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right_o soever_o be_v his_o due_n where_o he_o have_v no_o force_n to_o exact_a duty_n from_o they_o nothing_o can_v restrain_v they_o but_o tie_v of_o conscience_n and_o nothing_o alse_a can_v lay_v a_o restraint_n on_o their_o conscience_n but_o religion_n where_o he_o have_v a_o power_n of_o force_n yet_o even_o that_o be_v not_o near_o so_o formidable_a at_o the_o irresistible_a power_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o future_a and_o eternal_a punishment_n no_o consideration_n but_o those_o can_v curb_v they_o from_o secret_a practice_n which_o oftentimes_o subvert_v the_o great_a humane_a force_n by_o degree_n insensible_a and_o therefore_o unaviodable_a nor_o be_v any_o religion_n so_o conget_n on_o these_o account_n as_o that_o which_o be_v true_a and_o most_o acceptable_a to_o god._n god_n may_v be_v oblige_v by_o the_o general_a law_n of_o providence_n for_o the_o general_a good_a of_o mankind_n to_o inflict_v imprecation_n make_v for_o secure_v faith_n even_o in_o false_a religion_n but_o he_o be_v most_o present_a at_o the_o office_n of_o his_o own_a establishment_n and_o therefore_o they_o have_v the_o great_a reason_n to_o fear_v they_o who_o imprecate_v in_o that_o form_n which_o be_v most_o suitable_a to_o the_o ture_n religion_n no_o religion_n so_o formidable_a at_o that_o which_o threaten_v future_a and_o eternal_a pain_n in_o case_n of_o violation_n no_o religion_n can_v so_o well_o assure_v we_o of_o the_o future_a and_o eternal_a state_n as_o reveal_v religion_n no_o revelation_n so_o well_o evidence_v by_o credential_n attest_v it_o in_o age_n of_o write_n and_o accurate_a information_n as_o our_o christian_a religion_n no_o one_o communion_n even_o of_o christian_n so_o just_a and_o equal_a against_o invasion_n on_o either_o side_n either_o of_o the_o church_n or_o the_o magistrate_n as_o that_o of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n and_o of_o these_o church_n which_o late_o come_v the_o near_a to_o those_o
bishop_n as_o the_o jewish_a prince_n can_v in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o jewish_a priesthood_n p._n 75._o §_o liv._o our_o reason_v against_o the_o magistrate_n right_n of_o deprivation_n in_o spiritual_n proceed_v universal_o and_o therefore_o in_o the_o case_n of_o temporal_a crime_n also_o the_o own_v such_o a_o power_n will_v have_v be_v pernicious_a to_o the_o primitive_a christian_n also_o whowere_v charge_n de_fw-mi with_o temporal_a crime_n p._n 77._o §_o lv._o the_o spiritual_a right_n of_o our_o father_n have_v be_v now_o invade_v by_o civil_a force_n bare_a character_n without_o district_n not_o sufficient_a to_o preserve_v the_o church_n as_o a_o body_n p._n 79._o §_o lvi_o suppose_v the_o church_n and_o christian_a state_n have_v make_v one_o body_n ret_v more_o have_v be_v require_v to_o make_v that_o supposition_n applicable_a to_o our_o present_a case_n which_o be_v not_o yet_o take_v notice_n of_o p._n 82._o §_o lvii_o the_o prince_n on_o account_n of_o his_o be_v a_o christian_n have_v no_o title_n to_o any_o spiritual_a authority_n p._n 83._o §_o lviii_o a_o whole_a nation_n by_o baptism_n may_v be_v make_v one_o society_n in_o the_o church_n without_o prejudice_n to_o their_o be_v still_o a_o society_n distinct_a from_o it_o p._n 85._o §_o lix_n the_o church_n obligation_n be_v more_o necessary_a for_o the_o subsist_v of_o the_o state_n than_o these_o she_o receive_v from_o the_o state_n be_v for_o she_o p._n 87._o §_o lx._n the_o benefit_n receive_v by_o the_o state_n from_o the_o church_n be_v also_o great_a than_o those_o which_o the_o church_n receive_v from_o the_o state_n p._n 89._o §_o lxi_o if_o the_o state_n have_v be_v capable_a of_o confer_v the_o great_a obligation_n yet_o a_o good_a pious_a magistrate_n can_v not_o in_o reason_n desire_v such_o a_o recompense_n as_o shall_v oblige_v the_o church_n to_o yield_v any_o of_o her_o ancient_a right_n p._n 90._o §_o lxii_o prince_n have_v be_v allow_v by_o the_o church_n a_o right_a to_o 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doctor_n have_v think_v fit_a on_o second_o thought_n to_o assert_v independent_o on_o his_o authority_n it_o can_v therefore_o be_v on_o this_o account_n of_o vindicate_v his_o m_n saint_n that_o any_o impartial_a reader_n can_v judge_v the_o doctor_n be_v performance_n to_o be_v a_o just_a reply_n to_o the_o vindicatoin_n §_o iii_o he_o have_v not_o offer_v at_o any_o answer_n to_o the_o argument_n against_o he_o in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o vindication_n but_o whatever_o become_v of_o the_o so_o boast_v m._n s_o a_o conscientious_a person_n who_o be_v only_o solicitous_a for_o truth_n not_o victory_n will_v easy_o excuse_v the_o doctor_n if_o he_o have_v at_o least_o be_v please_v to_o clear_v our_o present_a case_n relate_v to_o the_o lay-deprivation_n of_o our_o holy_a father_n and_o the_o schism_n that_o necessary_o follow_v upon_o it_o yet_o even_o here_o
