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state_n 12._o and_o when_o all_o this_o be_v do_v they_o will_v deceive_v the_o prince_n themselves_o into_o a_o consent_n and_o so_o into_o the_o guilt_n of_o their_o own_o disturbance_n and_o their_o people_n misery_n and_o cast_v all_o the_o odium_fw-la upon_o they_o and_o say_v we_o do_v but_o deliver_v you_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o secular_a power_n it_o be_v they_o that_o do_v the_o execution_n on_o you_o when_o yet_o a_o general_n council_n the_o rule_n of_o their_o religion_n late_a sub_fw-la innoc._n 3._o can._n 2_o 3._o depose_v such_o temporal_a lord_n that_o will_v not_o do_v such_o execution_n 65._o he_o that_o desire_v the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n do_v take_v it_o for_o a_o grievous_a punishment_n to_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o it_o and_o he_o that_o do_v not_o desire_v it_o be_v unfit_a for_o it_o therefore_o he_o that_o can_v feel_v the_o penalty_n of_o a_o excommunication_n alone_o but_o only_o of_o a_o mulct_n or_o prison_n may_v be_v fit_a enough_o for_o further_a punishment_n but_o be_v unfit_a for_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n 66._o yet_o be_v the_o magistrate_n the_o protector_n of_o the_o church_n a_o keeper_n of_o her_o peace_n and_o privilege_n and_o of_o both_o table_n and_o must_v use_v his_o power_n to_o promote_v religion_n 67._o to_o which_o end_n he_o may_v prudent_o by_o moderate_a mean_n constrain_v some_o that_o neglect_v their_o own_o salvation_n to_o hear_v god_n word_n and_o confer_v with_o such_o as_o can_v instruct_v they_o and_o use_v those_o mean_n which_o god_n have_v make_v universal_o necessary_a to_o bring_v the_o ignorant_a to_o knowledge_n and_o may_v restrain_v they_o from_o actual_a open_a sin_n and_o from_o scorn_n and_o opposition_n of_o the_o mean_n that_o shall_v convert_v they_o and_o from_o hinder_v other_o from_o the_o mean_n of_o salvation_n and_o from_o
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 usurpation_n which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o magistrate_n neglect_v 91._o lay_v chancellor_n exercise_v the_o spiritual_a power_n of_o the_o key_n though_o they_o shall_v pro_fw-la forma_fw-la use_v the_o stale_a of_o a_o ordinary_n pronunciation_n be_v such_o a_o sort_n of_o church_n government_n as_o i_o will_v never_o swear_v that_o in_o my_o place_n and_o call_v i_o will_v not_o at_o any_o time_n endeavour_v to_o alter_v by_o lawful_a mean_n 92._o the_o parent_n be_v put_v in_o the_o four_o commandment_n rather_o than_o the_o magistrate_n or_o pastor_n because_o their_o authority_n be_v the_o most_o plenary_a image_n of_o the_o divine_a authority_n in_o these_o respect_n 1._o their_o authority_n be_v not_o by_o contract_n but_o by_o nature_n 2._o it_o be_v the_o primary_n radical_a power_n 3._o it_o be_v most_o universal_o necessary_a to_o mankind_n 4._o and_o it_o represent_v god_n government_n 1._o in_o that_o it_o be_v found_v in_o generation_n as_o god_n in_o creation_n 2._o because_o thence_o arise_v 1._o the_o full_a image_n of_o his_o dominion_n in_o the_o parent_n full_a propriety_n in_o his_o child_n 2._o of_o his_o sapiential_a rule_n in_o the_o parent_n government_n as_o in_o presence_n 3._o of_o his_o love_n which_o parent_n be_v allow_v to_o exceed_v all_o other_o ruler_n in_o therefore_o god_n call_v himself_o our_o father_n 93._o q._n what_o if_o the_o magistrate_n minister_n and_o parent_n have_v opposite_a command_n which_o of_o they_o be_v to_o be_v obey_v e._n g._n the_o magistrate_n bid_v you_o meet_v in_o one_o place_n for_o public_a worship_n the_o bishop_n in_o another_o and_o the_o parent_n in_o a_o three_o the_o magistrate_n bid_v you_o learn_v one_o catechism_n and_o no_o other_o the_o bishop_n another_o and_o not_o that_o and_o the_o parent_n a_o three_o the_o magistrate_n bid_v you_o stand_v the_o pastor_n bid_v you_o kneel_v the_o parent_n bid_v you_o sit_v the_o magistrate_n bid_v you_o pray_v by_o one_o form_n the_o bishop_n by_o another_o and_o the_o parent_n by_o a_o three_o or_o none_o the_o magistrate_n command_v one_o translation_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o bishop_n another_o the_o bishop_n command_v you_o to_o use_v a_o ceremony_n or_o to_o keep_v a_o holy_a day_n and_o your_o parent_n forbid_v it_o you_o in_o such_o case_n which_o must_v you_o conform_v to_o and_o obey_v answ._n when_o i_o be_o desire_v and_o promise_v by_o those_o concern_v in_o it_o that_o it_o will_v