who_o he_o have_v banish_v dyrrachium_fw-la and_o philippi_n and_o other_o town_n to_o inhabit_v by_o this_o it_o appear_v how_o a_o little_a before_o st._n paul_n time_n philippi_n come_v to_o be_v enlarge_v because_o that_o city_n have_v twice_o receive_v a_o colony_n of_o roman_n we_o may_v consult_v foy-vaillant_n on_o numismata_fw-la aerea_fw-la coloniarum_fw-la the_o same_o author_n testify_v that_o philippi_n in_o piece_n of_o coin_n be_v style_v metropolis_n but_o that_o there_o be_v any_o regard_n have_v in_o that_o to_o ecclesiastical_a order_n or_o dignity_n of_o bishop_n even_o from_o the_o very_a time_n of_o st._n paul_n dr._n hammond_n have_v not_o prove_v nor_o will_v any_o other_o i_o believe_v prove_v though_o the_o thing_n be_v undoubted_o more_o ancient_a than_o many_o think_v the_o passage_n allege_v out_o of_o the_o digest_v be_v in_o lib._n 50._o tit_n 15._o de_fw-la censibus_fw-la leg_n 8._o §_o 8._o and_o be_v paulus_n not_o vlpian_n as_o be_v say_v by_o our_o author_n who_o it_o seem_v cite_v he_o upon_o trust_n he_o may_v have_v add_v that_o of_o celsus_n in_o leg_n 6._o colonia_n philippensis_fw-la juris_fw-la italici_n est_fw-la ii_o our_o author_n affirm_v that_o after_o vespasian_n have_v bring_v a_o colony_n into_o caesarea_n that_o city_n become_v immediate_o even_o in_o respect_n of_o ecclesiastical_a government_n a_o metropolis_n under_o which_o jerusalem_n itself_o be_v but_o at_o that_o time_n there_o be_v no_o jerusalem_n because_o it_o have_v be_v raze_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o be_v not_o rebuilt_a till_o under_o adrian_n who_o put_v into_o it_o a_o roman_a colony_n as_o we_o be_v tell_v by_o xiphilinus_n in_o the_o life_n of_o adrian_n and_o as_o appear_v by_o a_o great_a many_o medal_n in_o which_o it_o be_v call_v col_n ael_n cap._n colonia_n aelia_n capitolina_n and_o who_o tell_v our_o author_n there_o be_v a_o bishop_n at_o caesarea_n in_o the_o time_n of_o vespasian_n from_o what_o mark_n of_o antiquity_n do_v he_o gather_v that_o the_o caesarean_a bishop_n be_v reckon_v superior_a in_o dignity_n and_o order_n to_o those_o of_o jerusalem_n from_o the_o age_n of_o vespasian_n if_o what_o he_o say_v be_v true_a that_o a_o city_n which_o have_v a_o roman_a colony_n bring_v into_o it_o be_v make_v a_o metropolis_n jerusalem_n enjoy_v that_o privilege_n as_o well_o as_o caesarea_n though_o not_o quite_o so_o soon_o ulpian_n in_o the_o forementioned_a tit._n lib._n 1._o §_o 6._o say_v palaestina_n dvae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la coloniae_fw-la &_o caesariensis_n &_o aelia_n capitolina_n sed_fw-la neutra_fw-la jus_o italicum_fw-la habet_fw-la but_o i_o look_v upon_o this_o also_o as_o improbable_a iii_o i_o be_o ready_a to_o think_v that_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o ancient_n place_v philippi_n sometime_o in_o thrace_n and_o sometime_o in_o macedonia_n be_v not_o because_o those_o province_n be_v various_o divide_v which_o yet_o i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o because_o when_o city_n stand_v upon_o the_o border_n of_o any_o two_o country_n it_o be_v doubtful_a to_o which_o of_o they_o they_o belong_v the_o same_o i_o say_v of_o nicopolis_n what_o our_o author_n say_v beside_o about_o many_o church_n and_o those_o episcopal_a depend_v upon_o the_o metropolis_n of_o philippi_n be_v nothing_o but_o conjecture_n which_o i_o be_o not_o whole_o for_o reject_v but_o which_o i_o do_v not_o easy_o believe_v learned_a man_n often_o partly_o prove_v thing_n out_o of_o the_o ancient_n and_o partly_o make_v up_o by_o guest_n and_o conjecture_n what_o they_o will_v have_v to_o be_v true_a then_o they_o equal_v their_o conjecture_n to_o that_o which_o they_o have_v prove_v and_o from_o all_o put_v together_o they_o very_o easy_o infer_v what_o they_o please_v because_o st._n paul_n preach_v the_o gospel_n first_o at_o philippi_n do_v it_o present_o follow_v that_o that_o city_n be_v also_o account_v the_o metropolis_n in_o respect_n of_o ecclesiastical_a order_n the_o rest_n also_o be_v very_o deceitful_a and_o uncertain_a ibid._n note_v b._n i._n the_o opinion_n of_o grotius_n and_o other_o seem_v to_o be_v much_o plain_a who_o think_v that_o as_o the_o word_n presbyter_n and_o bishop_n be_v promiscuous_o use_v though_o there_o be_v one_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o call_v so_o also_o the_o word_n bishop_n signify_v both_o order_n first_o and_o second_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o we_o meet_v with_o this_o word_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n where_o the_o discourse_n be_v but_o of_o one_o church_n there_o be_v a_o communion_n of_o name_n between_o minister_n of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o rank_n so_o that_o those_o of_o the_o first_o rank_n be_v sometime_o style_v presbyter_n and_o those_o of_o the_o second_o bishop_n not_o because_o their_o authority_n be_v the_o same_o and_o their_o office_n in_o every_o respect_n alike_o but_o because_o there_o be_v little_a or_o no_o difference_n between_o they_o as_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n and_o administer_a the_o sacrament_n but_o the_o particular_a power_n of_o ordination_n may_v belong_v to_o one_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o call_v ii_o that_o which_o our_o author_n say_v about_o metropolitan_o and_o by_o the_o help_n of_o which_o alone_o he_o defend_v himself_o against_o his_o adversary_n as_o to_o those_o apostolical_a time_n be_v very_o uncertain_a nor_o can_v it_o be_v prove_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o follow_a age_n who_o speak_v of_o the_o primitive_a time_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o their_o own_o and_o not_o from_o any_o certain_a knowledge_n not_o to_o say_v at_o present_a that_o bishop_n or_o presbyter_n aspire_v to_o that_o dignity_n can_v always_o safe_o be_v hear_v in_o their_o own_o cause_n it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o there_o be_v any_o episcopal_a church_n in_o the_o proconsular_a asia_n beside_o ephesus_n