found_v it_o in_o a_o state_n of_o independency_n on_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n body_n as_o then_o understand_v by_o the_o ecclesiastic_n be_v determine_v and_o distinguish_v by_o such_o district_n the_o allow_v therefore_o the_o heathen_a persecute_v magistrate_n a_o power_n of_o dissolve_v the_o relation_n of_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o their_o dominion_n to_o particular_a district_n have_v parfect_o dissolve_v all_o particular_a church_n as_o body_n when_o the_o magistrate_n be_v please_v to_o dissolve_v they_o and_o therefore_o can_v be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o design_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n who_o intend_v to_o perpetuate_v church_n as_o body_n independent_a on_o the_o state_n and_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o this_o power_n of_o discharge_v ecclesiastcal_a governor_n from_o the_o district_v in_o their_o own_o dominion_n be_v not_o own_a in_o the_o civil_a power_n by_o the_o apostle_n and_o early_a christian_n have_v it_o be_v so_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o must_v have_v quit_v jerusalem_n when_o they_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o sanbedrim_n and_o seek_v out_o other_o convert_v and_o district_v wherein_o they_o may_v exercise_v their_o function_n and_o character_n but_o where_o can_v they_o seek_v or_o find_v they_o but_o the_o same_o objection_n will_v still_o recur_v from_o this_o right_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n there_o must_v therefore_o have_v be_v no_o church_n in_o the_o world_n if_o this_o doctrine_n have_v be_v allow_v of_o but_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o apostle_n do_v still_o challenge_v and_o exercise_v their_o jurisdiction_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o be_v own_a and_o second_v in_o do_v so_o by_o the_o christian_n inhabitant_n of_o that_o city_n against_o all_o the_o persecution_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o be_v all_o of_o they_o own_a by_o god_n by_o the_o credential_n that_o follow_v they_o which_o can_v never_o have_v be_v if_o these_o their_o practice_n have_v be_v usurpation_n and_o all_o the_o right_a that_o bishop_n than_o have_v for_o oblige_v the_o whole_a catholic_n church_n be_v ground_v on_o the_o commerce_n of_o communicatory_a letter_n and_o the_o common_a interest_n of_o all_o to_o ratify_v the_o act_n of_o particular_a district_n thence_o it_o appear_v that_o all_o exercise_n of_o epicopacy_n as_o catholic_n be_v ground_v on_o the_o right_n each_o bishop_n have_v to_o a_o particular_a district_n so_o vain_a be_v our_o adversary_n pretence_n for_o make_v our_o bishop_n bishop_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n though_o deprive_v of_o district_n in_o order_n to_o the_o exercise_v any_o episcopal_a act_n for_o preserve_v the_o face_n of_o a_o body_n under_o a_o persecution_n §_o lvi_o suppose_v the_o church_n and_o christian_a state_n have_v make_v one_o body_n yet_o more_o have_v be_v requisite_a to_o make_v that_o supposition_n applicable_a to_o our_o present_a case_n which_o be_v not_o yet_o take_v notice_n of_o but_o the_o principle_n pretence_n of_o all_o that_o our_o adversary_n insist_v on_o be_v that_o in_o those_o early_a time_n the_o church_n be_v indeed_o a_o society_n distinct_a from_o the_o state_n and_o whilst_o it_o continue_v so_o the_o deprivation_n of_o the_o state_n can_v therefore_o not_o extend_v to_o spiritual_n which_o be_v the_o constitute_v of_o the_o church_n as_o a_o society_n distinct_a from_o it_o but_o that_o there_o be_v no_o necessary_a consequence_n because_o it_o be_v so_o then_o that_o therefore_o it_o most_o be_v so_o now_o that_o the_o reason_v from_o the_o sense_n and_o practice_n of_o those_o time_n do_v indeed_o hold_v where_o the_o case_n be_v the_o