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punishment_n inflict_v on_o evil_a man_n can_v never_o be_v draw_v to_o signify_v only_o teach_v yea_o after_o our_o lord_n resurrection_n he_o who_o be_v the_o best_a expounder_n of_o his_o own_o meaning_n declare_v that_o bind_a and_o lose_v signify_v remit_v or_o retain_v of_o sin_n john_n xx_o 21._o and_o turn_v the_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v bind_v etc._n etc._n into_o whosesoever_o sin_n you_o remit_v etc._n etc._n again_o since_o the_o misna_n which_o be_v the_o old_a part_n of_o the_o talmud_n be_v write_v 150_o year_n after_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v late_a than_o any_o canonical_a part_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n 148._o testament_n sixt._n senens_fw-la biblioth_n lib._n 2._o pag._n 148._o those_o learned_a man_n above_o mention_v ought_v not_o to_o expound_v the_o more_o ancient_a phrase_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o these_o talmudical_a expression_n yet_o even_o in_o the_o talmud_n bind_v and_o loose_v be_v often_o use_v for_o excommunicate_v and_o absolve_v 11._o absolve_v r._n samuel_n status_fw-la cornu_fw-la ligat_fw-la et_fw-la flatus_fw-la cornu_fw-la solvit_fw-la talm._n bab._n moed_n katon_n c._n 3._o fol._n 16._o os_fw-la quod_fw-la solvit_fw-la est_fw-la os_fw-la quod_fw-la ligat_fw-la tract_n demai_n cap._n 6._o §._o 11._o which_o be_v the_o more_o obvious_a and_o natural_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n and_o because_o the_o do_v thing_n forbid_v by_o the_o rabbin_n cause_v man_n to_o be_v excommunicate_v or_o bind_v by_o this_o censure_n therefore_o by_o a_o trope_n the_o thing_n themselves_o be_v say_v to_o be_v bind_v so_o that_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o our_o saviour_n do_v actual_o here_o give_v authority_n to_o his_o apostle_n and_o to_o their_o lawful_a successor_n to_o shut_v man_n who_o be_v scandalous_o wicked_a out_o of_o his_o church_n and_o to_o let_v they_o in_o again_o upon_o their_o repentance_n declare_v their_o sentence_n shall_v be_v ratify_v in_o heaven_n and_o thus_o the_o ancient_n general_o expound_v this_o place_n and_o from_o thence_o they_o frequent_o speak_v of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n give_v by_o christ_n to_o the_o church_n in_o order_n to_o the_o excommunicate_v and_o absolve_v of_o sinner_n of_o which_o because_o there_o be_v innumerable_a instance_n one_o or_o two_o shall_v suffice_v 6._o suffice_v ecclesia_fw-la quae_fw-la fundatur_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la clave_n ab_fw-la eo_fw-la regni_fw-la coelorum_fw-la accepit_fw-la in_o petro_n i._n e._n potestatem_fw-la ligandi_fw-la solvendique_fw-la peccata_fw-la aug._n tract_n 124_o in_o johan_n cu_z excommunicate_a ecclesia_fw-la ligatur_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la excommunicatus_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 108._o vid._n ambros_n de_fw-fr poenit_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 6._o that_o so_o reason_n and_o authority_n both_o may_v show_v our_o exposition_n of_o this_o place_n be_v true_a and_o certain_a which_o will_v be_v further_o confirm_v by_o consider_v the_o second_o place_n where_o this_o power_n be_v mention_v viz._n matth._n xviii_o 18._o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v bind_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v loose_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v loose_v in_o heaven_n the_o very_a same_o word_n with_o those_o speak_v to_o peter_n chap._n xuj_o 19_o but_o if_o we_o look_v back_o to_o the_o occasion_n of_o they_o here_o it_o will_v appear_v they_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o nothing_o but_o of_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n for_o in_o this_o xviiith_o chapter_n our_o lord_n first_o labour_n to_o prevent_v the_o do_v injury_n and_o offence_n to_o the_o mean_a of_o his_o disciple_n ver_fw-la 1._o to_o ver_fw-la 14._o but_o second_o in_o case_n injury_n be_v do_v or_o any_o scandal_n or_o offence_n give_v christ_n teach_v the_o offend_a person_n what_o method_n to_o take_v viz._n first_o private_o to_o admonish_v the_o offender_n ver_fw-la 15._o if_o that_o prevail_v not_o the_o grieve_a party_n must_v rebuke_v he_o before_o witness_n ver_fw-la 16._o and_o if_o this_o also_o prove_v unsuccessful_a and_o the_o offender_n remain_v