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etc._n though_o therefore_o they_o may_v not_o always_o in_o fact_n execute_v the_o design_n of_o god_n their_o founder_n upon_o a_o just_a authority_n lodge_v in_o they_o by_o the_o design_n of_o providence_n yet_o they_o be_v the_o intentional_a ordinance_n of_o god_n hereunto_o and_o hereunto_o only_o against_o which_o god_n bare_a negative_a i._n e._n nonrestrictive_a permission_n in_o the_o course_n of_o his_o providence_n of_o those_o disorder_n into_o which_o many_o time_n their_o eminency_n and_o lust_n consequent_a upon_o it_o do_v too_o fatal_o hurry_v they_o be_v no_o valid_a argument_n because_o though_o not_o reducible_a to_o any_o account_n here_o they_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o god_n judgement_n hereafter_o §_o 6._o positive_a coordinate_a society_n natural_a or_o positive_a the_o second_o sort_n of_o society_n be_v the_o coordinate_a and_o that_o either_o by_o the_o tics_n of_o nature_n alone_o unto_o all_o the_o natural_a office_n of_o justice_n and_o charity_n or_o by_o contract_n as_o in_o friendship_n factory_n artificial_a fraternity_n and_o commerces_fw-la between_o either_o man_n or_o nation_n city_n village_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o general_a nature_n of_o these_o society_n be_v by_o the_o intention_n of_o god_n society_n the_o original_n of_o civil_a society_n of_o a_o precedent_a design_n before_o civil_a power_n as_o be_v also_o in_o the_o fundamental_a reason_n of_o the_o civil_a superstructure_n for_o family_n multiply_v co-ordinate_o sociate_v themselves_o first_o into_o vicinity_n and_o village_n peace_n family_n multiply_v into_o village_n and_o thence_o into_o city_n corporate_v at_o last_o under_o prince_n as_o trustee_n to_o preserve_v their_o right_n in_o peace_n from_o small_a to_o great_a for_o the_o benefit_n of_o mutual_a succour_n beneficence_n and_o intercourse_n and_o from_o these_o rudiment_n increase_v continual_o they_o grow_v up_o into_o city_n and_o so_o incorporate_v into_o form_n political_a and_o fall_v either_o into_o the_o affectation_n or_o under_o the_o calamity_n of_o war_n from_o without_o or_o the_o common_a and_o usual_a discord_n among_o multitude_n within_o they_o be_v lead_v by_o providence_n to_o admit_v the_o civil_a and_o military_a sovereignty_n as_o necessary_a to_o their_o peaceable_a cohabitation_n and_o security_n in_o which_o the_o common_a felicity_n be_v repose_v as_o a_o inviolable_a trust_n and_o though_o we_o in_o this_o age_n and_o part_n of_o the_o world_n do_v think_v it_o the_o great_a madness_n to_o repose_v such_o a_o confidence_n in_o single_a sovereign_n as_o be_v general_o do_v in_o the_o first_o collection_n into_o city_n yet_o the_o natural_a equity_n and_o humanity_n of_o man_n be_v not_o so_o far_o then_o vitiate_a as_o to_o render_v the_o integrity_n of_o the_o prince_n suspicious_a from_o whence_o there_o appear_v such_o a_o record_v unanimity_n of_o those_o king_n and_o their_o people_n that_o now_o to_o we_o do_v almost_o seem_v impossible_a i_o know_v indeed_o the_o late_a celebrate_a oracle_n of_o all_o political_a villainy_n have_v teach_v man_n out_o of_o their_o very_a sense_n community_n admission_n of_o sovereign_n do_v not_o import_v a_o quit_v the_o right_n of_o the_o community_n that_o in_o the_o admission_n of_o sovereign_n they_o surrender_v up_o to_o they_o all_o their_o former_a right_n but_o the_o voice_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n have_v teach_v we_o far_o otherwise_o and_o by_o these_o i_o think_v all_o wise_a and_o good_a man_n will_v and_o must_v abide_v §_o 7._o original_n civil_a society_n not_o to_o devour_v its_o original_n civil_a power_n be_v therefore_o superinduce_v at_o last_o upon_o all_o the_o other_o substrate_a form_n of_o society_n not_o to_o destroy_v and_o devour_v but_o to_o defend_v they_o to_o the_o common_a felicity_n except_o we_o shall_v think_v it_o the_o most_o unnatural_a monster_n make_v to_o devour_v its_o own_o parent_n and_o original_n and_o as_o to_o the_o law_n and_o right_n mankind_n universal_o have_v in_o matrinonial_a oeconomical_a fraternal_a amicable_a and_o factoral_a communication_n and_o society_n no_o man_n do_v or_o will_v doubt_v but_o that_o they_o be_v exempt_a from_o all_o right_n of_o extinction_n by_o civil_a society_n which_o can_v stand_v or_o exist_v but_o upon_o those_o fundamental_o and_o can_v it_o be_v then_o imaginable_a that_o it_o have_v a_o great_a right_n of_o dominion_n over_o the_o ecclesiastical_a society_n with_o god_n which_o be_v the_o