same_o as_o it_o be_v then_o that_o be_v where_o the_o state_n consist_v of_o infidel_n but_o not_o in_o we_o wherein_o the_o state_n profess_v the_o christian_n religion_n this_o be_v suggest_v by_o the_o worthy_a author_n of_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o he_o call_v it_o from_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o vindicator_n and_o he_o have_v therein_o manage_v the_o reason_v part_n of_o this_o dispute_n better_o than_o the_o doctor_n in_o that_o he_o have_v pitch_v on_o the_o particular_a proposition_n which_o he_o think_v needs_o further_a proof_n in_o the_o scheme_n of_o the_o vindicator_n seem_v withal_o to_o allow_v that_o if_o this_o also_o be_v clear_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o vidicator_n proof_n will_v hold_v as_o be_v firm_o superstruct_v on_o it_o this_o therefore_o bring_v the_o question_n to_o a_o short_a issue_n and_o afford_v a_o further_a subject_n of_o useful_a discourse_n for_o improve_n what_o have_v be_v say_v already_o and_o i_o therefore_o return_v my_o hearty_a thanks_o to_o that_o author_n for_o it_o only_o wish_v that_o he_o have_v allow_v himself_o a_o large_a scope_n for_o make_v that_o out_o which_o if_o prove_v will_v have_v be_v so_o very_o considerable_a for_o his_o purpose_n suppose_v he_o have_v prove_v his_o assertion_n true_a yet_o other_o thing_n remain_v to_o have_v be_v prove_v further_o for_o make_v it_o applicable_a to_o our_o present_a case_n something_o more_o have_v certain_o be_v requisite_a for_o his_o purpose_n than_o bare_o to_o suppose_v the_o magistrate_n bare_o christian._n he_o may_v easy_o have_v foresee_v that_o even_o among_o christian_n there_o be_v different_a communion_n on_o account_n of_o herisy_n and_o schism_n if_o the_o magistrate_n therefore_o be_v guilty_a of_o either_o of_o those_o he_o be_v as_o uncapable_a of_o unite_n with_o the_o church_n in_o one_o cmmunion_n as_o if_o he_o be_v a_o idolater_n and_o i_o suppose_v all_o the_o ground_n that_o worthy_a person_n have_v for_o make_v a_o believe_a prince_n case_n different_a from_o that_o of_o a_o infidel_n in_o order_n to_o the_o church_n coalition_n into_o one_o body_n with_o the_o society_n that_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o believe_a prince_n must_v be_v the_o church_n union_n in_o communion_n with_o he_o which_o it_o can_v have_v with_o a_o infidel_n for_o that_o political_a union_n which_o be_v requisite_a for_o secular_a government_n as_o far_o as_o it_o be_v consistent_a with_o difference_n in_o communion_n as_o to_o spiritual_n the_o orthodox_n be_v as_o capable_a of_o maintain_v with_o infidel_n prince_n as_o they_o be_v with_o either_o heritick_n or_o schismatic_n and_o for_o apply_v that_o case_n he_o may_v have_v consider_v further_o how_o far_o communicate_v with_o schismatic_n in_o other_o place_n and_o set_v up_o schism_n where_o he_o find_v the_o true_a communion_n establish_v by_o law_n and_o allow_v no_o patronage_n of_o law_n without_o schismatical_a condition_n may_v go_v to_o prove_v a_o prince_n case_n schismatical_a then_o suppose_v the_o church_n and_o state_n unite_v into_o one_o society_n he_o shall_v have_v inquire_v further_o why_o this_o union_n must_v rather_o be_v under_o the_o secular_a than_o the_o spiritual_a common_a monarch_n this_o i_o be_o sure_a be_v against_o the_o general_n rule_n of_o subordination_n to_o make_v the_o more_o noble_a power_n subject_a to_o that_o which_o be_v less_o so_o and_o therefore_o aught_o to_o have_v be_v prove_v by_o reasen_n peculiar_a to_o this_o particular_a coalition_n of_o two_o society_n into_o one_o such_o peculiar_a reason_n i_o doubt_v be_v more_o than_o ever_o we_o can_v expect_v from_o he_o but_o suppose_v both_o these_o difficulty_n surmount_v that_o the_o church_n have_v a_o prince_n of_o one_o communion_n with_o she_o and_o that_o the_o two_o society_n now_o unite_v be_v to_o be_v govern_v rather_o by_o the_o prince_z than_o the_o metropolitan_a yet_o still_o another_o question_n remain_v worthy_a his_o consideration_n how_o long_o this_o union_n be_v to_o hold_v if_o irrevocable_o than_o the_o church_n will_v be_v leave_v destitute_a of_o a_o power_n necessary_a for_o her_o subsitence_n whenever_o the_o prince_n shall_v apostatise_v to_o infidelity_n or_o a_o infidel_n shall_v succeed_v he_o by_o the_o rule_v establish_v for_o the_o succession_n if_o therefore_o the_o church_n power_n be_v grant_v