obstinate_a than_o he_o must_v complain_v to_o the_o church_n which_o be_v suppose_v to_o rebuke_v and_o if_o need_v be_v to_o censure_v the_o stubborn_a criminal_a and_o if_o he_o do_v not_o hear_v the_o church_n that_o be_v submit_v to_o its_o sentence_n and_o make_v reparation_n then_o private_a christian_n be_v to_o renounce_v all_o communion_n and_o commerce_n with_o that_o man_n and_o carry_v themselves_o towards_o he_o as_o the_o jew_n do_v to_o a_o heathen_a or_o publican_n with_o who_o they_o will_v not_o discourse_v nor_o eat_v matth._n ix_o 11._o galat._n two_o 12._o nor_o yet_o suffer_v they_o to_o come_v into_o that_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n where_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o pray_v act_v xxi_o 28._o for_o on_o the_o gate_n be_v write_v let_v no_o stranger_n go_v into_o the_o holy_a place_n 14._o place_n joseph_n bell._n jud._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 14._o that_o be_v they_o must_v no_o long_o count_v this_o man_n a_o member_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n nor_o call_v he_o a_o brother_n but_o esteem_v he_o as_o a_o pagan_a and_o one_o who_o never_o yet_o be_v admit_v or_o a_o publican_n who_o for_o live_v in_o open_a sin_n be_v cast_v out_o and_o with_o such_o a_o man_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o sound_a christian_n be_v not_o to_o have_v any_o commerce_n in_o civil_a or_o religious_a matter_n but_o if_o all_o this_o will_v neither_o shame_n nor_o terrify_v the_o wicked_a wretch_n so_o as_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o repentance_n because_o he_o may_v think_v this_o sentence_n inflict_v by_o the_o church_n be_v but_o a_o human_a act_n and_o pronounce_v only_o by_o mortal_a man_n our_o lord_n declare_v that_o this_o sentence_n be_v of_o divine_a authority_n and_o though_o it_o be_v pronounce_v only_o by_o man_n yet_o it_o shall_v be_v confirm_v in_o heaven_n for_o say_v he_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v bind_v etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 18._o and_o
they_o may_v retain_v his_o sin_n that_o be_v declare_v he_o unfit_a for_o and_o unworthy_a of_o pardon_n and_o consequent_o of_o the_o church_n communion_n wherein_o forgiveness_n be_v to_o be_v obtain_v and_o while_o the_o offender_n remain_v impenitent_a christ_n declare_v his_o gild_n remain_v on_o he_o and_o his_o sin_n shall_v not_o be_v pardon_v but_o if_o the_o party_n submit_v and_o repent_v so_o that_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n judge_v he_o sincere_a and_o take_v off_o this_o sentence_n by_o declare_v he_o penitent_a than_o his_o sin_n shall_v be_v forgive_v in_o heaven_n as_o well_o as_o his_o censure_n be_v reverse_v on_o earth_n which_o promise_v no_o doubt_n our_o saviour_n make_v good_a as_o often_o as_o these_o his_o steward_n do_v judge_n by_o the_o rule_n and_o measure_v he_o have_v give_v they_o and_o since_o christ_n give_v his_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n no_o temporal_a power_n nor_o any_o other_o way_n to_o punish_v offender_n but_o this_o 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liberty_n to_o observe_v their_o own_o rite_n 120._o rite_n selden_n syned_a c._n 8._o p._n 120._o for_o though_o we_o grant_v that_o the_o christian_n do_v for_o some_o few_o year_n after_o our_o lord_n resurrection_n observe_v some_o of_o the_o jewish_a ceremony_n and_o be_v by_o the_o gentile_a writer_n gross_o mistake_v for_o a_o sect_n of_o the_o same_o religion_n many_o year_n after_o yet_o they_o have_v a_o distinct_a name_n within_o ten_o year_n after_o christ_n resurrection_n 43._o resurrection_n baron_fw-fr annal_n eccles_n an._n 43._o and_o be_v long_o before_o that_o excommunicate_v and_o persecute_v by_o the_o jew_n act_n viij_o 1._o chap._n ix_o 2._o and_o the_o synod_n at_o jerusalem_n have_v declare_v that_o the_o gentile_a convert_v need_v not_o observe_v the_o ceremonial_a law_n so_o that_o the_o christian_n be_v a_o distinct_a society_n and_o have_v officer_n of_o their_o own_o and_o assembly_n proper_a to_o themselves_o and_o these_o officer_n do_v exercise_v a_o jurisdiction_n over_o they_o and_o open_o declare_v they_o derive_v their_o power_n not_o from_o the_o jew_n but_o from_o christ_n 2_o cor._n x._o 8._o 1_o cor._n v._n 4._o so_o that_o it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o assert_v that_o the_o right_n of_o apostolical_a