immediate_a unitive_n in_o this_o life_n between_o god_n and_o we_o and_o so_o a_o medium_n to_o a_o everlasting_a happiness_n in_o another_o be_v the_o great_a end_n on_o this_o side_n heaven_n for_o which_o we_o be_v first_o create_v and_o for_o which_o the_o other_o society_n next_o consequent_a upon_o it_o be_v design_v matrimonial_a society_n be_v for_o the_o propagation_n of_o issue_n oeconomical_a for_o the_o government_n of_o there_o and_o other_o minor_n and_o servant_n in_o it_o the_o coordinate_a for_o common_a beneficence_n and_o mutual_a support_n here_o but_o all_o that_o those_o son_n of_o man_n may_v hereby_o subsist_v to_o the_o communion_n with_o god_n here_o as_o a_o pledge_n of_o a_o near_a fruition_n of_o he_o in_o a_o state_n of_o eternity_n and_o this_o general_a consideration_n that_o all_o these_o form_n of_o society_n be_v god_n ordinance_n and_o of_o these_o the_o religious_a society_n with_o god_n the_o first_o in_o nature_n diguity_n and_o time_n it_o can_v be_v imagine_v that_o god_n shall_v be_v divide_v against_o himself_o in_o set_v up_o ordinance_n against_o ordinance_n and_o the_o mean_a and_o the_o latter_a against_o the_o first_o and_o high_a other_o god_n ordimance_n not_o destructive_a of_o each_o other_o especiul_o since_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o society_n by_o god_n ordain_v import_v a_o perpetual_a necessity_n and_o therefore_o a_o design_n of_o perpetnity_n in_o they_o all_o and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o religion_n in_o general_n though_o corrupt_v and_o disguise_v have_v yet_o continue_v among_o all_o nation_n as_o perpetual_a and_o universal_a as_o the_o other_o society_n and_o carry_v the_o most_o public_a preeminence_n as_o be_v the_o presume_a mean_n of_o a_o divine_a society_n and_o this_o not_o by_o the_o bare_a policy_n of_o secular_a power_n since_o perhaps_o in_o prince_n court_n it_o have_v ever_o have_v the_o least_o estimation_n and_o true_a religion_n be_v what_o the_o lust_n of_o man_n especial_o great_a man_n be_v most_o averse_a to_o and_o false_a religion_n too_o gross_a to_o impose_v a_o credulity_n upon_o their_o acute_a apprehension_n but_o a_o internal_a disposition_n of_o the_o mind_n universal_o promote_a man_n to_o the_o culture_n of_o religion_n against_o all_o the_o prejudices_fw-la and_o aversion_n of_o sesuality_n be_v a_o argument_n of_o a_o divine_a foundation_n thereof_o which_o as_o no_o hypocrisy_n can_v advance_v so_o no_o artifices_fw-la nor_o opposition_n can_v suppress_v but_o it_o will_v continue_v whether_o civil_a power_n will_v or_o no_o since_o these_o be_v not_o able_a to_o extirpate_v a_o zeal_n of_o superstition_n much_o less_o than_o those_o fundamental_a principle_n of_o religion_n upon_o which_o not_o only_o a_o frame_n of_o true_a religion_n but_o even_o superstition_n itself_o must_v be_v build_v and_o which_o principle_n will_v in_o all_o man_n have_v some_o production_n towards_o either_o a_o true_a or_o false_a worship_n of_o and_o society_n with_o a_o deity_n §_o 8._o now_o though_o all_o these_o be_v truth_n so_o very_o clear_a and_o fundamental_a to_o the_o welfare_n of_o mankind_n i_o desire_v the_o dr._n to_o say_v out_o whether_o he_o find_v they_o all_o express_v in_o scripture_n or_o no._n for_o if_o he_o do_v than_o he_o must_v grant_v a_o ecclesiastical_a society_n antecedent_n to_o and_o the_o right_n thereof_o maintainable_a by_o civil_a power_n which_o he_o do_v not_o allow_v in_o his_o hypothesis_n or_o if_o he_o will_v allow_v it_o the_o divine_a right_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a and_o canonical_a society_n this_o will_v import_v a_o authority_n of_o consult_v and_o assemble_v to_o consult_v independent_o on_o the_o superinduce_v civil_a power_n as_o shall_v be_v make_v out_o in_o due_a place_n but_o if_o he_o find_v not_o these_o maxim_n in_o express_a term_n of_o scripture_n by_o a_o reserve_n from_o the_o occupation_n of_o civil_a power_n will_v he_o abdicate_v therefore_o all_o these_o right_n to_o it_o to_o dissolve_v all_o the_o law_n and_o liberty_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o matrimonial_a oeconomical_a and_o co-â—dinâ—te_a society_n or_o if_o he_o be_v not_o so_o unmerciful_a towards_o these_o carnal_a society_n can_v he_o with_o conscience_n or_o so_o much_o as_o a_o pretence_n of_o reason_n give_v up_o all_o the_o power_n of_o the_o divine_a society_n to_o the_o civil_a dominion_n and_o pleasure_n it_o be_v therefore_o only_o necessary_a to_o prove_v a_o society_n divine_o found_v by_o a_o full_a and_o fair_a evidence_n liberty_n the_o proof_n of_o