revocable_a the_o enquiry_n then_o will_v be_v whether_o the_o grant_n can_v in_o reason_n be_v suppose_v to_o hold_v any_o long_a than_o the_o prince_n protectoon_n of_o she_o if_o so_o then_o whether_o when_o he_o revoke_v his_o protection_n grant_v on_o conscionable_a term_n and_o persecute_v his_o fellow_n brethren_n for_o no_o other_o reason_n but_o for_o be_v true_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o old_a communion_n this_o be_v not_o the_o very_a season_n wherein_o they_o be_v in_o conscience_n absolve_v from_o their_o old_a grant_n and_o be_v perfect_o free_a to_o resume_v their_o old_a spiritual_a liberty_n i_o know_v our_o adversary_n will_v understand_v i_o without_o any_o further_a application_n §_o lvii_o the_o prince_n 〈◊〉_d account_n of_o his_o be_v only_o a_o christian_n have_v no_o title_n to_o any_o spiritual_a authority_n these_o thing_n i_o say_v have_v be_v requisite_a to_o make_v his_o doctrine_n practicable_a if_o it_o have_v be_v prove_v and_o prove_v as_o
lxxi_o the_o conclusion_n i_o hope_v the_o worthy_a defender_n of_o the_o present_a divider_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n will_v by_o this_o time_n see_v that_o this_o proposition_n question_v by_o he_o concern_v the_o distinction_n of_o the_o church_n even_o from_o a_o christian_a and_o orthodox_n state_n be_v as_o firm_o prove_v as_o any_o other_o particular_a of_o the_o vindicator_n whole_a hypothesis_n i_o hope_v he_o will_v also_o find_v it_o conformable_a to_o those_o very_o same_o authority_n he_o be_v please_v to_o porduce_v against_o it_o that_o of_o mr._n hooker_n and_o even_o of_o our_o church_n of_o england_n as_o settle_v by_o our_o ancient_a law_n though_o the_o compass_n i_o be_o oblige_v to_o confine_v myself_o to_o will_v not_o allow_v i_o to_o follow_v either_o he_o or_o the_o doctor_n into_o other_o argument_n or_o into_o particular_a application_n of_o this_o i_o have_v insist_v on_o yet_o i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o urge_v my_o argument_n so_o as_o to_o obviate_v whatever_o they_o have_v say_v that_o may_v otherwise_o have_v seem_v to_o weaken_v it_o i_o now_o leave_v and_o recommend_v the_o success_n to_o he_o who_o cause_n i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o plead_v not_o as_o i_o will_v but_o as_o i_o be_v able_a a_o good_a cause_n alone_o be_v indeed_o a_o very_a great_a advantage_n above_o artifices_fw-la of_o wit_n and_o subtilty_n in_o plead_v for_o a_o ill_a one_o that_o be_v all_o that_o i_o pretend_v to_o but_o it_o be_v god_n alone_o that_o must_v give_v the_o word_n to_o the_o preacher_n and_o dociliey_n to_o the_o hearer_n and_o it_o be_v his_o usual_a way_n to_o glorify_v his_o own_o power_n in_o the_o weakness_n and_o contemptibleness_n of_o well-meaning_a instrument_n this_o title_n i_o have_v and_o this_o alone_a to_o his_o assistance_n and_o blessing_n on_o the_o management_n that_o it_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v his_o own_o work_n if_o the_o good_a cause_n itself_o do_v not_o suffer_v by_o my_o concernment_n in_o it_o the_o same_o good_a god_n dispose_v our_o adversary_n to_o follow_v the_o truth_n rather_o than_o their_o worldly_a interest_n to_o consider_v impartial_o what_o be_v say_v how_o contradictory_n soever_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o their_o fleshly_a inclination_n to_o examine_v with_o their_o more_o sagatious_a judgement_n rather_o what_o the_o cause_n itself_o will_v afford_v to_o be_v say_v for_o it_o than_o what_o have_v be_v say_v by_o i_o he_o alone_o can_v revive_v in_o they_o their_o old_a love_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o peace_n of_o unity_n their_o former_a seriousness_n in_o these_o concern_v of_o the_o great_a importance_n to_o they_o their_o former_a or_o even_o the_o primitive_a zeal_n for_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o church_n and_o of_o religion_n in_o this_o unbelieving_a apostatise_v generation_n when_o he_o shall_v be_v please_v to_o do_v so_o we_o may_v then_o hope_v to_o see_v endeavour_n for_o heal_v the_o breach_n themselves_o have_v make_v we_o may_v then_o hope_v to_o see_v they_o ambitious_a of_o do_v it_o on_o the_o most_o honourable_a term_n that_o may_v be_v for_o the_o church_n security_n against_o future_a invasion_n and_o against_o the_o precedent_n of_o make_v spiritual_a interest_n give_v way_n to_o worldly_a politic_n we_o may_v