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which_o describe_v every_o man_n title_n to_o admittance_n which_o be_v his_fw-la own_o or_o parent_n if_o a_o infant_n understanding_n voluntary_a serious_a profession_n of_o consent_n to_o the_o baptismal_a covenant_n act_n 2._o 38._o &_o 8._o 12._o &_o 10._o 47_o 48._o mâ—r._n 16._o 16._o matth._n 28._o 20._o 14._o if_o one_o minister_n refuse_v such_o consenter_n other_o must_v admit_v he_o and_o if_o many_o shall_v agree_v utter_o to_o tyrannize_v both_o magistrate_n by_o just_a law_n may_v correct_v they_o and_o the_o people_n desert_n they_o for_o better_a guide_n 1_o king_n 2._o 27._o 2_o john_n 10_o 11._o mat._n 7._o 15._o &_o 16._o 6._o 15._o the_o church_n communion_n and_o sacrament_n be_v not_o to_o be_v common_a to_o all_o the_o world_n otherwise_o the_o church_n be_v no_o church_n as_o consist_v of_o
by_o any_o neighbour_n pastor_n that_o like_o the_o pope_n usurp_v authority_n over_o other_o church_n nor_o shall_v any_o stand_a law_n at_o all_o be_v make_v of_o such_o thing_n where_o there_o be_v no_o need_n especial_o where_o the_o case_n be_v mutable_a and_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o pastor_n function_n to_o determine_v it_o as_o occasion_n serve_v 2_o tim._n 2._o 15._o mat._n 24._o 45._o 30._o whether_o these_o antecedent_n determination_n of_o concordant_a pastor_n in_o a_o synod_n shall_v be_v call_v law_n or_o canon_n or_o decree_n be_v but_o lis_fw-fr de_fw-fr nomine_fw-la and_o also_o whether_o this_o power_n be_v call_v legislative_a or_o jurisdiction_n and_o who_o will_v trouble_v the_o church_n unnecessary_o about_o word_n and_o name_n but_o yet_o i_o think_v they_o may_v be_v best_a call_v canon_n or_o agreement_n and_o i_o wish_v that_o high_a title_n be_v lay_v aside_o lest_o it_o encourage_v the_o usurp_a spirit_n that_o aspire_v after_o too_o high_a thing_n 31._o grotius_n de_fw-fr imperiâ—_n summarum_fw-la potestatum_fw-la circa_fw-la sacra_fw-la have_v say_v so_o much_o and_o so_o well_o of_o all_o this_o controversy_n that_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n to_o we_o all_o that_o we_o need_v any_o more_o and_o a_o shame_n to_o i_o to_o trouble_v the_o world_n after_o he_o with_o write_n on_o that_o subject_n so_o far_o less_o useful_a and_o to_o any_o one_o to_o cloud_v that_o which_o he_o have_v clear_o and_o judicious_o state_v be_v it_o not_o that_o renew_a occasion_n require_v it_o 32._o pastor_n have_v not_o only_o the_o charge_n of_o right_n order_v the_o assembly_n but_o also_o of_o help_v and_o oversee_n all_o the_o individual_n of_o their_o charge_n and_o to_o help_v they_o in_o the_o personal_a application_n of_o the_o scripture_n to_o themselves_o and_o to_o resolve_v their_o particular_a doubt_n and_o case_n of_o conscience_n and_o to_o reprove_v admonish_v and_o comfort_v the_o individual_n as_o there_o be_v need_n as_o a_o physician_n be_v not_o only_o to_o read_v a_o physic_n lecture_n to_o his_o hospital_n but_o to_o govern_v each_o patient_n in_o order_n to_o his_o cure_n 33._o ordination_n be_v &_o rei_fw-la &_o ordinis_fw-la gratia_fw-la a_o act_n of_o office_n by_o which_o the_o ministerial_a office_n and_o power_n be_v ministerial_o deliver_v by_o way_n of_o investiture_n and_o solemnisation_n as_o a_o house_n be_v deliver_v by_o a_o key_n and_o a_o parcel_n of_o land_n by_o a_o turf_n and_o twig_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o servant_n appoint_v thereunto_o or_o as_o our_o church_n state_n be_v deliver_v to_o we_o by_o baptism_n by_o the_o like_a investiture_n though_o yet_o it_o be_v god_n direct_o who_o give_v the_o power_n and_o that_o secondary_o by_o his_o servant_n thus_o invest_v we_o in_o it_o though_o not_o without_o the_o previous_a call_n which_o be_v necessary_a thereunto_o 34._o ordination_n be_v not_o a_o idle_a ceremony_n which_o the_o ordainer_n must_v perform_v upon_o the_o judgement_n of_o other_o prince_z or_o people_n without_o his_o own_o cognizance_n of_o the_o person_n or_o against_o his_o conscience_n but_o he_o that_o must_v ordain_v must_v first_o judge_v the_o person_n fit_a to_o be_v ordain_v and_o therefore_o must_v also_o try_v his_o fitness_n 1_o tim._n 5._o 22._o 35._o so_o much_o of_o the_o antecedent_n power_n of_o the_o ministry_n in_o which_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o ordination_n and_o baptism_n be_v efficient_a act_n like_o generation_n in_o nature_n under_o god_n