and_o by_o the_o same_o name_n the_o euanglist_n here_o call_v the_o eccleâ—â—ssticall_a deâ—erminations_n of_o this_o synodical_a assembly_n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o decree_v observ._n 〈◊〉_d where_o to_o pass_v over_o thing_n as_o brief_o as_o i_o may_v take_v we_o noticer_n in_o the_o first_o place_n of_o the_o misconception_n and_o mistake_n of_o some_o who_o look_v upon_o this_o first_o council_n only_o as_o a_o pattern_n of_o one_o sister_n church_n give_v advice_n and_o counsel_n to_o another_o be_v there_o no_o other_o argument_n to_o discover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o this_o evasion_n this_o one_o word_n in_o the_o text_n alone_o be_v sufficient_a where_o the_o evangelist_n speak_v of_o the_o result_v of_o their_o consultation_n call_v they_o not_o counsel_n not_o brâ—â—â—erly_o advice_n but_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o decree_n decree_n be_v more_o than_o counsel_n and_o sure_o such_o be_v 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carnal_a reason_n so_o paraeus_n or_o rather_o as_o calvin_n and_o beza_n not_o with_o any_o mortal_a man_n whatever_o neither_o go_v i_o up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o they_o who_o be_v apostle_n before_o i_o true_a it_o be_v after_o some_o time_n he_o go_v up_o thither_o once_o and_o again_o as_o you_o may_v see_v chap._n 1._o vers._n 18._o chap._n 2._o v._n 1._o first_o three_o year_n after_o then_o fourteen_o yeerer_n after_o and_o both_o time_n he_o have_v communication_n and_o conferenâ—e_n with_o the_o apostle_n but_o as_o for_o any_o instruction_n from_o they_o or_o confirmation_n by_o they_o oâ—_z any_o other_o as_o he_o seek_v it_o not_o so_o neither_o do_v he_o find_v it_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o in_o conference_n 6._o sâ—ith_n he_o they_o add_v nothing_o unto_o i_o v._n 6._o certain_o then_o have_v paul_n stand_v upon_o his_o apostolical_a spirit_n as_o he_o need_v not_o so_o he_o will_v not_o have_v go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o 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immediate_o inspire_v what_o need_n have_v they_o to_o have_v make_v use_n of_o their_o concurrence_n or_o what_o can_v the_o elder_n any_o way_n contribute_v to_o they_o if_o the_o apostleâ—_n themselves_o can_v in_o conference_n add_v nothing_o unto_o paul_n much_o less_o can_v the_o elder_n add_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o apostle_n 3._o 3._o but_o three_o suppose_v that_o as_o paul_n require_v the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o other_o apostle_n so_o the_o apostle_n require_v the_o concurrence_n of_o other_o elder_n still_o for_o the_o more_o sulâ—_z satisfaction_n of_o all_o party_n yet_o 〈…〉_z they_o proceed_v after_o thaâ—_z manner_n by_o way_n of_o discussion_n and_o disputation_n that_o this_o be_v their_o way_n the_o seven_o 7._o verse_n of_o the_o foregoing_a chapter_n make_v it_o clear_a when_o there_o have_v be_v much_o dispute_v here_o be_v not_o only_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o but_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o â—â—lta_fw-la disceptatio_fw-la a_o great_a and_o
the_o psalm_n which_o be_v indict_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o thus_o in_o the_o text_n it_o have_v seem_v good_a to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o to_o we_o viz._n to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n speak_v to_o we_o in_o the_o scripture_n so_o the_o greek_a scholiast_n cite_v by_o m._n cartwright_n expound_v the_o place_n now_o then_o what_o ever_o lawful_a council_n or_o synod_n meet_v together_o in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n shall_v proceed_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o the_o apostle_n here_o do_v make_v the_o word_n their_o rule_n and_o direction_n ground_v their_o determination_n and_o decree_n thereupon_o either_o upon_o the_o express_a letter_n of_o it_o or_o upon_o just_a and_o necessary_a consequence_n and_o inference_n draw_v from_o it_o however_o they_o may_v for_o reverence_n sake_n to_o that_o first_o council_n which_o in_o some_o respect_n be_v not_o to_o be_v pattern_v by_o any_o succeed_a synod_n viz._n in_o respect_n of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o apostle_n there_o 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