excommunication_n be_v from_o the_o jew_n &_o there_o be_v a_o vast_a difference_n between_o their_o imitate_v some_o of_o the_o jewish_a form_n or_o custom_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o these_o censure_n and_o their_o derive_v a_o right_a from_o they_o even_o as_o the_o church_n of_o england_n do_v imitate_v some_o of_o the_o form_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n in_o her_o excommunication_n but_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v therefore_o that_o she_o derive_v she_o right_o to_o excommunicate_v from_o the_o pope_n or_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o for_o the_o edict_n of_o the_o emperor_n which_o be_v make_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o jew_n there_o be_v no_o proof_n that_o ever_o the_o christian_n claim_v any_o benefit_n by_o they_o yet_o if_o they_o do_v these_o edict_n give_v they_o no_o right_a to_o govern_v a_o society_n set_v up_o on_o purpose_n to_o abrogate_v the_o whole_a worship_n and_o ceremony_n peculiar_a to_o the_o jew_n and_o though_o they_o may_v give_v they_o a_o liberty_n from_o secular_a compulsion_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o right_n which_o christ_n have_v give_v they_o yet_o they_o do_v not_o convey_v that_o right_n to_o they_o so_o that_o these_o be_v mere_a subterfuge_n contrive_v to_o escape_v the_o force_n and_o strong_a evidence_n of_o a_o divine_a right_n which_o be_v so_o clear_a not_o only_o from_o our_o saviour_n institution_n but_o the_o apostolic_a practice_n ground_v thereon_o to_o which_o we_o shall_v now_o proceed_v the_o apostle_n principal_a work_n be_v to_o bring_v convert_v into_o the_o church_n and_o yet_o when_o need_v require_v they_o also_o exercise_v that_o other_o power_n of_o cast_v notorious_a offender_n out_o of_o it_o s._n peter_n to_o who_o christ_n direct_v his_o first_o promise_n of_o this_o authority_n be_v the_o first_o who_o exercise_v it_o and_o the_o first_o sin_n which_o he_o retain_v be_v the_o sacrilege_n of_o ananias_n and_o saphira_n which_o be_v join_v with_o a_o hope_n to_o deceive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o dwell_v in_o the_o bless_a apostle_n and_o that_o our_o lord_n may_v make_v his_o officer_n rebuke_n more_o dreadful_a a_o immediate_a judgement_n follow_v the_o censure_n for_o ananias_n and_o his_o wife_n be_v strike_v with_o sudden_a death_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o be_v that_o great_a fear_n come_v upon_o all_o the_o church_n act_v v._o 11._o and_o though_o christ_n have_v give_v no_o secular_a power_n to_o his_o apostle_n this_o great_a example_n do_v make_v the_o christian_n reverence_v the_o person_n and_o fear_v the_o just_a reproof_n of_o those_o he_o have_v set_v over_o they_o the_o next_o instance_n be_v that_o of_o simon_n magus_n who_o have_v pretend_v to_o believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v act_v viij_o 13._o but_o it_o seem_v he_o have_v dissemble_v with_o god_n and_o man_n and_o only_o design_v to_o make_v a_o gain_n of_o the_o power_n of_o miracle_n which_o he_o vile_o offer_v money_n for_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v only_o a_o art_n which_o may_v be_v buy_v and_o sell_v whereupon_o s._n peter_n declare_v he_o accurse_v ver_fw-la 20._o saying_n his_o money_n and_o he_o shall_v perish_v together_o by_o which_o phrase_n he_o intimate_v he_o be_v as_o the_o jew_n speak_v under_o cherem_n and_o that_o he_o may_v separate_v he_o from_o the_o church_n he_o declare_v ver_fw-la 21._o thou_o have_v neither_o part_n nor_o lot_n with_o we_o in_o this_o matter_n which_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o tribe_n beyond_o jordan_n who_o express_v their_o fear_n of_o their_o posterity_n be_v reject_v from_o communion_n with_o the_o other_o tribe_n because_o of_o their_o distance_n by_o this_o very_a phrase_n they_o will_v say_v unto_o they_o you_o have_v no_o part_n in_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d lord_n josh_n xxii_o 5._o cal._n par._n non_fw-la estis_fw-la inter_fw-la quos_fw-la est_fw-la verbi_fw-la divini_fw-la communitas_fw-la lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o the_o like_a form_n of_o speech_n the_o bond_n of_o society_n in_o civil_a matter_n be_v declare_v void_a 2_o sam._n nineteeen_o 1._o 1_o king_n twelve_o 16._o yea_o our_o lord_n thus_o threaten_v to_o reject_v s._n peter_n if_o he_o will_v not_o admit_v his_o wash_n say_v if_o i_o wash_v thou_o not_o thou_o have_v no_o part_n in_o i_o john_n xiii_o 8._o and_o further_o as_o a_o reason_n of_o this_o destruction_n denounce_v and_o this_o separation_n inflict_v on_o simon_n magus_n the_o apostle_n show_v he_o be_v still_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d under_o the_o bond_n of_o his_o sin_n which_o by_o this_o declaration_n be_v retain_v according_a to_o the_o power_n give_v by_o christ_n yet_o