metropolis_n of_o ephesus_n and_o can_v we_o think_v that_o this_o be_v a_o precept_n of_o separate_a watch_n and_o not_o rather_o common_a and_o unite_a care_n there_o be_v many_o of_o they_o fix_v in_o that_o one_o provincial_a church_n of_o asia_n but_o if_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o joint_a care_n it_o must_v be_v by_o joint_a counsel_n and_o such_o will_v justify_v and_o require_v conference_n and_o synod_n thereunto_o such_o as_o even_o this_o at_o miletus_n be_v be_v a_o meeting_n of_o ecclesiastical_a person_n upon_o a_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n presbytery_n presbytery_n act_v 20._o presbytery_n further_o be_v a_o synod_n or_o council_n of_o elder_n and_o such_o there_o be_v in_o those_o day_n such_o as_o convene_v unto_o james_n their_o bishop_n at_o jerusalem_n where_o paul_n find_v they_o assemble_v at_o his_o last_o be_v there_o act_v 21._o and_o that_o presbytery_n by_o which_o timothy_n be_v ordain_v be_v such_o a_o ecclesiastical_a convention_n as_o quadrate_n with_o the_o drs._n definition_n 1_o tim._n 4.14_o §_o 3._o beside_o in_o judicial_a process_n public_a st._n paul_n censure_n in_o public_a as_o st._n paul_n do_v pass_v censure_n in_o the_o most_o solemn_a and_o public_a convention_n of_o church_n as_o that_o of_o corinth_n wherein_o no_o doubt_n there_o be_v a_o hierarchical_a college_n either_o in_o person_n or_o by_o deputy_n upon_o epistle_n or_o mandate_n and_o thereby_o deliver_v wicked_a man_n over_o unto_o satan_n when_o out_o of_o the_o protection_n of_o god_n grace_n in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n so_o do_v he_o give_v order_n to_o bishop_n by_o he_o constitute_v thus_o to_o govern_v all_o inferior_a order_n by_o judicial_a discipline_n to_o the_o authority_n whereof_o as_o every_o bishop_n have_v a_o divine_a right_n bishop_n presbyter_n of_o council_n to_o the_o bishop_n so_o all_o bishop_n that_o have_v not_o the_o miraculous_a spirit_n of_o discern_v do_v need_v many_o time_n a_o council_n of_o their_o elder_n as_o to_o assist_v their_o authority_n and_o greaten_v the_o solemnity_n so_o to_o advise_v they_o in_o casuistical_a and_o doubtful_a question_n in_o order_n to_o a_o just_a and_o convince_v determination_n where_o as_o single_a and_o unconsult_v procedure_v procedure_v unconsult_v procedure_v as_o they_o be_v liable_a to_o many_o real_a obliquity_n so_o do_v they_o lie_v open_a to_o far_o more_o suspicion_n and_o calumny_n than_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o a_o fair_a and_o well_o establish_v judgement_n to_o do_v a_o method_n therefore_o always_o observe_v where_o it_o can_v be_v in_o the_o primitive_a age_n as_o be_v no_o doubt_n of_o canon_n apostolical_a but_o because_o by_o mere_a divine_a right_n of_o order_n all_o bishop_n be_v of_o equal_a power_n &_o consequent_o no_o one_o single_o have_v any_o judiciary_n authority_n over_o another_o caeteri_fw-la cyp._n ad_fw-la sreph_n ep._n 67._o iccirco_fw-mi copiosam_fw-la corpus_fw-la est_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la concordiae_fw-la muâ—â—ae_fw-la â—utino_fw-la atque_fw-la uniâ—atis_fw-la vinculo_fw-la copâ—latum_fw-la ut_fw-la siquit_fw-la ex_fw-la collegio_fw-la nostro_fw-la haeresin_fw-la facere_fw-la &_o gregem_fw-la christi_fw-la lacerare_fw-la &_o vastare_fw-la â—entaverit_fw-la subveniant_fw-la caeteri_fw-la therefore_o to_o the_o examination_n and_o censure_n of_o a_o disorderly_a bishop_n and_o his_o act_n whether_o public_a or_o private_a upon_o information_n or_o appeal_n a_o synod_n of_o bishop_n have_v be_v ever_o think_v and_o convened_a as_o necessary_a and_o of_o divine_a right_n as_o well_o as_o apostolical_a canon_n chap._n vi_o of_o cathedral_n synod_n in_o the_o three_o first_o century_n and_o their_o authority_n §_o 1._o whether_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o alexandrian_a library_n be_v worthy_a the_o complaint_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n i_o leave_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o curious_a and_o admirer_n of_o the_o heathen_a rarity_n but_o though_o the_o bulk_n of_o those_o christian_a monument_n which_o be_v lose_v in_o the_o calamity_n of_o the_o three_o first_o gentury_n be_v not_o very_o great_a as_o far_o as_o we_o can_v judge_v by_o eusebius_n and_o other_o author_n and_o catalogist_n yet_o the_o want_n of_o their_o testimony_n and_o sense_n about_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a convince_v we_o that_o the_o loss_n of_o they_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a