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of_o the_o apostle_n the_o business_n ought_v to_o be_v refer_v it_o be_v otherwise_o ordain_v all_o this_o writing_n on_o both_o side_n do_v but_o increase_v the_o fend_v and_o cause_v the_o several_a party_n to_o be_v call_v by_o the_o new_a name_n of_o remonstâ—ators_n and_o anti-remonstrators_a in_o the_o interim_n these_o first_o have_v get_v more_o credit_n with_o the_o state_n of_o holland_n and_o west-friesland_n by_o the_o mean_n and_o protection_n of_o barnevelt_n advocate_n general_n of_o those_o state_n july_n 1614_o 25._o july_n obtain_v of_o they_o that_o toleration_n which_o they_o so_o much_o desire_v and_o by_o the_o cunning_a insinuation_n of_o utengobardus_n whâ—_n have_v be_v one_o of_o arminius_n chief_a colleague_n and_o the_o most_o zealous_a of_o the_o party_n get_v their_o doctrine_n to_o be_v receive_v as_o current_n in_o many_o town_n of_o holland_n the_o other_o make_v what_o opposition_n they_o can_v and_o protest_v high_o against_o it_o and_o particular_o
prophet_n this_o make_v it_o further_o more_o manifest_a that_o it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o the_o decree_n of_o synod_n be_v only_a rule_n of_o policy_n which_o do_v not_o reach_v unto_o doctrine_n and_o only_o serve_v for_o exterior_a order_n which_o be_v the_o utmost_a limit_n of_o their_o authority_n for_o it_o be_v most_o evident_a that_o this_o assembly_n at_o dort_n do_v pretend_v to_o regulate_v iâ—_n self_n according_a to_o the_o four_o first_o council_n who_o example_n they_o propose_v unto_o themseles_a in_o the_o mean_a time_n these_o gentleman_n do_v acknowledge_v that_o those_o council_n do_v condemn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o those_o arch_a heretic_n who_o they_o give_v sentence_n against_o in_o such_o manner_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o hold_v it_o not_o adhere_v unto_o their_o party_n without_o become_v like_a unto_o they_o heretic_n and_o schismatic_n it_o can_v then_o be_v doubt_v but_o this_o synod_n pretend_v to_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o that_o by_o 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synod_n have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o reason_n to_o speak_v in_o that_o mannen_n for_o in_o so_o remarkable_a a_o contest_v as_o this_o between_o two_o such_o party_n who_o be_v in_o dispute_n of_o matter_n of_o such_o importance_n presuppose_v that_o they_o look_v upon_o themselves_o as_o the_o representative_a body_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n theâ—_n can_v not_o in_o reason_n discover_v any_o other_o judge_n but_o themselves_o for_o they_o see_v manifest_o in_o that_o conjuncture_n that_o the_o scripture_n can_v not_o be_v it_o for_o so_o much_o as_o the_o two_o party_n uphold_v theâ—â—_n opinion_n by_o scripture_n as_o it_o have_v always_o happen_v in_o all_o the_o conrest_n which_o have_v rise_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n the_o controversy_n between_o they_o be_v concern_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o those_o passaged_a which_o be_v allege_v on_o both_o side_n neither_o these_o passage_n then_o nor_o those_o other_o which_o be_v bring_v for_o the_o explication_n of_o 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have_v a_o rule_n and_o a_o law_n which_o he_o be_v to_o follow_v in_o give_v judgement_n that_o his_o sentence_n may_v be_v just_a and_o secure_a this_o rule_n be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o right_o apply_v render_v judgement_n high_o equitable_a now_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n acknowledge_v that_o a_o assembly_n of_o lawful_a pastor_n represent_v the_o body_n of_o the_o true_a church_n be_v this_o judge_n to_o who_o it_o appertain_v to_o judge_v of_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o afterward_o to_o resolve_v according_a to_o this_o rule_n any_o cause_n depend_v 12._o i_o do_v now_o earnest_o beseech_v our_o brethren_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n to_o reflect_v serious_o upon_o these_o two_o proposition_n i_o be_o now_o about_o to_o make_v the_o first_o be_v that_o as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v infallible_a in_o itself_o so_o certain_o the_o judgement_n of_o he_o who_o true_o judge_v according_a to_o this_o rule_n be_v also_o infallible_a and_o 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