the_o first_o efficient_a as_o ex_fw-la quo_fw-la omne_fw-la and_o as_o they_o be_v ordinis_fw-la gratia_fw-la be_v the_o beginning_n of_o government_n also_o and_o government_n be_v a_o order_v act_n as_o under_o god_n the_o supreme_a governor_n ut_fw-la per_fw-la quem_fw-la omne_fw-la and_o sacramental_a entertainment_n with_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n in_o church_n communion_n be_v actus_fw-la amâ—ris_fw-la a_o final_a act_n of_o friendship_n under_o god_n as_o the_o final_a cause_n ad_fw-la quem_fw-la omne_fw-la 36._o the_o subsequent_a part_n of_o the_o pastoral_n government_n be_v by_o use_v the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o pastoral_n office_n according_a to_o their_o several_a desert_n which_o be_v by_o a_o general_n and_o particular_a application_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o their_o conscience_n and_o guide_v they_o in_o circumstance_n and_o judge_v of_o action_n and_o person_n according_a to_o that_o word_n in_o order_n to_o the_o good_a of_o soul_n and_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o church_n and_o truth_n act_v 20._o 28._o heb._n 13._o 17._o 37._o when_o the_o whole_a church_n fall_v into_o notorious_a sin_n the_o pastor_n must_v reprove_v they_o and_o call_v they_o to_o repentance_n and_o if_o they_o apostatise_v forsake_v they_o as_o cease_v to_o be_v a_o church_n 38._o when_o a_o single_a member_n fall_v into_o notorious_a scandal_n the_o pastor_n must_v admonish_v he_o and_o call_v he_o to_o repentance_n and_o if_o he_o remain_v impenitent_a and_o obstinate_a after_o due_a admonition_n and_o public_a exhortation_n and_o patience_n he_o must_v as_o christ_n steward_n of_o his_o word_n and_o family_n pronounce_v he_o a_o person_n unfit_a for_o church_n communion_n and_o require_v or_o command_v he_o in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n to_o forbear_v it_o and_o the_o church_n to_o forbear_v his_o communion_n declare_v he_o also_o unpardoned_a by_o christ_n till_o he_o repent_v and_o bind_v he_o over_o to_o his_o judgement_n so_o that_o excommunication_n be_v a_o sentence_n of_o the_o person_n as_o uncapable_a of_o church_n communion_n according_a to_o christ_n law_n and_o a_o fore-judging_a he_o as_o unpardoned_a and_o condemnable_a by_o christ_n judgement_n unless_o he_o repent_v and_o a_o command_n to_o the_o sinner_n to_o forbear_v the_o communion_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o church_n and_o to_o the_o church_n to_o avoid_v he_o 1_o cor._n 5._o titus_n 3._o 10_o etc._n etc._n 39_o if_o the_o sinner_n repent_v the_o pastor_n be_v christ_n officer_n in_o his_o name_n to_o pronounce_v he_o pardon_v if_o his_o repentance_n be_v sincere_a and_o the_o guide_n of_o the_o church_n to_o require_v they_o to_o receive_v he_o again_o into_o their_o communion_n 2_o cor._n 2._o 7_o 10_o 11._o gal._n 6_o 1_o 2_o 3._o 40._o because_o magistrate_n and_o people_n as_o aforesaid_a can_v attend_v so_o great_a a_o work_n as_o this_o without_o the_o neglect_n of_o their_o particular_a calling_n and_o be_v not_o to_o be_v suppose_v so_o â—it_a as_o the_o pastor_n and_o because_o god_n have_v make_v it_o the_o work_n of_o his_o office_n the_o people_n be_v to_o rest_v in_o his_o judgement_n about_o the_o fitness_n and_o title_n of_o those_o that_o have_v the_o public_a church_n communion_n with_o they_o though_o they_o be_v the_o judge_n and_o chooser_n of_o their_o domestic_a and_o private_a familiar_n and_o they_o must_v not_o separate_v from_o they_o that_o be_v thus_o regular_o admit_v 41._o yet_o when_o the_o pastor_n by_o maladministration_n give_v they_o just_a cause_n the_o flock_n may_v seek_v their_o due_a remedy_n of_o which_o more_o anon_o 42._o this_o power_n be_v essential_o in_o the_o ministerial_a office_n and_o therefore_o be_v in_o every_o single_a pastor_n and_o not_o only_o in_o some_o few_o or_o in_o the_o able_a sort_n or_o only_o in_o a_o synod_n mat._n 16._o 19_o 43._o when_o a_o church_n have_v but_o one_o pastor_n he_o must_v exercise_v it_o alone_o with_o due_a consideration_n and_o advice_n but_o when_o a_o church_n have_v many_o pastor_n they_o must_v exercise_v it_o and_o all_o church_n guidance_n in_o a_o way_n of_o concord_n and_o avoid_v all_o dissension_n among_o themselves_o ephes._n 4._o 3_o 4_o 5._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 10._o john_n 17._o 21_o 22._o 44._o therefore_o in_o such_o a_o case_n a_o particular_a