misfortune_n and_o damage_n that_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o bewail_v from_o the_o ruin_n of_o time_n and_o as_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o those_o memorial_n will_v have_v give_v great_a authority_n to_o our_o doctrine_n and_o usage_n which_o the_o ignorant_a or_o wanton_a world_n now_o controvert_n so_o particular_o we_o have_v have_v thence_o a_o vast_a light_n in_o the_o matter_n before_o we_o concern_v the_o doctrine_n authority_n form_n rule_n use_v and_o veneration_n of_o the_o primitive_a synod_n especial_o in_o the_o volume_n of_o their_o act_n and_o epistle_n of_o which_o very_o little_o now_o remain_v in_o the_o write_n that_o be_v preserve_v §_o 2._o however_o bishop_n presbytery_n under_o the_o bishop_n notwithstanding_o these_o invaluable_a loss_n yet_o so_o much_o appear_v in_o what_o we_o have_v leave_v we_o that_o every_o bishopric_n be_v a_o polity_n consist_v of_o a_o bishop_n with_o his_o subordinate_a presbyter_n and_o deacon_n to_o consult_v advise_v and_o assist_v the_o bishop_n and_o to_o execute_v his_o decree_n upon_o the_o result_n of_o their_o common_a consideration_n and_o not_o only_o so_o primate_fw-la metropolitan_o and_o primate_fw-la but_o that_o bishop_n be_v consociate_v into_o provincal_n system_n under_o the_o priority_n of_o their_o metropolitan_o and_o primate_fw-la chief_o in_o the_o see_v of_o apostolical_a foundation_n and_o above_o all_o other_o that_o of_o jerusalem_n over_o the_o church_n of_o the_o circumcision_n till_o the_o last_o ruin_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o city_n under_o adrian_n and_o rome_n alexandria_n and_o antioch_n in_o the_o gentile_a world_n §_o 3._o to_o offer_v proof_n for_o this_o to_o the_o dr._n or_o any_o profess_a member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v a_o unnecessary_a and_o impertinent_a trouble_n and_o the_o more_o needless_a because_o the_o truth_n thereof_o have_v be_v make_v illustrious_o appear_v in_o many_o volume_n write_v for_o the_o episcopal_a hierarchy_n against_o all_o its_o modern_a enemy_n of_o what_o character_n or_o extraction_n soever_o but_o some_o little_a stricture_n and_o notice_n that_o may_v more_o apposite_o quadrate_n with_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o present_a debate_n i_o must_v beg_v the_o doctor_n his_o patience_n to_o admit_v §_o 4._o and_o first_o concern_v the_o state_n of_o see_v episcopal_a it_o be_v not_o only_o evident_a that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o succession_n from_o the_o apostle_n presbyter_n under_o the_o bishop_n if_o the_o see_v be_v full_a but_o these_o be_v concorporate_v into_o college_n for_o counsel_n to_o the_o bishop_n for_o the_o respective_a bishopric_n 3._o vide_fw-la origen_n con_fw-mi cell_n l._n 3._o and_o he_o that_o in_o this_o age_n give_v we_o the_o clear_a account_n of_o the_o prelacy_n i._n e._n ignatius_n the_o martyr_n give_v we_o the_o like_a of_o these_o conciliar_a college_n which_o he_o on_o that_o very_a notion_n collective_o call_v presbytery_n have_v he_o only_o name_v they_o plural_o and_o masculine_o elder_n i_o can_v not_o have_v lay_v so_o much_o stress_n upon_o it_o but_o when_o he_o call_v they_o as_o in_o one_o system_fw-la neutral_o a_o prethytery_n and_o a_o synedrium_fw-la or_o council_n this_o convince_v every_o man_n that_o admit_v the_o medicean_n copy_n for_o genuine_a wherein_o they_o be_v so_o style_v that_o they_o be_v a_o council_n for_o the_o see_v or_o bishopric_n represent_v and_o recommend_v by_o this_o father_n as_o a_o polity_n of_o divine_a constitution_n 〈◊〉_d ign._n ad_fw-la eph._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v._n g._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o he_o suggest_v to_o the_o ephesian_n that_o a_o obedience_n to_o their_o bishop_n and_o the_o presbytery_n be_v necessary_a to_o their_o sanctification_n which_o therefore_o must_v suppose_v a_o divine_o institute_v subjection_n hereto_o as_o to_o a_o ordinance_n of_o divine_a authority_n no_o humane_a coalition_n upon_o mere_a rational_a prudence_n be_v of_o any_o so_o high_a a_o virtue_n as_o to_o sanctify_v so_o he_o enjoin_v they_o to_o assemble_v in_o one_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o obey_v though_o bishop_n and_o the_o presbytery_n with_o a_o indiscerpible_a resolution_n which_o therefore_o must_v be_v the_o effect_n and_o consequence_n of_o one_o faith_n and_o consequent_o of_o divine_a intention_n as_o be_v state_v under_o the_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n vide._n id._n ad_fw-la magnes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o synedrium_fw-la of_o the_o apostle_n under_o god_n so_o for_o the_o magnesian_o he_o call_v the_o presbytery_n the_o spiritual_a corona_n of_o the_o bishop_n not_o the_o prudential_n nor_o be_v