lay_v on_o of_o hand_n cypr._n epist_n ad_fw-la pleb_n num_fw-la twelve_o before_o they_o have_v repent_v lest_o he_o shall_v make_v himself_o liable_a to_o other_o man_n sin_n ver_fw-la 22._o in_o like_a manner_n s._n paul_n advise_v titus_n his_o vicegerent_n and_o successor_n in_o crete_n concern_v those_o jewish_a seducer_n who_o subvert_v many_o and_o concern_v those_o cretan_n who_o be_v seduce_v by_o they_o to_o rebuke_v they_o sharp_o 10._o sharp_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d titus_n i_o 13._o see_v 1_o cor._n xiii_o 10._o that_o they_o may_v be_v sound_a in_o the_o faith_n and_o more_o plain_o chap._n iii._o 10._o he_o command_v he_o after_o the_o first_o and_o second_o admonition_n to_o reject_v a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o heretic_n which_o be_v a_o direction_n for_o deprive_v he_o of_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n since_o whosoever_o the_o bishop_n do_v reject_v he_o be_v necessary_o exclude_v from_o divine_a office_n and_o all_o the_o faithful_a who_o cleave_v always_o to_o their_o bishop_n renounce_v such_o a_o man_n consersation_n for_o in_o so_o do_v they_o observe_v our_o saviour_n order_n that_o when_o any_o will_v not_o hear_v the_o church_n they_o shall_v count_v he_o as_o a_o heathen_a man_n and_o a_o publican_n matth._n xviii_o 17._o which_o be_v the_o case_n of_o a_o obstinate_a heretic_n that_o will_v not_o hear_v the_o bishop_n admonition_n and_o as_o the_o more_o religious_a jew_n will_v not_o eat_v with_o publican_n or_o sinner_n i.e._n gentiles_n so_o the_o faithful_a be_v enjoin_v by_o the_o apostle_n with_o notorious_a criminal_n not_o not_o to_o eat_v 1_o cor._n v._o 11._o that_o be_v not_o to_o eat_v a_o common_a meal_n with_o they_o as_o the_o jew_n will_v not_o eat_v with_o one_o excommunicate_v by_o niddui_n and_o indeed_o eat_v be_v a_o sign_n of_o friendship_n which_o orthodox_n christian_n be_v not_o to_o have_v with_o these_o who_o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o they_o genes_n xliii_o 32._o and_o galat._n two_o 12._o 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apostle_n at_o jerusalem_n yet_o continue_v his_o former_a vain_a belief_n of_o astrology_n and_o also_o draw_v scheme_n of_o his_o own_o nativity_n he_o be_v admonish_v and_o rebuke_v by_o all_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n for_o this_o and_o not_o amend_v but_o rather_o oppose_v they_o and_o contentious_o dispute_v with_o they_o about_o fate_n they_o cast_v he_o out_o of_o the_o church_n as_o one_o unlikely_a to_o be_v save_v say_v epiphanius_n mensuris_fw-la epiphanius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n de_fw-mi ponder_v &_o mensuris_fw-la this_o happen_v about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 120._o in_o the_o reign_n of_o adrian_n and_o about_o twenty_o year_n after_o s._n john_n death_n in_o which_o relation_n we_o note_v first_o that_o this_o censure_n be_v inflict_v by_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v the_o bishop_n meet_v perhaps_o in_o a_o synod_n at_o
year_n can._n 16._o to_o be_v absent_a from_o church_n for_o three_o sunday_n together_o be_v punish_v with_o excommunication_n can._n 21._o a_o convert_n from_o heresy_n be_v to_o repent_v three_o year_n before_o he_o be_v receive_v to_o the_o church_n communion_n can._n 22._o to_o keep_v idol_n in_o their_o house_n be_v punish_v with_o exclusion_n from_o the_o church_n can._n 41._o and_o no_o bishop_n must_v receive_v any_o criminal_a into_o the_o church_n but_o he_o which_o cast_v he_o out_o can._n 53._o these_o with_o many_o other_o rule_v there_o prescribe_v show_v that_o excommunication_n be_v the_o proper_a ecclesiastical_a penalty_n for_o all_o crime_n and_o that_o it_o be_v lay_v on_o for_o long_a or_o short_a time_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o offence_n and_o since_o the_o bishop_n who_o use_v these_o censure_n be_v man_n of_o so_o great_a