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meaning_n of_o the_o place_n aâ—_n haec_fw-la omne_fw-la &_o illud_fw-la accedit_fw-la etc._n etc._n to_o all_o say_v he_o that_o have_v be_v speak_v this_o may_v be_v add_v that_o these_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v tell_v to_o the_o church_n which_o be_v tell_v to_o these_o who_o be_v with_o authority_n over_o the_o church_n for_o as_o the_o body_n be_v say_v to_o see_v when_o as_o only_o the_o eye_n do_v see_v so_o the_o church_n be_v say_v to_o hear_v that_o which_o these_o only_a hear_v who_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o church_n noâ—_n that_o the_o ruler_n be_v vicarii_fw-la or_o substitute_n of_o the_o church_n as_o the_o eye_n be_v not_o vicarii_fw-la or_o substitute_n of_o the_o hand_n and_o foot_n but_o as_o the_o body_n be_v a_o certain_a whoâ—e_n whereof_o the_o several_a member_n have_v their_o several_a function_n in_o the_o very_a like_o manner_n the_o church_n be_v aâ—…_n body_n that_o consist_v of_o the_o compaction_n of_o more_o member_n to_o 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the_o whole_a church_n and_o expound_v it_o of_o all_o man_n of_o age_n in_o the_o church_n professor_n as_o well_o as_o elder_n and_o then_o give_v we_o leave_v to_o ask_v he_o where_o he_o can_v find_v the_o church_n so_o use_v for_o only_a man_n of_o age_n profess_v exclude_v woman_n and_o child_n and_o to_o use_v his_o own_o argument_n if_o he_o can_v find_v it_o so_o use_v otherwhere_o in_o scripture_n how_o can_v he_o judge_v it_o to_o mean_v so_o here_o but_o 2._o that_o the_o person_n here_o design_v can_v be_v all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v man_n of_o age_n but_o must_v be_v the_o ruler_n or_o eldership_n only_o i_o prove_v 1._o by_o a_o argument_n ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la upon_o a_o ground_n acknowledge_v confess_v and_o practise_v by_o these_o of_o the_o independent_a way_n themselves_o well_o observe_v by_o worthy_a mr._n baillie_n dissuasive_a from_o err._n par_fw-fr 1._o c._n 9_o p._n 192._o they_o to_o who_o offence_n be_v to_o be_v tell_v 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rational_a obedience_n 3._o that_o they_o join_v their_o assent_n we_o shall_v not_o deny_v but_o the_o question_n be_v what_o sort_n of_o assent_n whether_o authoritative_a and_o definitiveâ—_n 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o prove_v nor_o can_v be_v prove_v from_o the_o text._n their_o â—…urring_v in_o send_v messenger_n proveâ—_n it_o not_o section_n 13_o as_o to_o what_o follow_v of_o mr._n lockiers_n word_n in_o this_o 8._o sect_n yet_o will_v they_o not_o leave_v etc._n etc._n 1._o what_o he_o mean_v by_o presbyter_n primat_n and_o these_o introduce_v superintendent_o bring_v in_o general_a coercive_a assem_fw-la i_o confess_v i_o understand_v not_o sure_o i_o be_o presbyterian_o acknowledge_v not_o presbyter_n primat_n nor_o superintendant_o either_o but_o that_o their_o way_n be_v very_o contrary_a to_o both_o 2._o i_o confess_v the_o apostle_n in_o their_o practice_n in_o this_o synod_n leave_v no_o example_n introduce_v of_o a_o pope_n but_o withal_o i_o think_v â—hey_n leave_v a_o example_n for_o a_o synod_n general_a or_o particular_a wherein_o church_n ruler_n may_v juridical_o determine_v controversy_n in_o religion_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n oblige_v people_n to_o obedience_n under_o hazard_n of_o ecclesiastic_a censure_n as_o shall_v be_v more_o clear_v hereafter_o and_o that_o this_o do_v not_o supersede_n any_o power_n of_o people_n or_o particular_a assemb_v of_o saint_n private_a believer_n that_o be_v competent_a to_o they_o by_o the_o grant_n and_o appointment_n of_o