at_o the_o time_n speak_v of_o in_o act_n xx_o or_o in_o macedonia_n beside_o philippi_n and_o thessalonica_n but_o a_o little_a while_n after_o when_o the_o number_n of_o christian_n be_v increase_v there_o be_v other_o episcopal_a seat_n constitute_v in_o they_o ibid._n note_v c._n i._n i_o also_o have_v speak_v pretty_a large_o of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o luke_n viij_o 2_o and_o i_o shall_v not_o repeat_v what_o i_o have_v there_o say_v our_o author_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o note_n use_v the_o word_n dimensum_fw-la for_o demensum_fw-la though_o that_o itself_o be_v not_o proper_a to_o be_v use_v in_o this_o place_n because_o demensum_fw-la signify_v the_o portion_n or_o allowance_n of_o servant_n not_o of_o guest_n see_v frid._n taubmannus_n on_o plautus_n his_o stitch_n act_v i_o sc._n two_o vers_fw-la 3._o ii_o i_o think_v indeed_o with_o dr._n hammond_n that_o the_o original_a or_o deacon_n must_v be_v fetch_v from_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o deacon_n be_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n what_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hhazanim_fw-la be_v in_o the_o jewish_a synagogue_n but_o i_o do_v not_o think_v we_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v here_o with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d schoterim_n which_o be_v the_o name_n only_o of_o the_o officer_n that_o attend_v upon_o magistrate_n or_o certain_a public_a crier_n see_v my_o note_n on_o exod._n ver_fw-la 8._o iii_o nor_n do_v i_o think_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d juniors_n aught_o to_o be_v confound_v with_o the_o charanitae_n especial_o in_o act_n v_o 6_o where_o any_o of_o the_o young_a sort_n who_o be_v accidental_o then_o present_a seem_v to_o be_v mean_v though_o the_o disciple_n of_o doctor_n be_v call_v junior_n in_o maimonides_n it_o do_v not_o therefore_o follow_v that_o that_o word_n must_v be_v so_o take_v wherever_o we_o meet_v with_o it_o iv._o the_o say_v of_o the_o jew_n about_o the_o decay_n of_o learning_n among_o they_o which_o our_o author_n speak_v of_o be_v in_o sotae_n fol._n 49.1_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d since_o the_o second_o house_n be_v destroy_v the_o wise_a man_n begin_v to_o be_v as_o the_o scribe_n and_o the_o scribe_n as_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o synagogue_n and_o last_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o synagogue_n as_o the_o people_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o dr._n hammond_n mistranslate_v and_o invert_v the_o word_n themselves_o they_o may_v be_v find_v by_o those_o that_o may_v perhaps_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o turn_v to_o they_o in_o the_o edition_n of_o joan._n chr._n wagenseilius_fw-la in_o sotae_n cap._n ix_o s._n 15._o it_o appear_v that_o our_o author_n do_v not_o look_v into_o this_o say_v himself_o but_o go_v upon_o trust_n for_o it_o and_o that_o make_v he_o render_v it_o so_o ill_a and_o not_o so_o much_o as_o refer_v to_o the_o book_n in_o which_o it_o be_v set_v down_o verse_n 13._o note_n e._n some_o year_n ago_o there_o arise_v a_o great_a controversy_n about_o this_o place_n
and_o the_o apostle_n by_o christ_n can_v be_v matter_n of_o doubt_n with_o any_o christian_n but_o i_o question_v whether_o the_o importance_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v such_o as_o that_o the_o authority_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o apostolical_a office_n can_v by_o grammatical_a reason_n be_v thence_o deduce_v mission_n do_v not_o to_o speak_v proper_o signify_v authority_n but_o only_o the_o purpose_n or_o action_n of_o send_v by_o which_o there_o be_v a_o great_a or_o lesser_a power_n confer_v upon_o the_o person_n send_v according_a as_o seem_v good_a to_o the_o person_n that_o send_v he_o nor_o can_v the_o person_n that_o be_v so_o send_v assume_v to_o himself_o the_o authority_n of_o he_o that_o send_v he_o mere_o because_o he_o send_v he_o but_o only_o because_o when_o he_o be_v send_v he_o receive_v such_o or_o such_o a_o commission_n which_o he_o be_v oblige_v also_o not_o to_o exceed_v this_o our_o author_n seem_v indeed_o to_o have_v perceive_v though_o but_o obscure_o whilst_o he_o affirm_v and_o deny_v in_o the_o same_o annotation_n that_o the_o word_n apostle_n be_v a_o title_n of_o dignity_n ii_o the_o talmudist_n term_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d messenger_n of_o the_o congregation_n that_o be_v send_v by_o the_o synagogue_n on_o any_o business_n whatsoever_o and_o who_o among_o other_o office_n which_o they_o perform_v offer_v up_o prayer_n for_o those_o who_o can_v not_o pray_v for_o themselves_o in_o the_o synagogue_n especial_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o new_a year_n and_o on_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n see_v joan._n buxtorf_n in_o lexic_n talmud_n and_o camp_n vitringa_n de_fw-fr synagog_n lib._n 3._o part_n 2._o c._n 11._o but_o there_o be_v never_o any_o tithe_n either_o due_a or_o pay_v to_o the_o synagogue_n but_o only_o to_o the_o temple_n as_o long_o as_o it_o stand_v to_o which_o also_o it_o be_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d speak_v of_o in_o philo_n vii_o brought_z money_z and_o not_o to_o the_o synagogue_n thus_o philo_n p._n 785._o ed._n gen._n say_v of_o augustus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o know_v that_o they_o gather_v the_o consecrate_a money_n under_o the_o name_n of_o first-fruit_n and_o send_v they_o to_o jerusalem_n by_o those_o who_o be_v go_v to_o offer_v up_o sacrifice_n there_o the_o like_a he_o repeat_v in_o p._n 801._o where_o he_o call_v those_o person_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verse_n 22._o note_n e._n though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v sometime_o take_v for_o a_o man_n yet_o the_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o signify_v to_o cast_v out_o a_o man_n as_o wicked_a but_o to_o defame_v as_o grotius_n have_v evident_o prove_v