be_v well_o take_v i_o will_v answer_v such_o kind_n of_o question_n as_o these_o but_o till_o then_o i_o will_v hold_v my_o tongue_n that_o i_o may_v hold_v my_o peace_n 94._o no_o contrary_a command_n of_o churchman_n as_o they_o be_v call_v nor_o any_o of_o our_o own_o vow_n or_o covenant_n can_v excuse_v we_o from_o obedience_n to_o the_o high_a power_n in_o lawful_a thing_n which_o god_n have_v authorize_v they_o to_o command_v that_o be_v which_o be_v belong_v to_o their_o place_n of_o government_n to_o regulate_v though_o if_o the_o question_n be_v but_o e._n g._n what_o medicine_n and_o do_v shall_v be_v give_v to_o a_o patient_n or_o by_o what_o medium_fw-la a_o philosopher_n shall_v demonstrate_v or_o what_o subject_a and_o what_o method_n and_o word_n a_o pastor_n shall_v use_v for_o the_o present_a edification_n of_o his_o flock_n or_o how_o a_o surgeon_n shall_v open_v a_o vein_n or_o a_o pilot_n guide_v his_o ship_n etc._n etc._n the_o artist_n may_v be_v obey_v before_o a_o emperor_n by_o he_o that_o care_v for_o his_o life_n or_o his_o understanding_n but_o yet_o as_o all_o these_o be_v under_o the_o government_n of_o the_o king_n so_o he_o may_v give_v they_o general_a law_n especial_o to_o restrain_v they_o from_o notorious_a hurtfulness_n sir_n if_o all_o these_o proposition_n be_v enough_o for_o the_o concord_n of_o sober_a christian_n in_o these_o matter_n i_o hope_v neither_o you_o nor_o i_o nor_o any_o lover_n of_o the_o church_n and_o peace_n shall_v need_v to_o use_v much_o sharpness_n 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 infidel_n and_o popish_a the_o principal_a sin_n which_o hinder_v the_o gospel_n and_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n forbid_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n of_o life_n for_o man_n salvation_n and_o therefore_o a_o sin_n which_o no_o christian_a magistrate_n or_o preacher_n shall_v think_v of_o but_o with_o great_a abhorrence_n and_o none_o by_o any_o palliation_n shall_v befriend_v it_o so_o prudent_a and_o good_a prince_n be_v under_o god_n the_o pillar_n of_o the_o world_n for_o they_o be_v the_o chief_a officer_n of_o god_n to_o show_v forth_o his_o power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n truth_n and_o holiness_n justice_n and_o mercy_n in_o their_o government_n and_o by_o their_o law_n to_o promote_v the_o obedience_n of_o his_o law_n and_o to_o encourage_v the_o preacher_n and_o practiser_n of_o godliness_n sobriety_n and_o righteousness_n and_o to_o defend_v they_o against_o the_o malignity_n of_o those_o that_o will_v silence_v oppress_v and_o persecute_v they_o on_o earth_n and_o by_o their_o example_n and_o punishment_n to_o bring_v all_o ungodliness_n intemperance_n and_o injustice_n unto_o shame_n none_o therefore_o that_o possess_v so_o great_a a_o mercy_n shall_v undervalue_v it_o or_o be_v unthankful_a 96._o wise_a ruler_n will_v watch_v the_o plot_n of_o such_o enemy_n as_o will_v use_v they_o as_o the_o devil_n will_v have_v use_v christ_n who_o carry_v he_o to_o the_o pinnacle_n of_o the_o temple_n in_o hope_n to_o have_v see_v his_o fall_n the_o great_a who_o will_v have_v they_o with_o herod_n arrogate_v the_o praise_n of_o god_n unto_o themselves_o or_o with_o pharaoh_n or_o nabuchadnezzar_n to_o disdain_v to_o be_v under_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o their_o maker_n and_o ascribe_v to_o they_o the_o divine_a prerogative_n and_o will_v make_v it_o seem_v their_o honour_n to_o have_v power_n to_o do_v the_o great_a mischief_n that_o the_o pretence_n and_o claim_n may_v make_v they_o odious_a and_o so_o may_v debilitate_v and_o undermine_v they_o that_o like_o a_o draught_n of_o cold_a water_n to_o one_o in_o a_o pleurisy_n they_o may_v kill_v they_o by_o please_v they_o 97._o it_o be_v a_o unchristian_a carnal_a craft_n for_o the_o protestant_a clergy_n of_o several_a opinion_n to_o lay_v false_a charge_n on_o one_o another_o as_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o civil_a government_n when_o real_o their_o principle_n therein_o be_v all_o the_o same_o or_o to_o make_v the_o difference_n of_o statesman_n and_o lawyer_n to_o be_v take_v for_o difference_n in_o religion_n purposely_o to_o make_v one_o another_o and_o their_o religion_n odious_a and_o to_o strengthen_v themselves_o by_o the_o error_n and_o passion_n of_o prince_n till_o at_o last_o they_o have_v tempt_v the_o world_n to_o think_v as_o bad_a of_o all_o and_o of_o religion_n itself_o as_o they_o have_v say_v of_o one_o another_o and_o by_o undermine_v other_o fall_v themselves_o 98._o but_o yet_o that_o party_n who_o real_o make_v a_o religion_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o