jesus_n christ_n i_o close_o this_o purpose_n of_o this_o section_n with_o the_o word_n of_o the_o learned_a professor_n of_o leiden_fw-mi synop._n pur._n theol._n disp_n 49._o the_o council_n thes_n 29._o si_fw-mi ex_fw-la laicis_fw-la cujuscunque_fw-la status_fw-la &_o conditionis_fw-la sunt_fw-la viri_fw-la pielate_fw-la sacrarum_fw-la rerum_fw-la intelligentiâ_fw-la sapientiâ_fw-la &_o prudentiâ_fw-la modestiâ_fw-la pacis_fw-la study_v &_o mansuetudine_fw-la ensign_fw-la admitti_fw-la &_o accedere_fw-la possunt_fw-la sed_fw-la vocati_fw-la seu_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la selecti_fw-la &_o missi_fw-la iique_fw-la svo_fw-la ordine_fw-la &_o modo_fw-la rogati_fw-la sententiam_fw-la dicere_fw-la verumtamen_fw-la ab_fw-la illis_fw-la in_o publicâ_fw-la hâc_fw-la actione_n consilium_fw-la &_o arbitrium_fw-la potius_fw-la quà m_fw-la suffragium_fw-la requiritur_fw-la adfuisse_fw-la sanè_fw-la plebem_fw-la consilio_fw-la &_o apostolis_n presbyterisque_fw-la adstitisse_fw-la ut_fw-la auditores_fw-la &_o testes_fw-la &_o silentio_fw-la saltem_fw-la svo_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la voce_fw-la approbatores_fw-la fuisse_fw-la consensumque_fw-la praebuisse_fw-la videre_fw-la est_fw-la act._n 15._o atque_fw-la id_fw-la etiam_fw-la comprobat_fw-la primarum_fw-la &_o probatarum_fw-la synodorum_n praxis_fw-la &_o usus_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o concilio_n carthaginensi_fw-la sub_fw-la cypriano_n liqâ—et_fw-la interea_fw-la tamen_fw-la &_o populo_fw-la christi_fw-la maneâ—_n hâ—c_fw-la suum_fw-la ex_fw-la divino_fw-la verbo_fw-la judicium_fw-la sed_fw-la privatum_fw-la â—e_n humana_fw-la placita_fw-la pro_fw-la divinis_fw-la accipiat_fw-la math._n 7._o 19_o section_n 14_o for_o hâ—_n 3._o instance_n concern_v election_n of_o officer_n we_o grant_v that_o election_n of_o officer_n be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d but_o election_n be_v no_o 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o thâ—…_n weighty_a thing_n mention_v in_o 〈…〉_o â—sseâ—…ion_n and_o repeat_v aâ—aiâ—…_n sect_n 6._o wherein_o he_o underâ—…k_o 〈…〉_o â—hat_n the_o elder_a 〈…〉_o to_o exert_v power_n without_o the_o 〈◊〉_d authoritative_a 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o people_n not_o 〈◊〉_d iâ—_n formal_o give_v the_o office_n power_n 〈…〉_o sign_n the_o person_n to_o be_v invest_v 〈◊〉_d the_o powâ—…_n by_o 〈…〉_o be_v not_o one_o already_o ordain_v as_o 〈◊〉_d â—he_v 〈◊〉_d of_o thâ—sâ—_n 〈…〉_o to_o be_v deacon_n act_n 6._o or_o applyeâ—_n 〈◊〉_d to_o exercise_v his_o 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o particular_a charge_n if_o ordain_v and_o in_o office_n 〈◊〉_d nor_o be_v it_o any_o authoritative_a act_n of_o government_n ordination_n be_v do_v only_o by_o the_o presbyter_n and_o officer_n as_o thâ—…_n deacon_n elect_v by_o the_o people_n be_v ordain_v not_o by_o they_o bâ—t_o by_o the_o apostle_n section_n 15_o his_fw-la 4_o instance_n be_v of_o ordination_n of_o elder_n this_o we_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v a_o potestative_a act_n of_o ecclesiastic_a authority_n and_o affirm_v that_o in_o church_n constitute_v and_o in_o the_o ordinary_a way_n of_o call_v by_o christ_n appointment_n in_o the_o word_n belong_v only_o to_o these_o who_o have_v ecclesiastic_a authority_n the_o presbytery_n or_o eldership_n let_v we_o see_v how_o mr._n locky_a show_v we_o express_v scripture_n that_o the_o people_n must_v joint_o concur_v authoritative_o therein_o his_o first_o scripture_n be_v act_v 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d communibus_fw-la calculis_fw-la simul_fw-la suffragijs_fw-la electus_fw-la est_fw-la by_o 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