then_o hope_v to_o see_v they_o again_o as_o much_o concern_v as_o we_o be_v nay_o as_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v that_o our_o church_n and_o our_o communion_n may_v not_o depend_v on_o the_o precarious_a pleasure_n of_o a_o persecute_v magistrate_n how_o much_o more_o please_v a_o sight_n must_v this_o be_v to_o all_o generous_a and_o christian_a temper_n than_o our_o present_a division_n and_o scandal_n and_o animosity_n when_o o_o when_o shall_v it_o once_o be_v finis_fw-la finis_fw-la preface_n to_o the_o reader_n the_o vindication_n of_o the_o civil_a power_n in_o deprive_v a_o bishop_n for_o political_a crime_n i_o reserve_v for_o a_o particular_a treatise_n treatise_n pref._n to_o the_o reader_n i_o grant_v at_o present_a that_o all_o lay-deprivations_a be_v invalid_a invalid_a pre._n to_o the_o reader_n 1_o thess._n v_o â—â—_o â—â—â—_o xiii_o â—â—_o matth._n xix_o eâ—_n mark_v 10._o 31._o ch._n 1._o p._n 2._o 9_o p._n 5._o see_v unity_n of_o priesthood_n nec_fw-la to_o unity_n of_o comm._n p._n 63._o etc._n etc._n psal._n xv._n 4._o p._n â—â—_o p._n see_v p._n 18._o p._n 10._o p._n 11._o p._n 11_o sulp._n sever._n sacr._n hist._n l._n 11._o orig_n in_o num._n hom._n x._o pearson_n vind_z ign_n part_v 11._o c._n 9_o â—_o 12._o p._n 12._o p._n â—â—_o p._n â—â—_o â—â—_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n shall_v our_o adversary_n be_v able_a to_o produce_v such_o a_o example_n as_o i_o think_v they_o will_v never_o be_v able_a it_o will_v advantage_v their_o cause_n but_o little_a especial_o if_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o late_a age_n since_o it_o be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n in_o general_z general_z c._n 1._o §._o 9_o p._n 9_o 10._o c._n 1._o p._n 10._o see_v above_o §_o xxiii_o xxiii_o 1_o king_n ii_o 1._o 1._o v._o 35._o 35._o 1_o sam._n xiii_o 12._o 12._o 2_o sam._n vii_o 6_o 7._o 7._o 2_o king_n xv._n 5._o 2_o chron._n xxvii_o 16._o to_o 21._o 21._o numb_a xvi_o xvi_o numb_a xvii_o 8_o 9_o 10._o 10._o numb_a xvi_o 40._o 40._o numb_a xvi_o 9_o 9_o 〈…〉_z xxiii_o 6._o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d philo_n de_fw-fr gigantib_n p._n 292._o ed._n paris_n 1640._o 1640._o heb._n iu._n 14._o vii_o 26._o ix_o 23._o 24._o 24._o heb._n viii_o 1_o 2_o 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joseph_n macab_n c_o 13._o see_v mat._n five_o two_o 11._o s_o luke_n xiii_o 28_o 29_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 16._o st._n luke_n xx._n 38._o the_o bosom_n of_o abrahan_n be_v there_o mention_v in_o the_o translation_n of_o that_o work_n by_o erasmus_n p._n 1090_o edit_n colon._n whether_o from_o any_o greek_a he_o have_v i_o know_v not_o but_o i_o think_v it_o be_v in_o the_o ms._n of_o new-colledge_n see_v also_o josephus_n '_o s_o oration_n l._n iii_o bell_n jud._n c._n p._n 852._o 852._o wisdom_n ix_o 8._o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d philo_n de_fw-fr praem_n sacerd._n p._n 830._o edit_n paris_n 1640._o *_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n p._n 832._o *_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d philo_z de_fw-fr monarcia_n p._n 819._o 819._o deut._n xxxiii_o 5._o 5._o numb_a xxiii_o 21._o *_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joseph_n antiquit_n lib._n four_o cap._n 2_o pag._n 104._o see_v also_o lib._n iii_o cap._n 9_o pag._n 87._o edit_fw-la colon._n 1691._o 1691._o judge_n xx._n 27._o 28._o 1_o sam_n fourteen_o 18_o 19_o 19_o 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 9_o â—0_n 11_o 12._o 2_o sam._n v._o 23_o 4._o 1_o chr._n fourteen_o 14._o 15._o 15._o josh._n ix_o 15._o 15._o deut._n xvii_o 8_o 11_o 12_o 13._o 13._o 1_o king_n i._n 50._o 50._o thucyd._n lib._n 1._o 1._o st_n matt._n xxiii_o 17_o 19_o 19_o 1_o chr._n xvi_o 12._o ps._n cv_o 15._o 15._o 1_o chr._n xvi_o 21._o ps._n cv_o 14._o 14._o 1_o sam._n xxiv_o 10._o xxvi_o 9_o 11_o 23._o 23._o 1_o sam._n xxii_o 1._o 7._o 7._o v_o 18._o 18._o 1_o king_n two_o â—7_n â—7_n joseph_n anti._n lib._n viii_o c._n 1_o 1_o 1_o sam._n ii_o 36._o 36._o 2_o sam_n xv._n 29._o 35._o xvii_o 15_o xix_o 11._o xx._n 25._o 1_o king_n iu_o 4._o 1_o chr._n xv._n 11._o 11._o 2_o sam._n viii_o 17._o 1_o chr._n xviii_o 16_o 16_o chap._n ii_o s._n 3._o p._n 17._o 17._o st._n mark_n ii_o 26._o 26._o exod._n xxviii_o 1._o 1_o chr._n xxiii_o 13._o 13._o exod._n xxix_o 4_o etc._n etc._n leu._n viij_o 2._o etc._n etc._n etc._n