who_o the_o reader_n may_v consult_v verse_n 30._o note_n f._n it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o person_n here_o intend_v be_v a_o poor_a man_n who_o make_v use_v of_o what_o be_v another_o but_o that_o the_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v to_o require_v usury_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o itself_o to_o receive_v upon_o use_n i_o be_o not_o apt_a to_o believe_v if_o those_o word_n be_v consider_v conjunct_o for_o it_o be_v not_o all_o one_o as_o to_o the_o find_v out_o the_o signification_n of_o word_n what_o connexion_n or_o relation_n they_o have_v with_o one_o another_o i_o rather_o choose_v therefore_o to_o understand_v this_o precept_n of_o christ_n thus_o that_o those_o who_o can_v be_v without_o what_o another_o person_n who_o absolute_o need_v it_o possess_v of_o they_o though_o it_o be_v unjust_o detain_v from_o they_o ought_v rather_o to_o recede_v from_o their_o right_n than_o by_o take_v what_o be_v their_o own_o again_o reduce_v a_o poor_a distress_a man_n to_o his_o last_o shift_n indeed_o if_o a_o rich_a man_n shall_v unjust_o keep_v back_o what_o be_v another_o which_o he_o stand_v in_o no_o need_n of_o it_o will_v not_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o liberal_a man_n but_o a_o fool_n to_o neglect_v his_o right_n but_o there_o can_v be_v a_o more_o generous_a or_o liberal_a action_n than_o to_o connive_v at_o such_o a_o fault_n in_o a_o poor_a man_n and_o this_o be_v a_o very_a good_a sense_n of_o this_o precept_n and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o usual_a signification_n of_o every_o word_n in_o it_o i_o do_v not_o see_v why_o we_o shall_v recur_v to_o any_o other_o chap._n vii_o verse_n 3._o note_v a._n our_o author_n may_v have_v add_v that_o it_o be_v ordinary_a in_o scripture_n to_o bring_v in_o messenger_n speak_v in_o the_o same_o word_n that_o those_o will_v have_v do_v who_o send_v they_o if_o they_o have_v be_v present_a see_v my_o index_n to_o the_o pentateuch_n upon_o the_o word_n nuntius_fw-la verse_n 29._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n they_o acknowledge_v god_n to_o be_v just_a and_o themselves_o to_o be_v guilty_a and_o that_o they_o deserve_v the_o destruction_n which_o john_n have_v denounce_v against_o they_o of_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v our_o note_n upon_o rom._n iii._o 4_o verse_n 30._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n they_o reject_v god_n purpose_n of_o reform_v they_o by_o john_n ministry_n see_v act_n xx_o 27_o verse_n 44._o note_n c._n see_v my_o note_n on_o gen._n xviii_o 4_o chap._n viii_o viii_o verse_n 3._o note_v a._n i._o it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o the_o meat_n at_o feast_n be_v divide_v and_o distribute_v to_o the_o guest_n by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d minister_a servant_n but_o he_o be_v mistake_v whoever_o think_v with_o dr._n hammond_n that_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v this_o particular_a action_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o service_n nor_o do_v the_o place_n allege_v by_o he_o prove_v it_o servant_n have_v various_a employment_n which_o be_v all_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o among_o the_o latin_n ministeria_fw-la he_o that_o divide_v the_o meat_n be_v not_o call_v by_o the_o general_a name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a and_o in_o latin_a scissor_n or_o carptor_n see_v laur._n pignorius_n and_o aus_n popma_fw-la in_o comment_n de_fw-fr servis_n the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o luke_n twelve_o 37_o do_v not_o signify_v only_o to_o divide_v to_o every_o one_o his_o portion_n of_o meat_n but_o any_o errand_n or_o employment_n that_o use_v to_o be_v give_v to_o servant_n whilst_o their_o master_n be_v feast_v the_o same_o i_o say_v of_o matth._n xx_o 28_o and_o mark_v x._o 45_o which_o the_o doctor_n put_v a_o force_a sense_n upon_o when_o they_o may_v be_v most_o fit_o explain_v according_a to_o the_o constant_a signification_n almost_o of_o that_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ii_o our_o learned_a author_n have_v not_o sufficient_o examine_v the_o passage_n he_o speak_v of_o in_o st._n matthew_n for_o it_o be_v manifest_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o signify_v to_o exercise_v dominion_n or_o kingly_a authority_n over_o subject_n and_o not_o that_o of_o a_o master_n over_o servant_n the_o discourse_v not_o be_v about_o master_n and_o servant_n but_o about_o king_n and_o subject_n you_o know_v that_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o nation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exercise_n dominion_n over_o they_o it_o follow_v and_o those_o that_o be_v great_a exercise_n authority_n upon_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o a_o authority_n as_o belong_v to_o a_o viceroy_n or_o the_o king_n lieutenant_n christ_n here_o forbid_v the_o governor_n of_o his_o church_n to_o assume_v a_o regal_a power_n over_o christian_n which_o they_o do_v whensoever_o they_o put_v they_o to_o death_n or_o persecute_v such_o as_o can_v say_v just_a as_o they_o say_v or_o to_o take_v any_o such_o authority_n upon_o they_o which_o on_o pretence_n of_o act_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o supreme_a governor_n jesus_n christ_n they_o may_v easy_o abuse_v to_o the_o destruction_n of_o christian_n in_o fine_a he_o will_v have_v nothing_o do_v in_o a_o imperious_a domineer_a way_n but_o all_o by_o persuasion_n and_o entreaty_n iii_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o john_n two_o be_v those_o that_o serve_v the_o guest_n in_o all_o thing_n which_o they_o want_v as_o well_o as_o in_o distribute_v to_o they_o meat_n and_o drink_n it_o be_v not_o from_o this_o latter_a that_o the_o deacon_n of_o the_o church_n be_v so_o call_v as_o by_o a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o a_o feast_n but_o rather_o from_o a_o borrow_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v take_v sometime_o for_o