integrity_n and_o piety_n and_o many_o of_o they_o martyr_n for_o the_o faith_n we_o can_v suspect_v they_o will_v have_v false_o assume_v a_o power_n as_o of_o divine_a right_n which_o christ_n never_o give_v they_o nor_o will_v the_o faithful_a have_v submit_v to_o the_o severity_n of_o those_o primitive_a penance_n nor_o have_v esteem_v excommunication_n so_o dreadful_a or_o desire_a absolution_n so_o earnest_o if_o they_o have_v not_o firm_o believe_v that_o their_o bishop_n act_v by_o authority_n from_o christ_n and_o his_o holy_a apostle_n and_o indeed_o the_o evidence_n for_o this_o opinion_n in_o this_o age_n be_v so_o clear_a that_o mr._n selden_n confess_v it_o say_v excommunication_n be_v even_o then_o believe_v to_o rely_v upon_o divine_a right_n and_o express_v command_n of_o god_n 139._o god_n jure_fw-la etiam_fw-la divino_fw-la eoque_fw-la praeceptivo_fw-la eam_fw-la niti_fw-la existimatum_fw-la jam_fw-la est_fw-la seld._n synedr_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 9_o pag._n 139._o which_o testimony_n be_v the_o more_o to_o be_v value_v because_o it_o come_v from_o a_o man_n who_o with_o more_o learning_n than_o success_n most_o industrious_o labour_v to_o prove_v the_o primitive_a christian_n mistake_v in_o this_o notion_n in_o which_o dispute_n i_o must_v brief_o note_v there_o be_v many_o evidence_n of_o his_o partiality_n for_o first_o when_o he_o profess_v to_o write_v of_o the_o use_n of_o excommunication_n before_o constantine_n he_o spend_v not_o two_o page_n on_o that_o copious_a subject_n viz._n lib._n 1._o chap._n 9_o pag._n 139_o 140._o and_o say_v this_o be_v enough_o and_o too_o much_o and_o so_o indeed_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o confute_v his_o novel_a fancy_n and_o too_o much_o to_o be_v answer_v by_o those_o slight_a evasion_n there_o make_v use_n of_o for_o he_o spend_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o chapter_n to_o show_v the_o error_n of_o the_o primitive_a doctor_n in_o this_o point_n second_o he_o will_v glad_o persuade_v we_o that_o christian_a excommunication_n be_v a_o branch_n of_o the_o jewish_a derive_v from_o it_o and_o stand_v on_o the_o same_o ground_n with_o it_o be_v the_o very_a transcript_n of_o it_o yet_o he_o grant_v two_o essential_a difference_n first_o that_o the_o jew_n do_v not_o deny_v communion_n in_o holy_a thing_n to_o such_o as_o be_v excommunicate_v but_o he_o own_v that_o the_o christian_n do_v exclude_v they_o from_o religious_a assembly_n and_o office_n before_o the_o time_n of_o origen_n tertullian_n and_o irenaeus_n also_o ibid._n pag._n 141._o that_o be_v as_o early_o as_o we_o have_v any_o record_n to_o instruct_v we_o and_o consequent_o the_o christian_n and_o jewish_a excommunication_n if_o his_o supposition_n as_o to_o the_o jew_n be_v true_a differ_v in_o the_o main_a point_n from_o the_o beginning_n second_o he_o say_v every_o private_a person_n among_o the_o jew_n can_v excommunicate_v and_o have_v not_o give_v one_o instance_n of_o any_o such_o thing_n among_o christian_n as_o any_o private_a man_n assume_v this_o power_n yet_o he_o pretend_v he_o know_v not_o when_o this_o custom_n cease_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n which_o doubtless_o never_o begin_v there_o for_o he_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v plain_a in_o irenaeus_n origen_n and_o tertullia_n time_n none_o but_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n can_v right_o excommunicate_v seld._n synedr_n pag._n 143._o yea_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o tertullian_n say_v it_o be_v only_o in_o the_o precedent_n power_n to_o excommunicate_v in_o the_o apostle_n day_n as_o for_o that_o african_a custom_n of_o the_o martyr_n absolve_v some_o in_o prison_n s._n cyprian_n who_o mention_n the_o practice_n condemn_v it_o as_o irregular_a and_o it_o proceed_v only_o from_o a_o superstitious_a conceit_n of_o the_o interest_n the_o martyr_n will_v have_v in_o heaven_n after_o their_o decease_n to_o obtain_v remission_n for_o the_o lapse_v and_o therefore_o albaspinaeus_n observe_v their_o absolution_n be_v not_o think_v good_a till_o after_o their_o martyrdom_n but_o this_o usage_n quick_o cease_v and_o be_v nothing_o like_o the_o jewish_a custom_n we_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o christian_a censure_n be_v not_o ground_v upon_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o synagogue_n