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transgression_n of_o the_o political_a law_n of_o moses_n etc._n etc._n yea_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o they_o be_v not_o abrogate_a at_o all_o by_o christ_n among_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n since_o they_o be_v juris_fw-la naturalis_fw-la quoad_fw-la substantiam_fw-la &_o politici_fw-la quoadmodum_fw-la for_o he_o come_v not_o to_o abrogate_v but_o to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n and_o so_o have_v all_o the_o christian_a world_n hitherto_o understand_v this_o passage_n who_o judgement_n we_o can_v easy_o reject_v without_o some_o solid_a ground_n and_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o for_o that_o since_o jesus_n christ_n his_o time_n till_o some_o forty_o or_o fifty_o year_n ago_o or_o thereabouts_o never_o any_o man_n of_o esteem_n do_v ever_o dream_v of_o such_o a_o popular_a and_o confuse_a government_n if_o you_o except_v morelly_n and_o so_o be_v the_o word_n ecclesia_fw-la take_v deut_n 31.28_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o septuagint_n translate_v it_o gather_v unto_o 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〈◊〉_d stabiliat_fw-la vale_fw-la vir_fw-la praestantissime_fw-la data_fw-la tiguri_fw-la 18_o jul._n 1644._o tuus_fw-la omni_fw-la obsequio_fw-la &_o cultu_fw-la joh._n rodolphus_n stuckius_n to_o my_o much_o honour_a virtuous_a and_o learned_a friend_n master_n buchanan_n sir_n the_o reverend_a pastor_n of_o our_o church_n mr._n breittinger_n after_o the_o receipt_n of_o your_o letter_n be_v himself_o much_o indispose_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o great_a age_n have_v charge_v i_o to_o return_v you_o answer_v in_o his_o name_n that_o that_o independency_n of_o consistory_n whereof_o you_o write_v be_v not_o approve_v by_o our_o church_n and_o that_o the_o synod_n be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o the_o order_n and_o discipline_n of_o our_o church_n yet_o nevertheless_o that_o these_o church_n will_v not_o be_v want_v to_o the_o discharge_n of_o their_o duty_n if_o it_o be_v require_v of_o they_o to_o declare_v their_o opinion_n hereabout_o it_o be_v very_o much_o to_o be_v lament_v that_o 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