be_v none_o but_o on_o other_o reason_n exterior_a either_o of_o state_n peace_n or_o other_o insuperable_a dissiculty_n nor_o can_v such_o mistake_v or_o enforce_v protection_n give_v the_o protector_n a_o ecclesiastical_a headship_n over_o all_o those_o system_n of_o different_a religion_n to_o act_v they_o all_o as_o dr._n wake_n allow_v they_o to_o act_n the_o church_n because_o there_o be_v no_o right_o bottom_v upon_o error_n see_v chap_n 1._o sect._n 5._o and_o because_o many_o time_n they_o be_v exempt_a from_o his_o jurisdiction_n as_o in_o the_o chapel_n of_o ambassador_n and_o foreign_a factory_n who_o protection_n be_v not_o found_v upon_o a_o suppose_a possibility_n of_o truth_n but_o upon_o the_o reason_n of_o commerce_n and_o negotiation_n §_o 8._o protection_n incorpon_o on_o disser_n from_o protection_n but_o if_o the_o dr._n shall_v here_o make_v protection_n only_o to_o consist_v in_o a_o incorporation_n of_o the_o church_n into_o the_o state_n and_o her_o canon_n into_o the_o law_n as_o this_o be_v choir_n another_o thing_n from_o bare_a protection_n and_o think_v to_o be_v of_o a_o more_o transcendent_a elevation_n so_o it_o will_v then_o appear_v that_o none_o of_o the_o christion_n roman_n emperor_n do_v so_o instate_v the_o church_n which_o consequesit_o must_v then_o be_v out_o of_o protection_n and_o so_o free_a from_o their_o supremacy_n the_o exercise_n whereof_o therefore_o must_v have_v be_v a_o usurpation_n and_o a_o nullity_n §_o 9_o but_o we_o shall_v by_o and_o by_o discern_v a_o little_a better_o the_o form_n and_o nature_n of_o a_o protection_n of_o the_o church_n for_o if_o the_o catholic_n church_n have_v a_o divine_a right_n in_o the_o liberty_n and_o authority_n synodical_a continue_v universal_o inviolate_a and_o unquestioned_a for_o 300_o year_n downward_o from_o the_o apostle_n how_o can_v this_o body_n be_v protect_v by_o any_o magistrate_n or_o power_n that_o shall_v claim_v off_o in_o point_n of_o title_n and_o take_v it_o away_o thereupon_o in_o point_n of_o fact_n any_o or_o all_o of_o these_o divine_a privilege_n right_n protection_n inconsistent_a with_o violation_n of_o right_n give_v by_o god_n and_o grant_v to_o her_o priest_n for_o her_o conduct_n and_o conservation_n and_o this_o under_o a_o pretence_n of_o protection_n while_o the_o church_n constitution_n be_v apparent_o ruin_v and_o her_o synod_n heretofore_o free_a declare_v now_o for_o criminal_a if_o not_o hold_v in_o villeinage_n this_o be_v so_o contrary_a to_o the_o very_a dictate_v of_o nature_n in_o the_o reason_n and_o form_n of_o protection_n that_o all_o system_n and_o faction_n of_o religion_n disclaim_v such_o bondage_n and_o challenge_v a_o liberty_n as_o presubstrate_v and_o praevious_a to_o protection_n which_o be_v otherwise_o inconceivable_a and_o the_o pretence_n thereof_o a_o mere_a shame_n upon_o humane_a understanding_n the_o jew_n therefore_o as_o busy_a as_o they_o be_v to_o be_v enfranchise_v in_o their_o several_a dispersion_n yet_o will_v never_o endure_v the_o civil_a power_n thereupon_o so_o to_o prescribe_v all_o the_o polity_n of_o the_o synagogue_n and_o to_o null_a cancel_v ratify_v or_o alter_v their_o method_n and_o a_o attempt_n of_o this_o nature_n upon_o they_o will_v appear_v as_o dreadful_a a_o persecution_n as_o caius_n his_o erect_v his_o image_n in_o their_o synagogue_n liberty_n jew_n papist_n sectary_n all_o for_o ecclesiastical_a liberty_n not_o only_o the_o romish_a church_n but_o all_o other_o sectary_n and_o the_o scotch_a kirk_n illustrious_o scorn_v to_o admit_v any_o servitude_n notwithstanding_o not_o only_o the_o national_a protection_n but_o promotion_n be_v all_o sensible_a that_o a_o liberty_n of_o religious_a government_n and_o church_n discipline_n be_v more_o valuable_a than_o all_o worldly_a wealth_n or_o interest_n and_o without_o which_o they_o can_v apprehend_v any_o protection_n to_o religion_n or_o the_o society_n that_o profess_v it_o and_o to_o close_o up_o all_o since_o in_o all_o ecclesiastical_a history_n those_o synod_n have_v be_v most_o injurious_a or_o injurious_o deal_v with_o that_o be_v least_o free_a and_o their_o authority_n thereby_o vacate_v with_o all_o church_n for_o ever_o i_o wonder_v what_o reputation_n the_o dr._n will_v secure_v to_o a_o provincial_n or_o national_a