three_o we_o must_v observe_v how_o unreasonable_o he_o labour_v to_o pervert_v those_o place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n which_o the_o father_n bring_v to_o prove_v the_o divine_a right_n that_o of_o deut._n xvii_o 12._o of_o put_v he_o to_o death_n that_o disobey_v the_o priest_n be_v allege_v by_o s._n cyprian_n 11._o cyprian_n cypr._n lib._n 1._o ep_v 11._o by_o s._n hierom_n and_o s._n augustine_n also_o only_o by_o way_n of_o allusion_n and_o they_o argue_v only_o by_o parity_n of_o reason_n that_o if_o the_o legal_a priest_n have_v temporal_a the_o evangelical_n ought_v to_o have_v spiritual_a coercive_a power_n the_o next_o place_n viz._n math._n xuj_o 19_o about_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n he_o will_v evade_v by_o pretend_v the_o key_n be_v not_o a_o instrument_n of_o exclude_v etc._n etc._n whereas_o all_o know_v it_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o open_v and_o shut_v and_o he_o himself_o cite_v artemidorus_z to_o prove_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 148._o yea_o he_o grant_v the_o key_n be_v a_o emblem_n of_o great_a power_n and_o authority_n among_o the_o eastern_a nation_n and_o he_o quote_v for_o this_o isai_n 22.22_o pag._n 147._o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o our_o lord_n make_v the_o apostle_n his_o vicegerent_n and_o steward_n and_o give_v they_o this_o power_n to_o lock_v man_n up_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o keep_v they_o out_o of_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n yea_o and_o out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n too_o if_o they_o do_v not_o repent_v nor_o will_v mr._n selden_n easy_o persuade_v the_o world_n that_o all_o those_o holy_a father_n who_o thus_o explain_v this_o place_n speak_v that_o which_o be_v not_o good_a sense_n again_o that_o other_o text_n math._n xviii_o 17._o tell_v the_o church_n he_o will_v have_v to_o signify_v tell_v it_o to_o the_o jewish_a consistory_n as_o if_o our_o saviour_n will_v send_v his_o injure_a disciple_n to_o complain_v to_o their_o mortal_a foe_n who_o will_v injure_v they_o much_o more_o and_o though_o he_o use_v a_o gross_a prolepsis_n in_o explain_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o gospel_n by_o the_o talmudical_a phrase_n of_o late_a date_n and_o by_o modern_a translation_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o allow_v a_o easy_a prolepsis_n to_o the_o father_n who_o think_v christ_n speak_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o christian_a church_n short_o to_o be_v institute_v and_o which_o be_v to_o continue_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n nor_o a_o common_a trope_n by_o which_o the_o name_n of_o the_o society_n be_v put_v for_o the_o govern_v part_n in_o the_o same_o verse_n he_o labour_v to_o prove_v that_o heathen_n and_o publican_n be_v not_o interdict_v the_o jewish_a worship_n now_o by_o heathen_n be_v not_o mean_v proselyte_n but_o idolater_n the_o proselyte_n be_v call_v by_o a_o gentle_a name_n and_o these_o idolatrous_a heathen_n be_v deny_v access_n to_o all_o part_n of_o the_o temple_n which_o be_v account_v holy_a as_o we_o show_v before_o and_o the_o pious_a jew_n will_v neither_o eat_v nor_o willing_o converse_v with_o they_o nor_o publican_n often_o blame_v our_o saviour_n for_o do_v this_o though_o only_o in_o order_n to_o their_o conversion_n so_o that_o our_o lord_n mean_v that_o they_o must_v have_v no_o conversation_n with_o those_o who_o will_v not_o repent_v upon_o the_o church_n admonition_n so_o for_o bind_v and_o lose_v matth._n xviii_o 18_o which_o the_o ancient_n make_v one_o main_a ground_n of_o excommunication_n he_o forget_v christ_n own_o exposition_n of_o it_o by_o remit_v and_o retain_v sin_n and_o run_v out_o into_o the_o late_a rabinical_a notion_n of_o permit_v and_o prohibit_v as_o a_o teacher_n which_o can_v be_v apply_v to_o this_o place_n of_o s._n matthew_n where_o christ_n be_v not_o
