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there_o be_v no_o lawful_a appeal_n from_o they_o to_o any_o civil_a judicature_n not_o because_o they_o be_v not_o man_n but_o because_o they_o be_v a_o court_n act_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n according_a to_o his_o word_n and_o christ_n with_o they_o bind_v or_o lose_v in_o heaven_n yea_o there_o be_v no_o reclamation_n to_o be_v make_v nor_o any_o appeal_n from_o one_o faithful_a pastor_n speak_v in_o the_o name_n and_o authority_n of_o christ_n according_a to_o that_o he_o that_o hear_v you_o hear_v i_o he_o that_o despise_v you_o despise_v i_o and_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n to_o be_v fear_v either_o of_o papal_a tyranny_n or_o parliamentary_a breach_n or_o praemunire_n but_o m._n rutherfurd_n say_v the_o decisive_a voice_n of_o a_o generalâ—_n assembly_n bind_v the_o absent_a as_o well_o as_o present_v answ._n so_o say_v the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o church_n of_o antioch_n syria_n and_o silicia_n be_v bind_v to_o receive_v and_o obey_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o synod_n so_o soon_o as_o they_o hear_v they_o act._n 15.22_o 23_o 26_o 27_o 28._o act._n 16.4_o act._n 21.25_o as_o they_o that_o despise_v the_o doctrine_n of_o faithful_a pastor_n dead_a and_o bury_v despise_v christ_n so_o say_v that_o learned_a and_o godly_a man_n m._n cotton_n and_o all_o the_o church_n of_o n._n england_n who_o to_o m._n burton_n must_v set_v up_o a_o papal_a throne_n as_o well_o as_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n if_o this_o be_v popery_n for_o what_o need_v church_n absent_a say_v cotton_n key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 26._o send_v to_o a_o synod_n for_o light_n and_o direction_n in_o way_n of_o truth_n and_o peace_n if_o they_o be_v resolve_v aforehand_o how_o far_o they_o will_v go_v and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o submit_v thereunto_o in_o the_o lord_n m._n burton_n say_v further_a p._n 21._o that_o m._n rutherfurd_n say_v ch_n 20.312_o gou._n chur._n scot._n the_o act_n of_o the_o assembly_n oblige_v all_o the_o absent_v not_o present_a in_o all_o their_o member_n and_o that_o because_o whatsoever_o be_v by_o these_o commissioner_n determine_v and_o conclude_v be_v matter_n necessary_a and_o agreeable_a to_o god_n word_n as_o be_v no_o less_o infallible_a than_o those_o decision_n of_o the_o apostle_n act._n 15._o answ._n i_o dare_v appeal_n to_o the_o conscience_n of_o m._n burton_n well_o inform_v and_o to_o all_o the_o godly_a if_o they_o conceive_v any_o such_o thing_n to_o be_v my_o judgement_n to_o assert_v with_o bellarmine_n &_o papist_n the_o infallibility_n of_o any_o counsel_n now_o on_o earth_n yea_o if_o he_o have_v read_v what_o i_o have_v say_v ch_n 14._o p._n 209.212_o i_o prove_v that_o the_o apostle_n act_v not_o in_o that_o synod_n as_o apostle_n but_o as_o ordinary_a elder_n and_o doct._n whittaker_n and_o m._n cotton_n say_v the_o same_o though_o m._n tho._n goodwin_n and_o m._n nye_n contradict_v both_o m._n cotton_n and_o whittaker_n and_o calvin_n and_o all_o both_o papist_n and_o protestant_n yea_o and_o 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