grant_v but_o it_o be_v improbable_a that_o lewd_a man_n who_o have_v commit_v adultery_n themselves_o or_o be_v guilty_a of_o as_o great_a a_o sin_n otherwise_o shall_v be_v for_o have_v a_o adulteress_n condemn_v to_o death_n verse_n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o question_n can_v not_o proper_o be_v make_v in_o such_o general_a term_n for_o she_o may_v have_v be_v condemn_v by_o one_o viz._n the_o roman_a procurator_n for_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can_v be_v understand_v but_o of_o such_o a_o condemnation_n because_o questionless_a every_o one_o of_o they_o condemn_v that_o be_v disapproved_a adultery_n at_o least_o in_o word_n and_o christ_n himself_o account_v it_o a_o very_a great_a crime_n verse_n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n your_o testimony_n do_v not_o only_o deserve_v to_o be_v reject_v by_o we_o but_o you_o yourself_o can_v reasonable_o believe_v yourself_o in_o this_o case_n because_o you_o may_v be_v deceive_v by_o self-love_n you_o think_v you_o be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n but_o you_o ought_v also_o to_o regard_v the_o judgement_n of_o other_o who_o think_v otherwise_o that_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n christ_n answer_n show_v my_o testimony_n be_v true_a because_o i_o know_v whence_o i_o come_v etc._n etc._n which_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o be_o sure_a i_o be_o not_o deceive_v i_o do_v not_o speak_v out_o of_o love_n to_o myself_o for_o i_o know_v that_o i_o be_v send_v from_o god_n verse_n 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o testimony_n of_o two_o witness_n be_v principal_o require_v when_o the_o question_n be_v about_o the_o punishment_n of_o a_o criminal_a see_v numb_a xxxv_o 30_o deut._n xvii_o 6_o and_o nineteeen_o 15_o for_o any_o one_o to_o prove_v himself_o a_o prophet_n he_o need_v no_o other_o witness_n of_o his_o mission_n but_o god_n who_o confirm_v his_o word_n by_o a_o miracle_n see_v deut._n xviii_o ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tan._n faber_n in_o his_o epist_n crit._n conjecture_v that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d go_v afar_o off_o but_o as_o long_o as_o the_o sense_n be_v good_a according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a read_n of_o the_o word_n and_o all_o copy_n as_o well_o as_o interpreter_n favour_v that_o read_n it_o ought_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o stand_v as_o it_o be_v verse_n 25._o note_n b._n there_o be_v a_o three_o not_o less_o probable_a interpretation_n that_o may_v be_v give_v of_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viz._n for_o jam_fw-la tum_fw-la already_o or_o at_o that_o very_a time_n i._n e._n in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o my_o discourse_n with_o you_o so_o the_o old_a onomasticon_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jam_fw-la tum_fw-la already_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o what_o i_o be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n vers_fw-la 12._o verse_n 29._o note_n c._n 1._o i_o easy_o believe_v our_o learned_a author_n when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o phrase_n common-plea_n in_o english_a signify_v a_o court_n of_o judicature_n for_o it_o be_v hard_a if_o he_o do_v not_o understand_v his_o own_o language_n but_o that_o in_o latin_n the_o phrase_n placita_fw-la principum_fw-la and_o arrest_n of_o parliament_n among_o the_o french_a signify_v any_o thing_n but_o the_o decree_n of_o both_o no_o body_n will_v say_v that_o will_v not_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o intolerable_a impropriety_n of_o speech_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n the_o doctor_n never_o scruple_v 2._o what_o need_n be_v there_o of_o recur_v to_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v grateful_a or_o please_a to_o god_n without_o inquire_v any_o further_o and_o so_o in_o act_n vi_fw-la 2_o the_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o signify_v it_o be_v not_o determine_v but_o it_o be_v not_o grateful_a or_o please_a to_o we_o to_o leave_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o serve_v table_n and_o act_v twelve_o 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o what_o be_v determine_v or_o vote_v by_o the_o jew_n but_o what_o be_v please_v to_o they_o with_o who_o herod_n endeavour_v to_o ingratiate_v himself_o as_o sufficient_o appear_v by_o the_o passage_n allege_v by_o the_o doctor_n out_o of_o eusebius_n what_o he_o say_v he_o seem_v to_o have_v take_v from_o budaeus_fw-la who_o out_o of_o love_n to_o the_o greek_a language_n think_v that_o the_o french_a word_n arrest_v aught_o to_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereas_o it_o manifest_o come_v from_o arrêter_n which_o sometime_o signify_v to_o decree_n or_o determine_v and_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o latin_a verb_n restare_fw-la from_o which_o come_v the_o french_a rester_fw-fr to_o stay_v but_o he_o have_v produce_v no_o example_n out_o of_o any_o greek_a writer_n to_o show_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o decree_n or_o determination_n 3._o it_o be_v utter_o false_a what_o our_o author_n say_v about_o the_o roman_a custom_n be_v be_v observe_v in_o the_o province_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o capital_a cause_n for_o though_o the_o citizen_n of_o rome_n whilst_o the_o commonwealth_n stand_v may_v appeal_v first_o to_o the_o people_n and_o then_o to_o the_o emperor_n in_o such_o cause_n and_o according_o the_o magistrate_n whilst_o the_o commonwealth_n stand_v can_v not_o condemn_v any_o one_o either_o without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n if_o they_o be_v appeal_v to_o or_o without_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o emperor_n if_o a_o appeal_n be_v afterward_o make_v to_o he_o yet_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o what_o the_o doctor_n say_v be_v true_a whilst_o the_o government_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o