well_o as_o priest_n and_o make_v prince_n the_o supreme_a never_o intend_v to_o give_v his_o minister_n any_o power_n to_o disturb_v the_o public_a peace_n or_o oppose_v the_o good_a government_n of_o the_o world_n and_o if_o prince_n have_v not_o power_n to_o hinder_v such_o unjust_a sentence_n they_o can_v not_o govern_v their_o kingdom_n nor_o do_v their_o duty_n and_o when_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o clergy_n strive_v with_o king_n for_o the_o supremacy_n it_o be_v high_a time_n for_o they_o to_o check_v these_o dangerous_a attempt_n or_o else_o they_o will_v not_o have_v sit_v any_o long_o in_o their_o throne_n than_o the_o pope_n please_v but_o all_o this_o be_v now_o out_o of_o door_n and_o therefore_o the_o objection_n signify_v nothing_o as_o to_o our_o protestant_a bishop_n exercise_v this_o authority_n because_o they_o yield_v the_o king_n the_o supremacy_n in_o all_o cause_n as_o the_o primitive_a bishop_n do_v and_o even_o in_o popish_a time_n though_o the_o king_n do_v prohibit_v the_o abuse_n of_o this_o power_n yet_o at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o own_v the_o right_a to_o be_v sole_o in_o the_o bishop_n for_o edward_n the_o three_o who_o mr._n selden_n instance_n in_o do_v by_o his_o letter_n request_v john_n stratford_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o his_o kingdom_n to_o excommunicate_v all_o notorious_a malefactor_n and_o disturber_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o church_n and_o state_n which_o request_n they_o grant_v in_o a_o council_n at_o london_n 581._o london_n an._n 1342._o ap_fw-mi spelm._n council_n tom._n ii_o p._n 581._o and_o whatever_o other_o objection_n mr._n selden_n have_v raise_v relate_v to_o the_o time_n before_o the_o reformation_n they_o can_v imply_v what_o he_o intend_v because_o it_o be_v the_o general_n opinion_n that_o the_o clergy_n who_o he_o confess_v consent_v to_o many_o of_o these_o limitation_n have_v a_o right_n from_o god_n to_o excommunicate_v and_o absolve_v hence_o in_o the_o charter_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n he_o that_o be_v prosecute_v for_o a_o offence_n according_a to_o the_o bishop_n law_n shall_v come_v and_o give_v satisfaction_n according_a to_o the_o canon_n to_o god_n and_o his_o bishop_n 14._o bishop_n an._n 1085._o ap_fw-mi spelm._n tom._n ii_o pag._n 14._o and_o matth._n paris_n affirm_v robert_n de_fw-fr marmiun_n who_o die_v excommunicate_a to_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o damnation_n 80._o damnation_n an._n 1143._o matth._n paris_n pag._n 80._o and_o the_o form_n of_o excommunication_n use_v about_o this_o time_n be_v general_o prefaced_a thus_o we_o in_o the_o name_n and_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o almighty_n god_n the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n and_o by_o the_o authorty_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n etc._n etc._n do_v excommunicate_a 158._o excommunicate_a an._n 1215._o matth._n paris_n p._n 270_o an._n 1217._o constit_fw-la ric._n sarum_n spelm._n tom._n ii_o p._n 158._o of_o which_o there_o be_v very_o many_o form_n 456._o form_n an._n 1222._o council_n oxon._n spelm._n tom._n ii_o p._n 181._o item_n anno_fw-la 1276._o constit_fw-la dunelm_n spelm._n ib._n p._n 319._o et_fw-fr an._n 1308._o ibid._n p._n 456._o which_o do_v manifest_o prove_v that_o the_o bishop_n do_v open_o claim_v this_o as_o a_o divine_a right_n which_o appear_v also_o from_o their_o public_a declaration_n one_o of_o which_o shall_v suffice_v here_o the_o prelate_n of_o the_o church_n who_o carry_v saint_n peter_n key_n must_v consider_v how_o great_a the_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o loose_v be_v which_o christ_n have_v commit_v to_o they_o as_o s._n chrysostom_n say_v man_n bind_v but_o the_o power_n be_v give_v by_o christ_n the_o lord_n give_v man_n this_o honour_n and_o since_o excommunication_n be_v a_o condemn_v to_o eternal_a death_n it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v inflict_v but_o for_o mortal_a crime_n etc._n etc._n 383._o etc._n an._n 1287._o syn._n exon._n cap._n 43._o spelm._n tom._n ii_o pag._n 383._o which_o with_o very_a many_o evidence_n of_o like_a kind_n do_v show_v that_o whatever_o consent_n the_o clergy_n give_v to_o any_o limitation_n of_o this_o power_n it_o can_v only_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o abuse_n of_o it_o in_o unjust_a cause_n or_o manner_n of_o proceed_v but_o can_v be_v expound_v of_o their_o intend_v to_o divest_v themselves_o of_o this_o divine_a right_n which_o they_o always_o claim_v and_o open_o declare_v as_o the_o ground_n of_o their_o excommunication_n and_o that_o our_o ancient_a king_n do_v not_o pretend_v to_o prohibit_v the_o bishop_n from_o exercise_v this_o power_n in_o any_o just_a cause_n which_o by_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n