exod._n thirty_o 19_o xl_o 12._o 31._o 31._o exod._n thirty_o 30._o 30._o leu._n two_o 3._o vi_fw-la 20._o seven_o 34._o xx_o four_o 9_o 1_o chr._n vi_fw-la 49._o 49._o numb_a vi_fw-la 23._o 23._o heb._n seven_o 7_o 7_o numb_a iii._o 9_o iv._o 19_o 27._o viii_o 13._o 19_o 22._o 22._o exod._n 11._o xxviii_o 4._o 43._o 43._o exod._n xx_o viij_o 1._o 1._o 1_o chr._n xxiv_o 2._o numb_a iii._o 2_o 3_o 4._o 4._o numb_a twenty-five_o 15._o 15._o numb_a xx._n 26_o 28._o joseph_n ant._n lib._n iu._n c._n 4._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joseph_n ant._n lib._n vii_o c._n 6._o p._n 222._o 222._o joseph_n ant._n lib._n viii_o c._n 1._o p._n 254._o 254._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exod._n xxix_o 30_o 30_o 2_o chr._n xxiv_o â—_o â—_o â—_o 2_o kin._n xxiii_o 4._o joseph_n ant._n l._n xx_o c._n 8._o p._n 7â—â—_o 7â—â—_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignat._n epist._n ad_fw-la smyrn_n n._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etist_n ad_fw-la magnes_fw-la n._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ibid._n n._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epist._n ad_fw-la philadelph_n inscrip_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n n._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epist._n ad_fw-la trall_n n._n 7._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epist._n ad_fw-la trall_n n._n 3._o 3._o ut_fw-la quis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sit_v quid_fw-la sit_fw-la faciondum_fw-la it_o a_o hortatur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epist._n ad_fw-la eph._n n._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epist._n ad_fw-la philadelph_n n._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epist._n ad_fw-la trall_n n._n 7._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epist._n ad_fw-la smyrn_n n._n 8._o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 1_o chr._n ix_o 4_o 1_o cor._n x._o 16_o 17_o 18._o 21._o heb._n xiii_o 10._o clem._n rom._n ep._n ad_fw-la corinth_n 2_o tim._n i._o 10._o 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 44._o 44._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 43._o 43._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n n._n 40._o 40._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 40._o 40._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 41._o 41._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 41._o 41._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 41._o 41._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 44._o 44._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 43_o 43_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 44._o 44._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 44._o 44._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 44._o 44._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 44._o 44._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n n._n 42._o 42._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n n._n 44._o 44._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 42._o 42._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 21._o 21._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 46._o 46._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 57_o 57_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 16._o 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 44._o 44._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 46._o 46._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 46._o 46._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 54_o 54_o ch._n 18._o p._n 197._o bellarm_n de_fw-fr rom._n pontif._n lib._n v._o â—_o 7._o letter_n to_o a_o fâ—â—end_n p._n 20._o 20._o 2_o chr._n xv._n 3._o 3._o hos._n iii_o 4._o 4._o jer._n viiâ—_n â—_z â—_z dan._n vii_o 1._o 12_o 13._o ix_o 27._o xi_o 3._o xii_o 11._o joseph_n bell_n jud._n l._n vii_o hook_n eccl._n polie_fw-la book_n viii_o p._n 463._o ed._n lond._n 1682._o ibid._n p._n 465._o ibid._n p._n 466._o defence_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n p._n 7._o