the_o church_n be_v the_o pastor_n and_o these_o be_v the_o short_a plain_a and_o least_o ambiguous_a term_n and_o more_o clear_a than_o internal_a ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a which_o have_v all_o much_o obscurity_n and_o ambiguity_n pag._n 238._o prince_n only_o be_v governor_n in_o thing_n and_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a that_o be_v with_o the_o sword_n bishop_n be_v no_o governor_n in_o those_o thing_n with_o the_o sword_n pag._n 240._o we_o confess_v prince_n to_o be_v supreme_a governor_n supreme_a bearer_n of_o the_o sword_n we_o give_v prince_n no_o power_n to_o devise_v or_o invent_v new_a religion_n to_o alter_v or_o change_v sacrament_n to_o decide_v or_o debate_v doubt_n of_o faith_n to_o disturb_v or_o infringe_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n but_o of_o these_o two_o last_o i_o must_v tell_v you_o what_o we_o puritan_n as_o they_o call_v we_o hold_v 1._o that_o the_o king_n may_v and_o must_v decide_v doubt_n of_o faith_n in_o order_n to_o execution_n by_o the_o sword_n as_o who_o shall_v be_v banish_v or_o imprison_v as_o a_o teacher_n of_o heresy_n 2._o and_o that_o canon_n circa_fw-la sacra_fw-la not_o take_v the_o pastor_n proper_a work_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n may_v be_v make_v by_o the_o magistrate_n even_o if_o he_o please_v without_o the_o prelate_n and_o if_o pastor_n make_v canon_n theâ—_n be_v but_o in_o order_n to_o their_o proper_a way_n of_o execution_n pag._n 252._o and_o if_o prince_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o sword_n in_o thing_n and_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a you_o must_v tell_v we_o who_o shall_v since_o by_o god_n law_n the_o priest_n may_v not_o meddle_v with_o the_o sword_n the_o consequent_a be_v inevitable_a that_o prince_n alone_o be_v god_n minister_n bear_v the_o sword_n to_o reward_v and_o revenge_v good_a and_o evil_n in_o all_o thing_n and_o cause_n be_v they_o temporal_a spiritual_a or_o ecclesiastical_a unless_o you_o think_v that_o disorder_n and_o abuse_v ecclesiastical_a shall_v be_v free_o permit_v page_z 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 christ_n master_n or_o the_o function_n to_o preach_v baptize_v impose_v hand_n and_o forgive_v sin_n must_v be_v derive_v from_o the_o prince_n power_n and_o law_n or_o the_o apostle_n may_v enter_v to_o convert_v country_n without_o caesar_n delegation_n these_o be_v jest_n and_o shift_n of_o you_o page_n 261._o to_o bishop_n speak_v the_o word_n of_o god_n prince_n as_o well_o as_o other_o must_v yield_v obedience_n but_o if_o bishop_n pass_v their_o commission_n and_o speak_v beside_o the_o word_n of_o god_n what_o they_o list_v both_o prince_n and_o people_n may_v despise_v they_o page_n 258._o his_o word_n be_v truth_n and_o therefore_o your_o bishop_n can_v be_v judge_n of_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n but_o they_o must_v be_v judge_n of_o christ_n himself_o that_o speak_v by_o his_o word_n which_o be_v no_o small_a presumption_n my_o sheep_n hear_v my_o voice_n they_o be_v no_o judge_n of_o his_o voice_n page_n 259._o if_o you_o take_v judge_v for_o discern_v the_o people_n 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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the_o justify_v assertion_n at_o burial_n as_o common_o as_o i_o must_v do_v if_o i_o conform_v p._n 525._o pastor_n have_v their_o kind_n of_o correction_n even_o over_o prince_n but_o such_o as_o by_o god_n law_n may_v stand_v with_o the_o pastor_n vocation_n and_o tend_v to_o the_o prince_n salvation_n and_o that_o exceed_v not_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n other_o correction_n over_o any_o private_a man_n pastor_n have_v none_o much_o less_o over_o prince_n prince_n may_v force_v their_o subject_n by_o the_o temporal_a sword_n bishop_n may_v not_o force_v their_o flock_n with_o any_o corporal_a or_o external_a violence_n pag._n 526._o chrysostom_n say_v for_o of_o all_o man_n christian_a bishop_n may_v least_o correct_v the_o fault_n of_o man_n by_o force_n judge_n that_o be_v without_o the_o church_n may_v compel_v but_o here_o in_o the_o church_n we_o may_v not_o offer_v any_o violence_n but_o only_o persuade_v we_o have_v not_o so_o great_a authority_n give_v we_o by_o the_o 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