synod_n with_o neighbour_n church_n reputation_n liberty_n necessary_a to_o validity_n and_o reputation_n whether_o popish_a or_o reform_a or_o with_o future_a generation_n shall_v it_o be_v in_o fact_n so_o manage_v by_o a_o prince_n as_o the_o dr._n aver_v it_o may_v right_o be_v in_o all_o its_o motion_n and_o issue_n or_o how_o can_v we_o blame_v the_o pope_n management_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n and_o such_o other_o if_o we_o will_v justify_v ten_o tiem_n a_o great_a bondage_n in_o the_o council_n call_v by_o prince_n what_o security_n be_v there_o for_o uniformity_n in_o doctrine_n regularity_n of_o discipline_n and_o authority_n with_o the_o christian_a church_n if_o all_o be_v to_o be_v do_v only_o ad_fw-la nutum_fw-la p_o pis_n the_o dr._n tell_v we_o of_o bp._n land_n p._n 115._o king_n charles_n the_o first_o and_z a._n b._n land_n land_n concurrence_n with_o k._n charles_n the_o first_o his_o writ_n for_o and_o licence_n to_o the_o convocation_n very_o well_o and_o that_o king_n and_o that_o prelate_n too_o may_v do_v so_o in_o observe_v the_o form_n which_o can_v not_o be_v alter_v without_o act_n or_o rupture_n of_o parliament_n but_o do_v it_o follow_v that_o they_o be_v either_o of_o they_o of_o the_o drs._n enslave_v principle_n under_o sovereignty_n in_o general_n when_o that_o great_a primate_n declare_v against_o fisher_n a_o free_a general_n council_n to_o be_v the_o supreme_a judicatory_a in_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o will_v he_o not_o then_o think_v the_o same_o of_o a_o provincial_a council_n for_o a_o provincial_a church_n though_o both_o convene_v and_o permit_v to_o sit_v by_o the_o will_n and_o order_n of_o prince_n man_n may_v act_n under_o the_o form_n of_o those_o law_n when_o not_o actual_o execute_v to_o our_o injury_n which_o they_o do_v not_o simple_o approve_v of_o in_o themselves_o and_o against_o such_o a_o prosecution_n of_o which_o law_n they_o will_v open_o and_o avowed_o complain_v as_o do_v the_o council_n at_o ariminum_n etc._n etc._n and_o i_o take_v it_o that_o it_o must_v pass_v for_o a_o eternal_a rule_n principle_n truth_n and_o piety_n free_a principle_n that_o as_o truth_n and_o piety_n be_v freeborn_a principle_n so_o be_v the_o depositary_n or_o trustee_n of_o they_o also_o to_o be_v free_a in_o the_o culture_n and_o propagation_n of_o they_o and_o they_o that_o withdraw_v the_o necessary_a freedom_n of_o these_o trustee_n withdraw_v their_o protection_n from_o the_o principle_n themselves_o slave_n not_o to_o be_v commit_v to_o slave_n they_o be_v too_o noble_a and_o glorious_a to_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o care_n and_o conduct_v of_o slave_n or_o vassal_n §_o 10._o have_v thus_o inquire_v into_o the_o first_o reason_n for_o this_o alienation_n of_o synodical_a power_n from_o the_o mitre_n to_o the_o crown_n improper_a the_o form_n of_o alienation_n improper_a let_v we_o in_o the_o next_o place_n examine_v the_o form_n of_o it_o hereupon_o which_o must_v consist_v in_o a_o devolution_n occupation_n or_o contract_n with_o the_o spiritual_a power_n if_o by_o devolution_n this_o must_v be_v found_v either_o in_o the_o original_a ordinance_n and_o constitution_n of_o god_n or_o from_o the_o natural_a right_n of_o sovereign_n over_o all_o person_n of_o the_o same_o religion_n the_o first_o ground_n hereof_o i_o want_v and_o can_v i_o doubt_v be_v not_o where_o find_v and_o we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n hereafter_o to_o make_v experiment_n whether_o it_o can_v or_o no._n and_o as_o to_o the_o second_o i_o shall_v ready_o yield_v it_o if_o it_o can_v be_v make_v our_o that_o in_o all_o religion_n natural_a and_o reveal_v the_o prince_n that_o be_v of_o it_o shall_v have_v the_o entire_a conduct_n of_o it_o for_o then_o indeed_o it_o must_v rest_v in_o the_o hierarchy_n only_o till_o they_o get_v a_o king_n of_o their_o faith_n to_o who_o then_o they_o must_v turn_v over_o all_o their_o power_n but_o why_o shall_v this_o divine_a charter_n devolve_v over_o to_o prince_n any_o more_o than_o that_o of_o a_o little_a borough_n this_o of_o the_o borough_n be_v grant_v by_o king_n be_v it_o so_o though_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_o so_o for_o that_o popular_a state_n may_v so_o six_o themselves_o and_o after_o admit_v a_o king_n to_o protect_v they_o but_o without_o any_o devolution_n but_o be_v it_o so_o can_v then_o our_o king_n be_v deny_v a_o devolution_n of_o a_o charter_n in_o a_o town_n which_o he_o protect_v because_o a_o former_a king_n found_v it_o though_o in_o a_o mere_a secular_a interest_n and_o government_n and_o must_v a_o charter_n found_v by_o the_o king_n of_o king_n devolve_v to_o a_o temporal_a