more_o than_o one_o the_o roman_a magistrate_n no_o where_o expect_v the_o suffrage_n of_o their_o provincial_n to_o empower_v they_o to_o condemn_v or_o absolve_v and_o much_o less_o do_v they_o do_v so_o when_o the_o supreme_a authority_n come_v to_o be_v lodge_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o emperor_n though_o the_o jew_n be_v permit_v to_o live_v according_a to_o their_o own_o law_n yet_o at_o that_o time_n they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o sentence_v any_o one_o to_o death_n as_o appear_v from_o chap._n xviii_o 31_o when_o pilate_n condemn_v christ_n because_o of_o the_o importunity_n of_o the_o jew_n he_o do_v it_o to_o gratify_v they_o when_o he_o may_v have_v refuse_v to_o do_v it_o and_o not_o as_o our_o author_n think_v because_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o do_v so_o as_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o already_o observe_v the_o proconsul_n praetor_n and_o procurator_n do_v always_o with_o unlimited_a authority_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o their_o council_n i._n e._n a_o few_o roman_a citizen_n pass_v sentence_n upon_o their_o provincial_n without_o ever_o consult_v or_o conven_v their_o provincial_n unless_o they_o have_v a_o particular_a mind_n to_o gratify_v they_o this_o sufficient_o appear_v by_o cicero_n oration_n against_o verres_n but_o the_o doctor_n object_n that_o pilate_n ask_v the_o multitude_n what_o then_o shall_v i_o do_v with_o jesus_n who_o be_v call_v christ_n as_o if_o he_o wait_v for_o their_o suffrage_n i_o answer_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o common_a people_n of_o the_o jew_n condemn_v none_o no_o not_o whilst_o their_o commonwealth_n stand_v this_o office_n belong_v to_o the_o judge_n and_o in_o such_o cause_n as_o these_o to_o those_o of_o the_o great_a sanhedrim_n see_v grotius_n on_o mat._n v._n 22_o and_o after_o judaea_n be_v make_v a_o roman_a province_n the_o common_a people_n have_v not_o i_o suppose_v a_o great_a power_n allow_v they_o than_o they_o ever_o have_v by_o the_o law_n of_o their_o own_o country_n the_o reason_n therefore_o why_o pilate_n ask_v the_o multitude_n this_o question_n be_v not_o that_o he_o may_v hear_v their_o resolution_n or_o determination_n without_o which_o he_o can_v not_o have_v proceed_v to_o pass_v sentence_n either_o of_o absolution_n or_o condemnation_n but_o because_o he_o think_v they_o favour_v christ_n and_o will_v have_v rescue_v he_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o chief_a man_n among_o the_o jew_n who_o have_v accuse_v he_o out_o of_o malice_n and_o envy_n as_o st._n mark_v in_o set_v down_o this_o story_n tell_v we_o he_o can_v have_v release_v he_o indeed_o without_o their_o consent_n if_o he_o have_v not_o fear_v a_o sedition_n but_o he_o think_v it_o better_a to_o condemn_v the_o innocent_a than_o to_o run_v that_o hazard_n this_o be_v apparent_a from_o the_o relation_n that_o all_o the_o evangelist_n give_v we_o of_o this_o matter_n ix_o according_a to_o which_o the_o people_n do_v not_o condemn_v christ_n by_o any_o authority_n they_o have_v so_o to_o do_v but_o seditious_o demand_v of_o pilate_n his_o life_n pilate_n do_v not_o
one_o will_v say_v be_v excommunicate_v because_o the_o apostle_n have_v in_o this_o epistle_n reprove_v their_o manner_n or_o because_o he_o have_v order_v that_o one_o incestuous_a person_n speak_v of_o in_o this_o chapter_n to_o be_v deliver_v to_o satan_n the_o thing_n confute_v itself_o upon_o the_o very_a mention_n of_o it_o and_o i_o dare_v say_v our_o author_n have_v never_o write_v in_o this_o manner_n if_o he_o have_v not_o some_o time_n before_o compose_v a_o disputation_n about_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n which_o he_o be_v very_o much_o in_o love_n with_o and_o perhaps_o more_o than_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v and_o that_o make_v he_o think_v he_o see_v those_o key_n where_o no_o body_n else_o will_v ever_o have_v think_v of_o they_o verse_n 5._o note_n e._n i._n it_o have_v be_v better_a in_o my_o judgement_n if_o our_o learned_a author_n have_v insist_v only_o on_o the_o second_o reason_n he_o assign_v of_o this_o phrase_n which_o be_v manifest_o ground_v on_o the_o 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he_o consider_v that_o the_o woman_n be_v form_v out_o of_o his_o body_n and_o create_v for_o his_o help_n and_o assistance_n the_o follow_a verse_n do_v show_v that_o by_o be_v his_o glory_n the_o apostle_n mean_v that_o for_o which_o he_o be_v make_v and_o we_o need_v not_o go_v any_o further_a to_o understand_v st._n paul_n mind_n the_o sense_n of_o the_o whole_a place_n be_v that_o the_o man_n indeed_o ought_v to_o have_v his_o head_n uncover_v because_o god_n make_v he_o as_o his_o other_o work_n to_o be_v behold_v and_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n to_o have_v that_o work_n of_o his_o hide_a by_o a_o veil_n but_o the_o woman_n which_o be_v make_v for_o the_o man_n aught_o to_o be_v veil_v because_o she_o be_v inferior_a to_o the_o man_n who_o use_v she_o as_o he_o please_v and_o will_v have_v she_o veil_v it_o be_v for_o the_o man_n glory_n to_o have_v his_o authority_n appear_v over_o the_o woman_n and_o as_o in_o other_o instance_n so_o in_o this_o particular_o of_o have_v she_o conceal_v herself_o whenever_o he_o please_v solomon_n have_v a_o say_n in_o the_o xi_o the_o chapter_n of_o proverb_n vers_fw-la 16._o which_o according_a to_o the_o version_n of_o the_o septuagint_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o say_v esdras_n lib._n 3._o c._n four_o 7_o of_o woman_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o of_o this_o whole_a reason_n and_o many_o other_o such_o it_o must_v be_v observe_v that_o they_o be_v not_o at_o all_o demonstrative_a because_o they_o be_v not_o ground_v upon_o thing_n that_o be_v unchangeable_a but_o alterable_a according_a to_o the_o custom_n or_o opinion_n of_o men._n it_o be_v think_v by_o the_o greek_n to_o be_v a_o token_n of_o the_o man_n authority_n over_o