pastor_n may_v be_v oblige_v oft_o to_o suspend_v some_o such_o act_n because_o the_o major_a vote_n of_o his_o 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whether_o they_o be_v church-member_n or_o not_o and_o he_o may_v as_o a_o keeper_n of_o the_o church_n privilege_n and_o peace_n till_o forfeit_v restrain_v all_o excommunicate_a person_n from_o force_v themselves_o into_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n which_o do_v excommunicate_v they_o 90._o so_o contentious_a be_v pastor_n oft_o time_n and_o so_o necessary_a be_v the_o magistrate_n office_n to_o the_o public_a peace_n that_o every_o church_n shall_v be_v under_o the_o eye_n of_o some_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n or_o censor_n appoint_v by_o force_n to_o silence_n intrude_a bawler_n and_o railer_n and_o to_o restrain_v minister_n from_o make_v it_o their_o public_a work_n unpeaceable_o to_o traduce_v and_o revile_v their_o brethren_n and_o represent_v dissenter_n as_o odious_a to_o the_o flock_n and_o if_o such_o magistrate_n have_v keep_v the_o church_n order_n and_o peace_n according_a to_o their_o office_n it_o have_v prevent_v abundance_n of_o the_o papal_a 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against_o the_o opinion_n of_o such_o dissenter_n but_o if_o they_o be_v not_o i_o know_v not_o when_o we_o shall_v have_v concord_n and_o yet_o that_o you_o may_v see_v that_o i_o be_o not_o over_o solicitous_a of_o my_o peace_n i_o will_v make_v up_o the_o number_n with_o these_o less_o please_a proposition_n 95._o because_o corruptio_fw-la optimi_fw-la est_fw-la pessima_fw-la magistrate_n and_o minister_n be_v of_o all_o man_n usual_o either_o the_o great_a blessing_n or_o the_o great_a burden_n of_o mankind_n on_o earth_n say_v campanella_n metaph._n potentiae_fw-la corruptio_fw-la est_fw-la tyrannis_fw-la maxima_fw-la mundi_fw-la mala_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la corruptio_fw-la est_fw-la haeresis_fw-la maxima_fw-la mundi_fw-la mala_fw-la amoris_fw-la corruptio_fw-la est_fw-la hypocrisis_fw-la maxima_fw-la mundi_fw-la mala_fw-la though_o indeed_o he_o may_v as_o well_o have_v name_v more_o as_o tyranny_n be_v in_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n which_o be_v heathen_a 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256._o this_o then_o be_v the_o supreme_a power_n of_o prince_n which_o we_o teach_v that_o they_o be_v god_n minister_n in_o their_o own_o dominion_n bear_v the_o sword_n free_o to_o permit_v and_o public_o defend_v that_o which_o god_n command_v so_o may_v they_o with_o just_a force_n remove_v whatsoever_o be_v erroneous_a vicious_a and_o superstitious_a within_o their_o land_n and_o with_o external_a loss_n and_o corporal_a pain_n repress_v the_o broacher_n and_o abetter_n of_o heresy_n and_o all_o impiety_n from_o which_o subjection_n to_o prince_n no_o man_n within_o their_o realm_n monk_n priest_n preacher_n or_o prelate_n be_v exempt_v and_o without_o their_o realm_n no_o mortal_a man_n have_v any_o power_n from_o christ_n judicial_o to_o depose_v they_o much_o less_o to_o invade_v they_o in_o open_a field_n least_o of_o all_o to_o warrant_v their_o subject_n to_o rebel_v against_o they_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o we_o contend_v for_o and_o not_o whether_o prince_n be_v 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must_v be_v discerner_n and_o judge_n of_o that_o which_o be_v teach_v page_z 271._o ph._n if_o general_n council_n may_v err_v the_o church_n may_v err_v th._n as_o though_o none_o be_v of_o or_o in_o the_o church_n but_o only_a bishop_n or_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o christendom_n without_o exception_n be_v ever_o present_a at_o any_o council_n or_o the_o great_a part_n of_o those_o that_o be_v present_a may_v not_o strike_v the_o stroke_n without_o the_o rest_n see_v pag._n 350_o 351_o 352._o et_fw-fr seq_fw-fr that_o only_a magistrate_n may_v touch_v body_n or_o good_n page_n 358._o the_o watchman_n and_o shepherd_n that_o serve_v christ_n in_o his_o church_n have_v their_o kind_n of_o regiment_n distinct_a from_o the_o temporal_a power_n and_o state_n but_o that_o regiment_n of_o they_o be_v by_o counsel_n and_o persuasion_n not_o by_o terror_n or_o compulsion_n and_o reach_v neither_o to_o the_o good_n nor_o to_o the_o body_n of_o any_o man_n page_n 366._o as_o for_o your_o 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