§_o 21._o pag._n 295._o the_o ancient_a emperor_n we_o be_v well_o assure_v tie_v up_o their_o council_n to_o very_o strict_a rule_n they_o send_v commissioner_n to_o sit_v with_o the_o bishop_n that_o so_o they_o may_v take_v care_n to_o keep_v they_o within_o bound_n and_o see_v that_o they_o act_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n they_o have_v prescribe_v to_o they_o p._n 296._o it_o be_v true_a the_o clergy_n in_o those_o day_n do_v take_v the_o liberty_n to_o transact_v many_o thing_n in_o their_o convocation_n without_o any_o particular_a licence_n from_o the_o king_n but_o that_o they_o do_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o do_v this_o be_v no_o proof_n that_o they_o have_v a_o right_a to_o do_v it_o how_o this_o agree_v with_o itself_o or_o with_o the_o design_n of_o prove_v the_o right_n of_o king_n from_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o usage_n i_o know_v not_o nor_o with_o what_o he_o assert_n in_o fact_n chap._n 2._o §_o 23._o p._n 47_o 48._o this_o be_v certain_a that_o as_o the_o call_n of_o such_o assembly_n have_v always_o depend_v upon_o the_o consent_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o prince_n so_o when_o they_o be_v assemble_v the_o subject_a of_o their_o debate_n have_v be_v prescribe_v they_o by_o the_o same_o power_n and_o they_o have_v deliberate_v on_o nothing_o but_o what_o they_o have_v be_v direct_v or_o allow_v by_o the_o prince_n to_o do_v book_n chap._n 2._o §_o 2._o p._n 10_o 11._o it_o be_v a_o famous_a say_v of_o constantine_n the_o first_o christian_n emperor_n to_o his_o bishop_n that_o they_o indeed_o be_v bishop_n in_o thing_n within_o the_o church_n but_o that_o he_o be_v appoint_v by_o god_n to_o be_v bishop_n as_o to_o those_o without_o remark_n this_o say_v be_v direct_o against_o that_o universal_a right_n and_o authority_n in_o synod_n ecclesiastical_a which_o the_o dr._n so_o frank_o give_v all_o christian_a prince_n if_o constantine_n be_v a_o bishop_n in_o thing_n only_o without_o the_o church_n of_o synod_n less_o than_o general_a content_v p._n 10._o he_o assert_v all_o lesser_a synod_n under_o the_o roman_a emperor_n to_o have_v be_v actual_o call_v by_o the_o emperor_n authority_n and_o so_o according_o book_n chap._n 2._o §_o 6._o p._n 16._o 41._o these_o also_o viz._n lesser_a synod_n be_v convene_v by_o they_o or_o be_v summon_v by_o some_o authovity_n that_o be_v derive_v from_o they_o p._n 17._o they_o suffer_v not_o any_o assembly_n of_o the_o clergy_n to_o be_v make_v but_o by_o their_o leave_n and_o according_a to_o their_o direction_n so_o §_o 13._o p._n 29_o and_o §_o 19_o p._n 41._o but_o chap._n 2._o §_o 2._o p._n 10._o he_o cite_v socrates_n say_v the_o great_a synod_n have_v be_v assemble_v by_o their_o order_n and_o still_o continue_v to_o be_v assemble_v by_o they_o which_o plain_o show_v lesser_a one_o usual_o be_v not_o and_o §_o 26._o p._n 62._o he_o report_v that_o john_n of_o antioch_n arrive_v at_o ephesus_n after_o the_o council_n there_o have_v condemend_v nestorius_n form_v another_o synod_n there_o of_o about_o thirty_o metropolitan_n that_o come_v thither_o with_o he_o and_o depose_v cyril_n precedent_n of_o the_o imperial_a council_n etc._n etc._n vide_fw-la so_o §_o 36._o p._n 86._o he_o mention_n two_o provincial_a synod_n one_o at_o rome_n under_o celestine_n and_o another_o at_o alexandria_n under_o cyril_n condemn_v nestorius_n before_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n yet_o neither_o of_o these_o be_v call_v by_o the_o imperial_a authority_n and_o ibid._n p._n 88_o he_o relate_v another_o synod_n at_o rome_n hold_v by_o pope_n leo_n reject_v the_o act_n of_o the_o second_o ephesine_n council_n under_o dioscorus_n call_v and_o support_v by_o the_o emperor_n which_o roman_a synod_n therefore_o can_v not_o be_v call_v nor_o authorize_v by_o the_o emperor_n chap._n 2._o §_o 4._o p._n 14._o they_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o in_o order_n to_o their_o meeting_n lawful_o the_o express_a command_n or_o allowance_n of_o the_o emperor_n shall_v be_v have_v for_o their_o so_o do_v §_o 19_o p._n 41_o they_o can_v lawful_o meet_v but_o as_o they_o be_v command_v or_o allow_v of_o by_o they_o that_o they_o prince_n and_o not_o the_o clergy_n be_v judge_n when_o it_o be_v proper_a to_o convene_v they_o but_o p._n 43._o he_o thus_o yield_v when_o ever_o the_o civik_a magistrate_n shall_v so_o far_o abuse_v