express_o discharge_v from_o the_o first_o so_o far_o they_o will_v be_v from_o reckon_n on_o their_o silence_n alone_o as_o sufficient_a to_o discharge_v they_o for_o there_o be_v beside_o especial_o in_o such_o circumstance_n as_o we_o obvious_a reason_n why_o silence_n only_o shall_v not_o be_v take_v for_o a_o argument_n of_o a_o presume_a consent_n the_o fear_n of_o those_o under_o who_o violence_n they_o suffer_v may_v hinder_v they_o from_o public_a signification_n of_o their_o dissent_n and_o yet_o it_o seem_v nothing_o under_o a_o public_a signification_n will_v satisfy_v the_o doctor_n if_o this_o fear_n shall_v less_o influence_n so_o worthy_a and_o good_a man_n yet_o the_o fear_n of_o miscarry_v might_n in_o prudence_n discourage_v they_o from_o attempt_v what_o they_o may_v easy_o foresee_v that_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o go_v through_o with_o and_o how_o can_v our_o h._n fathert_n hope_v to_o succeed_v under_o so_o manifest_a and_o general_a a_o desertion_n of_o those_o who_o owe_v duty_n to_o they_o and_o know_v they_o do_v so_o but_o it_o be_v not_o very_o human_a in_o our_o adversary_n by_o their_o notorious_a undutifulness_n to_o oblige_v our_o father_n to_o this_o silence_n and_o than_o ironical_o to_o turn_v their_o silence_n into_o a_o argument_n of_o a_o presume_a consent_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n these_o consideration_n make_v it_o plain_a that_o it_o be_v very_o possible_a for_o they_o to_o continue_v their_o claim_n though_o they_o shall_v give_v no_o public_a signification_n of_o do_v so_o and_o their_o cnotinue_v it_o though_o without_o any_o public_a signification_n be_v sufficient_a to_o our_o obligation_n with_o regard_n to_o conscience_n till_o they_o give_v a_o public_a signification_n that_o they_o will_v discharge_v we_o for_o that_o be_v sufficient_a to_o continue_v their_o old_a notorious_a claim_n they_o have_v to_o our_o duty_n before_o the_o pretend_a deprivation_n i_o know_v no_o other_o case_n wherein_o our_o advarsary_n where_o concern_v in_o which_o they_o will_v think_v it_o just_a to_o presume_v that_o person_n live_v under_o a_o notorious_a force_n do_v therefore_o surrender_v their_o right_n because_o they_o do_v not_o further_o provoke_v their_o oppressor_n by_o a_o open_a signification_n of_o their_o claim_n but_o if_o nothing_o less_o than_o a_o public_a signification_n of_o their_o claim_n will_v content_v the_o doctor_n methinks_v he_o shall_v have_v acquaint_v we_o what_o act_n they_o be_v of_o episcopal_a power_n which_o he_o expect_v from_o our_o h._n father_n as_o public_a signification_n of_o it_o do_v he_o expect_v that_o they_o must_v signify_v their_o mind_n herein_o juridical_o as_o they_o do_v former_o from_o their_o court_n and_o their_o cathedral_n but_o he_o know_v these_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o those_o who_o have_v pretend_v to_o deprive_v they_o he_o know_v their_o officer_n and_o subordinate_a governor_n will_v not_o now_o obey_v they_o must_v they_o public_o warn_v those_o who_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o their_o cure_n and_o parish_n but_o how_o can_v they_o expect_v more_o duty_n from_o they_o who_o follow_v the_o revenue_n into_o the_o schism_n and_o who_o be_v in_o actual_a communion_n with_o and_o under_o the_o pretend_a obligation_n of_o oath_n of_o canonical_a obedience_n to_o their_o rival_n schismatic_n what_o can_v they_o expect_v from_o such_o a_o publication_n of_o their_o dissent_n beside_o their_o gratify_v the_o doctor_n but_o to_o expose_v their_o own_o authority_n without_o any_o prospect_n of_o public_a benefit_n that_o may_v countervail_v it_o what_o but_o a_o fruitless_a exasperation_n of_o their_o persecutor_n will_v he_o have_v they_o fix_v public_a protestation_n against_o what_o have_v be_v do_v in_o public_a place_n but_o the_o worthy_a dean_n of_o worcester_n case_n be_v a_o notorious_a instance_n how_o such_o a_o publication_n will_v be_v resent_v i_o hope_v he_o will_v not_o own_o any_o design_n of_o urge_v they_o to_o such_o difficulty_n only_o to_o gratify_v he_o if_o he_o have_v real_o that_o veneration_n for_o they_o which_o he_o profess_v to_o have_v by_o all_o the_o episcopal_a act_n that_o be_v necessary_a and_o of_o which_o their_o circumstance_n be_v capable_a they_o do_v already_o public_o signify_v their_o insist_v on_o their_o old_a title_n i_o know_v no_o episcopal_a act_n necessary_a for_o our_o present_a condition_n but_o what_o they_o ready_o exercise_v as_o they_o see_v occasion_n for_o they_o they_o exercise_v they_o in_o diocese_n not_o otherwise_o vacate_v than_o by_o the_o schism_n without_o the_o ordinary_n leave_v and_o to_o person_n not_o own_v the_o ordinary_n communion_n which_o also_o our_o