the_o woman_n for_o the_o man_n to_o appear_v abroad_o with_o their_o head_n uncover_v as_o be_v their_o own_o master_n and_o expose_v themselves_o to_o every_o one_o view_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a a_o argument_n of_o subjection_n in_o 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provoke_v they_o that_o they_o utter_o refuse_v to_o obey_v he_o and_o when_o agrippa_n will_v have_v persuade_v they_o to_o submit_v patient_o to_o his_o government_n till_o there_o be_v another_o send_v in_o his_o room_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o great_a rage_n they_o revile_v the_o king_n and_o command_v he_o to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o city_n yea_o some_o of_o the_o seditious_a be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o fling_v stone_n at_o he_o and_o the_o king_n see_v the_o fury_n of_o the_o innovator_n to_o be_v vnrestrainable_a depart_v into_o his_o kingdom_n they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o josephus_n in_o cap._n 29._o afterward_o he_o relate_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o rebellion_n to_o which_o the_o priest_n and_o all_o the_o lead_a man_n in_o vain_a oppose_v themselves_o be_v no_o long_o able_a to_o hold_v in_o the_o enrage_a multitude_n as_o they_o have_v do_v in_o former_a time_n yea_o many_o of_o they_o be_v kill_v as_o ananias_n ananus_fw-la jesus_n and_o other_o who_o authority_n be_v once_o despise_v those_o wicked_a captain_n of_o the_o seditious_a discover_v their_o mind_n and_o show_v that_o it_o be_v a_o tyrannical_a power_n and_o not_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n that_o they_o have_v aim_v at_o at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o set_v upon_o the_o roman_n and_o take_v courage_n from_o the_o cowardice_n of_o gessius_n as_o josephus_n declare_v at_o large_a in_o lib._n two_o c._n 31._o &_o seqq_fw-la so_o that_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o roman_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o thing_n that_o withhold_v the_o jew_n which_o obstacle_n be_v remove_v the_o seditious_a thought_n the_o time_n be_v now_o at_o length_n come_v in_o which_o they_o may_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d open_o declare_v their_o purpose_n and_o act_n as_o the_o loader_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o simon_n the_o son_n of_o giora_n who_o affect_v to_o become_v a_o tyrant_n and_o rob_v and_o plunder_v the_o acrabatena_n toparchia_n be_v repress_v by_o ananus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o a_o army_n send_v against_o he_o by_o ananus_fw-la and_o the_o ruler_n but_o he_o flee_v to_o the_o robber_n which_o be_v at_o massada_n and_o stay_v till_o ananus_fw-la and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o enemy_n be_v kill_v as_o we_o be_v tell_v by_o josephus_n in_o the_o last_o chap._n of_o the_o 2d_o book_n see_v lib._n four_o and_o v_o where_o the_o villainy_n of_o these_o wicked_a man_n be_v at_o large_a relate_v this_o be_v much_o move_v probable_a than_o what_o dr._n hammond_n have_v invent_v about_o the_o dissemble_n of_o simon_n and_o the_o gnostic_n whilst_o the_o jew_n and_o christian_n do_v in_o some_o measure_n agree_v with_o one_o another_o for_o which_o he_o allege_v no_o argument_n out_o of_o history_n verse_n 7._o note_n i._n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o begin_v to_o work_v at_o this_o time_n consist_v in_o this_o that_o 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same_o historian_n speak_v of_o they_o thus_o in_o lib._n vi_fw-la cap._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eleazar_n the_o son_n of_o simon_n who_o have_v first_o separate_v the_o zelots_n from_o the_o people_n and_o carry_v they_o into_o the_o temple_n as_o offend_v with_o the_o continual_a bold_a attempt_n of_o john_n who_o do_v not_o cease_v from_o shed_v of_o blood_n but_o in_o truth_n not_o endure_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o young_a tyrant_n than_o himself_o go_v off_o through_o a_o desire_n of_o superiority_n and_o thirst_n after_o dominion_n and_o in_o lib._n seven_o cap._n 30._o after_o he_o have_v say_v that_o the_o edomite_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v introduce_v into_o all_o place_n the_o high_a iniquity_n he_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o that_o sort_n of_o man_n call_v zelots_n have_v arrive_v to_o the_o high_a pitch_n who_o stain_v their_o title_n with_o the_o foulness_n of_o their_o action_n for_o they_o imitate_v every_o evil_a work_n even_o that_o which_o have_v never_o be_v do_v before_o in_o the_o memory_n of_o man_n they_o do_v not_o leave_v unimitate_v though_o they_o impose_v on_o themselves_o a_o specious_a name_n borrow_v from_o the_o love_n of_o virtue_n either_o their_o savage_a disposition_n make_v they_o deride_v those_o who_o they_o injure_v or_o they_o think_v the_o great_a evil_n to_o be_v virtue_n this_o be_v a_o mystery_n which_o be_v conceal_v under_o the_o name_n of_o a_o virtue_n viz._n zeal_n but_o in_o reality_n it_o contain_v the_o vile_a iniquity_n which_o principal_o discover_v itself_o when_o gessius_n florus_n be_v precedent_n of_o judea_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o nero_n reign_n but_o there_o be_v a_o mystery_n as_o i_o say_v in_o this_o also_o that_o these_o desperate_a villain_n make_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n a_o pretence_n for_o their_o robbery_n whilst_o their_o design_n be_v to_o tyrannize_v over_o their_o countryman_n as_o appear_v afterward_o by_o their_o action_n of_o this_o number_n be_v the_o sicarii_fw-la who_o oppose_v the_o tax_v of_o judea_n by_o cyrenius_n and_o as_o josephus_n a_o little_a before_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conspire_v against_o those_o who_o be_v willing_a to_o obey_v the_o roman_n and_o exercise_v all_o manner_n of_o hostility_n against_o they_o spoil_v and_o carry_v away_o their_o good_n and_o set_v their_o house_n on_o fire_n for_o they_o say_v