o judah_n make_v other_o priest_n who_o be_v not_o descend_v from_o aaron_n consecrate_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o levitical_a priest_n only_o with_o more_o sacrifice_n 2_o chr._n 13.9_o compare_v with_o exod._n 29.1_o who_o be_v call_v chemarim_n 2_o king_n 23.5_o and_n josiah_n put_v down_o the_o chemarim_n i.e._n the_o idolatrous_a priest_n who_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n have_v ordain_v etc._n etc._n see_v concern_v these_o likewise_o in_o zeph._n 1.4_o and_o hos_n 10.5_o though_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o sometime_o some_o of_o the_o levitical_a priest_n may_v fall_v away_o to_o idolatry_n and_o officiate_v among_o these_o yet_o see_v their_o constancy_n in_o the_o defection_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la and_o his_o son_n who_o it_o be_v say_v two_o chr._n 11.13_o 14._o the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n that_o be_v in_o all_o israel_n leave_v their_o suburb_n and_o their_o possession_n and_o come_v to_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n because_o jeroboam_n and_o his_o son_n will_v not_o permit_v they_o to_o execute_v their_o office_n unto_o the_o lord_n but_o then_o when_o any_o of_o these_o priest_n so_o apostatise_v they_o be_v never_o afterward_o permit_v though_o penitent_a to_o approach_v to_o god_n altar_n or_o officiate_v in_o holy_a thing_n before_o the_o lord_n as_o i_o shall_v show_v you_o present_o §_o 25_o this_o concern_v the_o time_n of_o ahaz_n next_o 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voice_n the_o prince_n have_v not_o to_o reverse_v or_o contrary_a the_o church_n canon_n in_o spiritual_a matter_n only_o he_o thus_o may_v be_v say_v to_o give_v authority_n to_o they_o methinks_v the_o phrase_n be_v very_o improper_a and_o liable_a to_o be_v mistake_v to_o see_v they_o in_o his_o dominion_n to_o be_v put_v in_o execution_n note_v that_o what_o be_v say_v here_o of_o the_o secular_a prince_n be_v also_o to_o be_v say_v of_o any_o particular_a clergy_n in_o respect_n of_o superior_a council_n again_o that_o what_o be_v say_v of_o the_o prince_n or_o clergy_n of_o the_o same_o age_n wherein_o such_o canon_n be_v enact_v be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o their_o successor_n till_o the_o same_o authority_n which_o impose_v abrogate_v such_o canon_n as_o in_o civil_a government_n the_o same_o law_n which_o bound_v the_o parent_n bound_v the_o child_n without_o the_o legislative_a power_n be_v ask_v their_o consent_n §_o 41_o many_o i_o find_v be_v the_o shift_n to_o get_v loose_a 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the_o empire_n no_o canon_n be_v or_o ever_o be_v of_o force_n with_o we_o further_o than_o they_o be_v receive_v and_o by_o their_o incorporation_n become_v britannic_a law_n true_a as_o to_o any_o secular_a coactive_a power_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o they_o which_o be_v derive_v only_o from_o the_o prince_n like_o unto_o which_o be_v that_o passage_n p._n 268._o we_o draw_v or_o derive_v from_o the_o crown_n liberty_n and_o power_n to_o exercise_v actual_o and_o lawful_o upon_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o crown_n that_o habitual_a jurisdiction_n which_o we_o receive_v at_o our_o ordination_n and_o that_o in_o reply_n to_o b._n chalced._n c._n 7._o p_o 291._o that_o ecclesiastical_a person_n in_o excommunicate_v and_o absolve_v be_v the_o king_n substitute_n i_o e._n as_o he_o expound_v himself_o afterward_o by_o the_o king_n application_n of_o the_o matter_n namely_o his_o subject_n to_o receive_v their_o absolution_n from_o such_o ecclesiastical_a person_n no_o more_o true_a 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office_n he_o hold_v from_o the_o crown_n then_o have_v they_o no_o authority_n over_o any_o nation_n or_o province_n if_o the_o secular_a power_n deny_v it_o they_o and_o what_o secular_a power_n deny_v it_o not_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n or_o be_v this_o a_o privilege_n of_o christian_a prince_n only_o over_o god_n clergy_n not_o of_o heathen_a do_v christ_n minister_n gain_v this_o by_o convert_v king_n to_o the_o faith_n that_o they_o lose_v their_o former_a power_n over_o their_o subject_n but_o what_o if_o such_o christian_a prince_n prove_v heretical_a or_o schismatical_a what_o if_o he_o silence_n or_o banish_v the_o orthodox_n be_v they_o to_o obey_v he_o now_o rather_o than_o god_n be_v their_o commission_n from_o christ_n to_o go_v and_o teach_v all_o and_o consequent_o that_o nation_n upon_o such_o a_o prince_n edict_n void_v or_o lie_v dormant_a and_o may_v they_o now_o forbear_v speak_v the_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v hear_v we_o can_v but_o speak_v say_v the_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o whole_a three_o book_n be_v make_v up_o of_o justinian_n i._n e._n the_o emperor_n constitution_n de_fw-fr episcopis_fw-la clericis_fw-la &_o sacris_fw-la and_o the_o canon_n of_o council_n have_v most_o be_v set_v out_o and_o receive_v their_o authority_n by_o the_o emperor_n concern_v the_o first_o instance_n here_o of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n i_o must_v remind_v you_o of_o what_o dr._n hammond_n have_v concede_v set_v down_o before_o §_o 40._o that_o king_n be_v so_o supremes_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n that_o they_o have_v no_o negative_a voice_n in_o the_o decree_n of_o council_n so_o that_o david_n hezekiah_n &c_n &c_n if_o we_o speak_v only_o of_o their_o kingly_a not_o of_o a_o prophetical_a power_n do_v nor_o can_v lawful_o do_v nothing_o of_o all_o that_o they_o do_v about_o the_o priest_n or_o the_o temple_n contrary_a to_o the_o order_n and_o rule_n of_o the_o priest_n but_o only_o according_a to_o these_o in_o which_o they_o have_v always_o 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