or_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n belong_v to_o they_o may_v appear_v from_o king_n edward_n the_o second_o charter_n of_o prohibition_n which_o be_v answer_n to_o certain_a grievance_n of_o the_o clergy_n present_v to_o that_o king_n and_o his_o parliament_n wherein_o it_o be_v declare_v that_o if_o a_o prelate_n impose_v corporal_a penance_n only_o for_o sin_n commit_v and_o the_o offender_n will_v commute_v it_o the_o king_n prohibition_n in_o that_o case_n have_v no_o place_n and_o whereas_o some_o have_v get_v the_o king_n letter_n to_o require_v the_o ordinary_a to_o absolve_v such_o as_o he_o have_v excommunicate_v by_o a_o certain_a day_n or_o else_o to_o appear_v and_o show_v cause_n why_o they_o have_v excommunicate_v such_o a_o person_n it_o be_v declare_v such_o letter_n shall_v never_o be_v grant_v hereafter_o but_o where_o the_o excommunication_n be_v find_v to_o hurt_v the_o king_n prerogative_n and_o whereas_o when_o those_o who_o hold_v of_o the_o king_n be_v cite_v before_o the_o ordinary_a out_o of_o their_o parish_n and_o excommunicate_v for_o their_o contumacy_n the_o king_n writ_n to_o arrest_v they_o after_o 40_o day_n be_v sometime_o deny_v the_o king_n declare_v such_o a_o writ_n never_o be_v deny_v nor_o never_o shall_v be_v deny_v hereafter_o 484._o hereafter_o an._n 1316._o ap_fw-mi spelm._n tom._n ii_o pag._n 484._o all_o which_o be_v print_v in_o our_o statute_n book_n for_o law_n 98._o law_n an._n 9_o edvard_n 2._o an._n 1315._o pag._n 98._o and_o before_o that_o time_n it_o be_v enact_v in_o parliament_n that_o excommunicate_a person_n imprison_v at_o the_o bishop_n request_n shall_v not_o be_v repleviseable_a by_o the_o common_a writ_n nor_o without_o writ_n 27._o writ_n an._n 3_o edu._n primi_fw-la an._n 1275._o cap._n 15._o pag._n 27._o soon_o after_o be_v the_o statute_n of_o circumspectè_fw-la agatis_fw-la make_v which_o charge_v the_o temporal_a judge_n not_o to_o punish_v the_o clergy_n for_o hold_v plea_n in_o the_o court_n christian_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v mere_a spiritual_n viz._n of_o penance_n enjoin_v by_o prelate_n for_o deadly_a sin_n as_o fornication_n adultery_n and_o such_o like_a and_o in_o divers_a case_n there_o relate_v the_o king_n declare_v his_o prohibition_n shall_v not_o lie_v 70._o lie_v an._n 13_o ed._n prim_fw-la an._n 1285._o pag._n 70._o these_o i_o think_v be_v manifest_a proof_n of_o the_o clergy_n have_v a_o divine_a right_o to_o excommunicate_v for_o impiety_n and_o immorality_n and_o all_o that_o mr._n selden_n have_v heap_v up_o to_o intimate_v the_o contrary_a for_o these_o time_n be_v sufficient_o answer_v hereby_o and_o as_o to_o all_o his_o objection_n relate_v to_o the_o time_n since_o our_o reformation_n without_o go_v out_o of_o my_o own_o profession_n or_o meddle_v with_o his_o law_n case_n i_o can_v prove_v that_o the_o best_a reform_a church_n abroad_o and_o our_o own_o at_o home_n have_v hold_v and_o maintain_v that_o the_o clergy_n have_v power_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o excommunicate_v scandalous_a offender_n the_o helvetian_a confession_n cite_v the_o place_n of_o matth._n xuj_o about_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n and_o john_n xx_o of_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o declare_v the_o minister_n authority_n to_o admit_v or_o to_o exclude_v out_o of_o the_o church_n be_v ground_v thereon_o 18._o thereon_o confess_v poster_n helu._n art_n 18._o the_o bohemian_a confession_n be_v very_o large_a in_o profess_v their_o belief_n that_o christ_n have_v give_v his_o minister_n power_n to_o sever_v sinner_n from_o the_o fellowship_n of_o christ_n and_o from_o the_o participation_n of_o the_o sacrament_n to_o cast_v they_o out_o of_o the_o christian_a church_n to_o shut_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n upon_o they_o and_o final_o to_o deliver_v they_o to_o satan_n 14._o satan_n confess_v bohem_n cap._n 14._o the_o belgic_a confession_n also_o do_v affirm_v that_o they_o retain_v excommunication_n and_o other_o appendix_n of_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n as_o necessary_a by_o the_o precept_n of_o god_n word_n 32._o word_n confess_v belg._n art_n 32._o and_o when_o they_o correct_v this_o article_n as_o mr._n selden_n pretend_v 233._o pretend_v seld._n the_o syned_a lib._n 1._o cap._n 10._o pag._n 233._o they_o still_o