there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o stranger_n who_o so_o base_o give_v up_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o country_n for_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o fight_v and_o profess_o choose_v to_o be_v in_o bondage_n to_o the_o roman_n but_o this_o be_v a_o mere_a pretence_n and_o say_v only_o to_o cover_v their_o cruelty_n and_o avarice_n as_o their_o action_n plain_o show_v hence_o it_o appear_v that_o before_o ever_o s._n paul_n write_v this_o epistle_n the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n begin_v to_o work_v among_o the_o jew_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o one_o man_n who_o withhold_v the_o jew_n from_o break_v out_o into_o open_a rebellion_n but_o on_o one_o side_n they_o be_v restrain_v by_o the_o roman_a precedent_n on_o the_o other_o by_o the_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o nation_n king_n agrippa_n and_o a_o great_a many_o priest_n as_o i_o have_v before_o show_v but_o after_o these_o be_v expel_v out_o of_o the_o city_n or_o slay_v the_o seditious_a be_v at_o liberty_n to_o do_v what_o they_o please_v and_o according_o commit_v the_o most_o abominable_a outrage_n and_o act_v contrary_a to_o all_o law_n both_o of_o religion_n and_o humanity_n see_v josephus_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judaico_fw-la from_o cap._n 28._o lib._n 2._o verse_n 8._o note_n k._n i._n our_o author_n true_o observe_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o be_v the_o same_o wicked_a person_n which_o be_v before_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o those_o i_o think_v be_v the_o seditious_a jew_n not_o simon_n and_o the_o gnostic_n notwithstanding_o the_o mention_n make_v afterward_o of_o lie_v wonder_n as_o i_o shall_v present_o show_v ii_o the_o destruction_n of_o simon_n which_o he_o relate_v out_o of_o arnobius_n be_v a_o mere_a fable_n which_o arnobius_n have_v take_v out_o of_o the_o clementine_n homily_n a_o book_n full_a of_o fable_n this_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o man_n and_o the_o time_n not_o of_o the_o christian_a religion_n which_o be_v ground_v only_o upon_o truth_n to_o take_v up_o right_n or_o wrong_v every_o thing_n that_o offer_v itself_o to_o their_o mind_n and_o make_v use_n of_o it_o against_o the_o heathen_n who_o otherwise_o they_o may_v have_v overcome_v with_o very_o good_a reason_n and_o real_o do_v so_o though_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o forementioned_a book_n be_v supposititious_a
separate_v themselves_o from_o it_o be_v afterward_o call_v heretic_n but_o as_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n to_o be_v make_v between_o man_n and_o time_n so_o also_o between_o heretic_n and_o therefore_o this_o precept_n of_o st._n paul_n must_v not_o be_v urge_v beyond_o what_o he_o intend_v it_o whoever_o heretofore_o depart_v from_o the_o apostle_n do_v by_o that_o very_a thing_n deny_v themselves_o to_o be_v christian_n because_o they_o contradict_v inspire_v man_n from_o who_o alone_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n can_v be_v learn_v and_o who_o authority_n be_v confirm_v by_o miracle_n those_o undoubted_o be_v to_o be_v avoid_v by_o christian_n who_o when_o they_o have_v believe_v the_o apostle_n do_v afterward_o reject_v their_o doctrine_n and_o follow_v other_o teacher_n but_o those_o who_o after_o the_o governor_n of_o church_n be_v not_o inspire_v nor_o endue_v with_o a_o power_n of_o work_a miracle_n seem_v to_o themselves_o to_o observe_v in_o the_o church_n a_o departure_n from_o the_o apostle_n in_o thing_n themselves_o though_o they_o be_v cunning_o dissemble_v and_o request_v a_o reformation_n of_o those_o error_n from_o the_o governor_n of_o church_n these_o i_o say_v be_v not_o any_o long_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v avoid_v if_o they_o can_v true_o charge_v other_o with_o dangerous_a error_n and_o tyranny_n these_o can_v have_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bugbear_n name_n of_o the_o church_n object_v to_o they_o as_o if_o the_o great_a number_n which_o be_v qualify_v with_o that_o name_n can_v not_o by_o degree_n at_o least_o fall_v off_o from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o all_o that_o separate_v from_o it_o must_v necessary_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o damnation_n ibid._n note_v c._n i._n beside_o the_o difference_n which_o our_o author_n have_v observe_v between_o this_o place_n and_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n in_o mat._n xviii_o there_o be_v this_o further_a observable_a that_o there_o christ_n 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st._n paul_n be_v wrest_v by_o our_o author_n and_o i_o will_v not_o repeat_v what_o i_o have_v there_o say_v verse_n 11._o note_n d._n here_o our_o author_n do_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v sufficient_o consistent_a with_o himself_o have_v before_o interpret_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o avoid_v of_o excommunication_n beside_o he_o do_v not_o clear_o enough_o show_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o he_o confound_v the_o present_a church_n with_o the_o apostolical_a which_o in_o that_o age_n agree_v with_o their_o teacher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o be_v one_o who_o forsake_v the_o apostolical_a and_o christian_a assembly_n do_v by_o that_o very_a thing_n deny_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o christian_n and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o any_o long_a to_o be_v account_v a_o christian_a by_o his_o own_o judgement_n he_o be_v to_o be_v avoid_v therefore_o by_o christian_n of_o who_o number_n he_o deny_v himself_o any_o long_a to_o be_v but_o now_o there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o who_o be_v call_v by_o other_o christian_n by_o the_o hateful_a name_n of_o heretic_n and_o schismatic_n who_o yet_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o they_o endeavour_v as_o much_o as_o other_o to_o understand_v the_o doctrine_n and_o