h._n father_n themselves_o abstain_v from_o these_o be_v public_a signification_n that_o they_o do_v disow_v the_o state_n communion_n as_o schismatical_a not_o only_o as_o use_v unlawful_a office_n which_o can_v be_v justify_v on_o any_o other_o term_n but_o their_o challenge_v their_o old_a right_n and_o condemn_v their_o schismatical_a rival_n §_o xv._n the_o oath_n of_o canonical_a obedience_n to_o our_o father_n still_o oblige_v so_o unreasonable_a be_v the_o gratification_n expect_v by_o the_o doctor_n from_o their_o lordship_n whereas_o all_o thing_n consider_v there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o he_o shall_v expect_v any_o gratification_n at_o all_o for_o if_o they_o will_v not_o discharge_v he_o from_o his_o duty_n he_o be_v however_o resolve_v not_o to_o pay_v they_o any_o for_o he_o put_v the_o case_n of_o a_o bishop_n forbid_v his_o people_n on_o their_o oath_n to_o accept_v of_o any_o other_o bishop_n and_o then_o ask_v what_o must_v be_v do_v in_o such_o case_n be_v the_o church_n perjure_v if_o she_o accept_v of_o another_o will_v our_o adversary_n say_v that_o she_o be_v he_o know_v our_o mind_n very_o well_o that_o we_o know_v not_o how_o to_o excuse_v she_o and_o what_o have_v he_o to_o prove_v the_o contrary_a nothing_o but_o the_o voice_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n a_o hard_a say_n who_o can_v bear_v it_o but_o this_o learned_a divine_a know_v very_o well_o that_o the_o hardness_n of_o a_o say_n especial_o if_o it_o be_v only_o so_o to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n be_v no_o argument_n to_o prove_v it_o false_a he_o know_v it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o that_o very_a passage_n whence_o he_o borrow_v the_o expression_n he_o know_v it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o all_o case_n of_o persecution_n and_o of_o doctrine_n that_o may_v deserve_v to_o be_v maintain_v by_o suffer_v and_o he_o urge_v nothing_o peculiar_a in_o our_o present_a case_n but_o he_o can_v imagine_v that_o the_o welfare_n and_o prosperity_n of_o mankind_n do_v depend_v upon_o so_o ticklish_a and_o uncertain_a a_o point_n as_o that_o of_o a_o eject_v governor_n consent_v that_o if_o he_o refuse_v to_o give_v his_o consent_n all_o the_o church_n or_o the_o nation_n must_v be_v make_v a_o sacrifice_n to_o he_o so_o he_o represent_v the_o case_n very_o invidious_o as_o if_o the_o competition_n be_v between_o the_o private_a interest_n of_o the_o governor_n and_o the_o good_a of_o the_o community_n he_o therefore_o fancy_n that_o the_o false_a principle_n on_o which_o this_o nation_n be_v build_v be_v this_o that_o the_o oath_n that_o be_v take_v to_o the_o governor_n be_v take_v only_o for_o his_o sake_n but_o though_o that_o principle_n which_o he_o call_v folse_o be_v real_o in_o the_o constitution_n of_o some_o particular_a government_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o universal_o false_a yet_o neither_o on_o the_o contrary_a be_v it_o universal_o true_a particular_o it_o be_v not_o true_a in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a government_n this_o government_n be_v not_o a_o property_n of_o the_o governor_n but_o a_o trust_v commit_v to_o their_o management_n for_o the_o good_a of_o other_o rather_o than_o of_o themselves_o yet_o though_o this_o be_v the_o case_n it_o be_v the_o public_a interest_n of_o the_o whole_a society_n that_o all_o the_o member_n of_o it_o be_v unanimous_a in_o defend_v the_o particular_a person_n in_o who_o the_o government_n be_v vest_v against_o a_o forcible_a dispossession_n it_o be_v the_o public_a interest_n that_o no_o right_n whatsoever_o be_v overpower_v because_o if_o they_o be_v no_o right_n whatsoever_o neither_o private_a nor_o public_a can_v be_v secure_a but_o may_v be_v also_o overpower_v by_o the_o same_o precedent_n it_o be_v yet_o more_o particular_o the_o public_a interest_n that_o those_o right_n be_v secure_v against_o all_o force_n upon_o which_o the_o security_n of_o all_o the_o particular_a right_n of_o the_o whole_a society_n depend_v such_o be_v those_o of_o the_o supreme_a governor_n who_o if_o they_o be_v not_o enable_v to_o defend_v themselves_o can_v never_o be_v able_a to_o protect_v either_o the_o whole_a body_n or_o any_o particular_a member_n of_o it_o in_o possession_n of_o the_o right_n to_o which_o they_o be_v entitle_v by_o the_o
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