his_o authority_n as_o to_o render_v it_o necessary_a for_o the_o clergy_n by_o some_o extraordinary_a method_n to_o provide_v for_o the_o church_n welfare_n that_o necessity_n will_v warrant_v that_o take_n of_o themâ—_n and_o ch._n 5._o §_o 4._o p._n 267_o 268._o when_o the_o exigence_n of_o the_o church_n call_v for_o a_o convocation_n than_o i_o do_v confess_v the_o church_n have_v a_o right_a to_o its_o sit_v and_o if_o its_o circum_v ance_n be_v such_o as_o to_o require_v their_o frequent_a sit_v during_o those_o circumstance_n it_o have_v a_o right_a to_o their_o frequent_a meeting_n and_o sit_v &_o vide._n remark_n but_o if_o the_o church_n have_v no_o right_a to_o judge_n of_o the_o time_n proper_a for_o their_o sit_v what_o benefit_n or_o use_n be_v there_o to_o be_v have_v of_o their_o right_n or_o what_o extraordinary_a method_n of_o session_n can_v they_o pretend_v to_o in_o provision_n for_o the_o church_n welfare_n especial_o if_o that_o be_v true_a which_o he_o say_v ch._n 2._o §_o 14._o p._n 32._o that_o the_o great_a bishop_n of_o the_o church_n in_o constantius_n his_o day_n which_o he_o reckon_v absurd_o among_o the_o best_a time_n §_o 15._o p._n 34._o do_v think_v it_o unlawful_a to_o hold_v a_o council_n against_o the_o prince_n will_v so_o that_o be_v forbid_v by_o a_o heretical_a emperor_n and_o that_o against_o all_o right_a and_o justice_n on_o purpose_n that_o he_o may_v oppress_v they_o so_o to_o do_v they_o yet_o submit_v to_o his_o command_n and_o choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v by_o their_o obedience_n i_o suppose_v rather_o not_o to_o suffer_v by_o obedience_n than_o to_o usurp_v a_o authority_n which_o they_o be_v sensible_a do_v not_o belong_v to_o they_o see_v p._n 34._o remark_n now_o if_o this_o have_v be_v speak_v only_o of_o general_n council_n it_o have_v be_v agreeable_a to_o church_n history_n and_o our_o 21_o article_n but_o the_o apply_v this_o against_o the_o right_n of_o all_o council_n and_o convention_n whatsoever_o be_v what_o comport_v neither_o with_o truth_n nor_o with_o his_o other_o fore_n quote_v concession_n chap._n 2._o §_o 2._o p._n 19_o when_o the_o vandal_n have_v overrun_v the_o great_a part_n of_o africa_n and_o by_o their_o authority_n set_v up_o the_o arrian_n heresy_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o catholic_n faith_n which_o beforce_o prevail_v in_o those_o part_n hunericus_n their_o king_n at_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o arrian_n bishop_n summon_v a_o general_a convention_n of_o all_o the_o catholic_n bishop_n to_o meet_v at_o carthage_n and_o according_o upon_o his_o summons_n they_o all_o come_v thither_o and_o refuse_v to_o renounce_v the_o term_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a they_o be_v deprive_v of_o their_o bishopric_n and_o send_v into_o banishment_n by_o he_o remark_n it_o be_v a_o strange_a inadvertency_n to_o bring_v a_o arian_n instance_n for_o a_o proper_a authority_n in_o matter_n of_o christianity_n nay_o and_o against_o the_o catholic_n faith_n too_o against_o which_o no_o prince_n have_v authority_n to_o set_v up_o heresy_n against_o the_o great_a authority_n of_o god_n yet_o that_o arian_n prince_n have_v as_o good_a authority_n to_o depose_v the_o faith_n as_o he_o have_v to_o convene_v and_o depose_v the_o catholic_n bishop_n that_o be_v none_o at_o all_o it_o be_v all_o a_o perfect_a unllity_n bâ—â—_n every_o act_n of_o un_fw-fr controulable_a tyranny_n pass_v with_o the_o dr._n under_o the_o reputation_n of_o authority_n chap._n 2._o §_o 15._o p._n 34._o i_o believe_v it_o will_v be_v difficult_a in_o those_o best_a and_o most_o early_a time_n of_o the_o church_n to_o find_v out_o any_o instance_n wherein_o the_o orthodox_n bishop_n have_v ever_o depart_v from_o this_o rule_n or_o which_o be_v much_o the_o same_o thing_n have_v ever_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o church_n in_o those_o case_n in_o which_o they_o have_v depart_v from_o it_o remark_n this_o be_v in_o effect_n a_o revocation_n of_o his_o former_a avow_a assertion_n that_o no_o lesser_a synod_n be_v ever_o convene_v without_o the_o allowance_n of_o the_o emperor_n for_o though_o he_o say_v it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o find_v any_o contrary_a instance_n yet_o have_v himself_o give_v four_o in_o john_n of_o antioch_n celestine_n cyril_n and_o leo_n and_o there_o be_v infinite_o more_o such_o to_o be_v produce_v out_o of_o the_o history_n of_o the_o empire_n he_o be_v force_v in_o conscience_n hereof_o to_o say_v that_o they_o be_v never_o justify_v