precept_n of_o christ_n and_o conform_v themselves_o to_o they_o and_o no_o less_o hope_n to_o be_v save_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n alone_o in_o this_o imperfect_a state_n of_o mortality_n many_o error_n creep_v into_o man_n mind_n through_o ignorance_n or_o prejudice_n and_o weakness_n of_o judgement_n who_o live_v no_o less_o christianly_o as_o to_o other_o thing_n than_o those_o that_o be_v free_a from_o such_o error_n and_o it_o will_v be_v very_o unjust_a to_o call_v such_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o they_o separate_v from_o other_o again_o they_o who_o deny_v themselves_o to_o be_v christian_n can_v not_o complain_v if_o they_o be_v avoid_v by_o the_o christian_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d founder_v and_o interpreter_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n that_o for_o a_o thousand_o year_n after_o constantin_n the_o church_n be_v pure_a than_o it_o be_v before_o or_o that_o there_o be_v few_o false_a doctrine_n by_o public_a authority_n establish_v in_o many_o church_n in_o that_o interval_n of_o time_n there_o be_v not_o only_o many_o heresy_n which_o create_v almost_o perpetual_a difference_n but_o very_o great_a error_n creep_v in_o among_o christian_n which_o be_v open_o approve_v by_o the_o governor_n of_o church_n so_o that_o the_o church-discipline_n which_o our_o author_n so_o much_o boast_v of_o be_v use_v only_o to_o confirm_v those_o error_n and_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o prince_n to_o kill_v or_o at_o least_o abuse_v those_o who_o dare_v to_o oppose_v they_o so_o that_o if_o this_o kingdom_n be_v to_o be_v extend_v to_o the_o thousand_o follow_a year_n it_o must_v not_o be_v think_v consist_v in_o sanctity_n of_o life_n and_o purity_n of_o doctrine_n but_o only_o in_o the_o liberty_n which_o the_o christian_n shall_v enjoy_v in_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n so_o that_o they_o may_v be_v good_a and_o pious_a man_n without_o be_v envy_v or_o persecute_v by_o the_o heathen_n verse_n 7._o note_n e._n i._n i_o wonder_v our_o learned_a author_n here_o take_v so_o much_o pain_n to_o confute_v very_o weak_a objection_n and_o yet_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o the_o heresy_n which_o disturb_v the_o eastern_a and_o western_a church_n at_o the_o time_n when_o he_o suppose_v the_o christian_n reign_v as_o i_o have_v before_o observe_v ii_o he_o take_v it_o for_o certain_a that_o not_o only_a alaricus_n spare_v the_o christian_n and_o destroy_v none_o but_o heathen_n but_o also_o that_o gensericus_fw-la and_o attila_n do_v the_o same_o which_o he_o do_v not_o prove_v this_o shall_v have_v be_v show_v and_o not_o that_o which_o he_o prove_v of_o julian_n in_o so_o many_o word_n when_o no_o one_o can_v deny_v 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confirm_v his_o interpretation_n which_o i_o wonder_v he_o do_v not_o seeing_z he_o allege_v that_o writer_n elsewhere_o for_o what_o be_v say_v here_o by_o grotius_n can_v in_o the_o least_o be_v compare_v with_o what_o we_o may_v learn_v from_o bochart_n as_o to_o this_o matter_n ii_o it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o gyges_n be_v sometime_o ruler_n of_o lydia_n but_o the_o king_n which_o succeed_v he_o be_v not_o therefore_o as_o i_o remember_v call_v gygae_n though_o it_o be_v affirm_v by_o grotius_n and_o after_o he_o by_o dr._n hammond_n who_o absurd_o deduce_v it_o from_o this_o place_n whereas_o gyges_n and_o his_o posterity_n be_v in_o part_n ancient_a than_o ezekiel_n and_o partly_o his_o contemporary_n and_o therefore_o sure_a that_o name_n can_v not_o be_v take_v from_o the_o revelation_n iii_o if_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o turk_n be_v here_o refer_v to_o i_o have_v rather_o interpret_v the_o belove_a city_n and_o the_o camp_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o all_o the_o eastern_a church_n than_o constantinople_n alone_o but_o vers_fw-la 9_o seem_v to_o oppose_v it_o in_o which_o a_o sudden_a victory_n over_o gog_n and_o magog_n seem_v rather_o to_o be_v promise_v than_o the_o take_n of_o that_o city_n by_o those_o people_n threaten_v yet_o this_o and_o all_o other_o thing_n of_o that_o kind_n i_o leave_v undetermined_a chap._n xxi_o xxi_o verse_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cicero_n tuscul_fw-la quaest_n lib._n two_o c._n 15._o have_v define_v labour_n and_o dolour_n labour_n and_o sorrow_n add_v haec_fw-la duo_fw-la graeci_fw-la illi_fw-la quoram_fw-la copiosior_fw-la est_fw-la lingua_fw-la quam_fw-la nostra_fw-la uno_fw-la nomine_fw-la appellant_n these_o two_o thing_n the_o grecian_n who_o language_n be_v more_o copious_a than_o we_o call_v by_o one_o name_n he_o mean_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o what_o he_o say_v afterward_o as_o well_o as_o the_o thing_n itself_o show_v so_o in_o epictetus_n enchir._n cap._n fourteen_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o sorrow_n present_v itself_o you_o will_v find_v patience_n in_o this_o place_n also_o sorrow_n seem_v to_o be_v intend_v verse_n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o word_n seem_v also_o to_o signify_v the_o apostle_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v both_o from_o the_o number_n here_o specify_v and_o from_o this_o that_o by_o they_o all_o nation_n enter_v into_o the_o church_n if_o this_o and_o the_o like_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o church_n in_o late_a time_n as_o dr._n hammond_n think_v it_o must_v be_v remember_v that_o the_o praise_n here_o give_v to_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v comparative_o so_o as_o for_o that_o church_n to_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o heathen_n in_o comparison_n of_o which_o it_o be_v not_o unworthy_a of_o these_o commendation_n but_o we_o must_v not_o measure_v its_o doctrine_n or_o practice_n by_o the_o perfect_a rule_n of_o the_o gospel_n from_o which_o dr._n hammond_n himself_o do_v not_o think_v 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