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in_o it_o be_v likely_a to_o discover_v truth_n though_o always_o they_o do_v not_o but_o be_v not_o tie_v by_o any_o special_a or_o particular_a promise_n to_o be_v present_a with_o they_o as_o he_o be_v to_o a_o church_n mat._n 18._o therefore_o i_o stand_v ready_a to_o embrace_v any_o light_n that_o christ_n shall_v please_v providential_o to_o minister_v unto_o i_o by_o their_o hand_n but_o tie_v myself_o by_o no_o mean_n to_o their_o arbitrement_n further_o than_o i_o see_v it_o to_o be_v according_a to_o the_o word_n for_o christ_n never_o make_v they_o the_o lord_n of_o my_o faith_n no_o not_o if_o they_o be_v the_o apostle_n themselves_o thus_o i_o have_v give_v my_o judgement_n at_o length_n in_o this_o matter_n and_o i_o think_v i_o give_v not_o much_o less_o power_n to_o the_o magistrate_n in_o religion_n then_o have_v be_v by_o our_o modern_a and_o more_o moderate_a writer_n ascribe_v to_o they_o who_o contend_v on_o their_o behalf_n for_o no_o more_o but_o outward_a jurisdiction_n and_o state_n the_o alst_n the_o primatus_fw-la regius_fw-la est_fw-la quo_fw-la princeps_fw-la prae_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la tanquam_fw-la caput_fw-la externae_fw-la politiae_fw-la seu_fw-la quo_fw-la princeps_fw-la est_fw-la primas_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la quantùm_fw-la ad_fw-la externam_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la politiam_fw-la alst_n primacy_n of_o the_o magistrate_n only_o in_o the_o external_a policy_n of_o the_o church_n relate_v only_o to_o such_o act_n as_o these_o synodum_fw-la convocare_fw-la authoritate_fw-la publicâ_fw-la constituere_fw-la salaria_fw-la ministris_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ecclesiae_fw-la procurare_fw-la &_o conservare_fw-la per_fw-la ministros_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la jura_fw-la constituere_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o include_v no_o such_o power_n as_o have_v be_v dispute_v against_o for_o that_o appertain_v not_o to_o the_o outward_a polity_n of_o the_o church_n and_o my_o judgement_n herein_o for_o the_o magistrate_n 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the_o truth_n many_o a_o truth_n snib_v keep_v low_o or_o quite_o keep_v out_o man_n confirm_v in_o obstinacy_n if_o in_o error_n and_o more_o prejudice_v against_o the_o right_a way_n through_o the_o force_n that_o hang_v over_o they_o therefore_o that_o be_v lawful_a and_o this_o be_v unlawful_a and_o in_o relation_n to_o these_o benefit_n which_o the_o church_n reap_v and_o may_v expect_v from_o christian_a magistracy_n the_o church_n be_v command_v first_o of_o all_o when_o they_o come_v together_o by_o way_n of_o restipulation_n and_o for_o the_o further_a continuance_n and_o increase_n of_o this_o shadow_n under_o which_o they_o rest_v to_o pray_v for_o king_n and_o all_o in_o authority_n because_o they_o do_v and_o that_o still_o they_o may_v through_o the_o benefit_n of_o their_o government_n lead_v quiet_a and_o peaceable_a life_n in_o all_o godliness_n and_o honesty_n chap._n iii_o the_o question_n thus_o state_v we_o proceed_v to_o prove_v the_o conclusion_n the_o magistrate_n cognizance_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o difference_n therein_o be_v not_o the_o conclusion_n dispute_v against_o in_o this_o discourse_n it_o be_v sufficient_o do_v already_o by_o many_o able_a man_n and_o all_o the_o presbyterian_a author_n agree_v with_o we_o in_o it_o allow_v he_o only_o that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v allow_v every_o man_n viz._n to_o lead_v forth_o his_o act_n what_o ever_o it_o shall_v be_v find_v to_o be_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o a_o particular_a or_o personal_a cognizance_n but_o a_o public_a magisterial_a bind_a cognizance_n they_o deny_v therefore_o to_o do_v this_o be_v but_o actum_fw-la agere_fw-la nevertheless_o because_o some_o few_o consideration_n have_v be_v minister_v to_o i_o in_o my_o own_o thought_n concern_v this_o i_o think_v good_a to_o offer_v they_o be_v not_o many_o as_o also_o because_o the_o cognizance_n disprove_v may_v serve_v as_o a_o medium_fw-la against_o the_o coercive_a act_n that_o this_o public_a determine_v bind_a 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take_v of_o the_o jew_n etc._n etc._n who_o i_o perceive_v to_o be_v accuse_v of_o question_n of_o their_o law_n but_o to_o have_v nothing_o lay_v to_o his_o charge_n worthy_a of_o death_n or_o of_o bond_n etc._n etc._n yet_o these_o be_v strange_a question_n at_o that_o time_n and_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n in_o the_o same_o case_n be_v festus_n chap._n 25.18_o where_o declare_v paul_n cause_n to_o king_n agrippa_n he_o use_v these_o word_n against_o who_o when_o the_o accuser_n stand_v up_o they_o bring_v none_o accusation_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o i_o suppose_v but_o have_v certain_a question_n against_o he_o of_o their_o own_o superstition_n and_o of_o one_o jesus_n which_o be_v dead_a who_o paul_n affirm_v to_o be_v alive_a and_o because_o i_o doubt_v of_o such_o manner_n of_o question_n etc._n etc._n observe_v here_o the_o ingenuity_n of_o a_o heathen_a that_o will_v not_o by_o a_o secular_a sword_n cut_v in_o sunder_o those_o knot_n in_o religion_n which_o he_o can_v untie_v 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