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A46813 Beaufrons, or, A new-discovery of treason under the fair-face and mask of religion, and of liberty and conscience : in an answer to the Protestant reconciler ... / by one of His Majestie's chaplains. Jenner, David, d. 1691. 1683 (1683) Wing J657; ESTC R32980 46,367 116

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l._n 9_o p._n 53._o a_o power_n in_o the_o king_n give_v to_o he_o by_o almighty_a god_n to_o restore_v religion_n when_o
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england_n and_o needs_o no_o far_a proof_n and_o although_o they_o do_v declare_v with_o the_o french_a presbyterian_o consistory_n french_a disci_fw-la eccles_n c._n 5._o of_o the_o consistory_n that_o a_o magistrate_n may_v be_v call_v and_o employ_v in_o the_o charge_n of_o a_o elder_a in_o the_o consistory_n yet_o it_o be_v with_o such_o a_o restraint_n and_o limitation_n as_o that_o the_o execution_n of_o one_o of_o the_o function_n must_v not_o hinder_v the_o other_o and_o bring_v no_o prejudice_n to_o the_o church_n that_o be_v to_o their_o consistorian_n power_n which_o be_v to_o over-rule_v and_o control_v the_o magistrate_n in_o matter_n ecclesiastic_a it_o be_v to_o be_v note_a that_o the_o first_o presbyterian_a consistory_n erect_v in_o opposition_n to_o monarchy_n and_o episcopacy_n that_o ever_o we_o hear_v of_o be_v first_o in_o geneva_n settle_a by_o calvin_n and_o beza_n and_o the_o first_o presbyterian_a confistory_n settle_a in_o scotland_n be_v by_o john_n knox_n who_o come_v from_o geneva_n and_o bring_v from_o thence_o the_o platform_n
dangerous_a if_o possible_a as_o a_o reconciliation_n with_o the_o dissenter_n for_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o unless_o the_o papist_n will_n renounce_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n and_o so_o cease_v to_o be_v papist_n and_o unless_o the_o dissenter_n will_v acknowledge_v the_o king_n supremacy_n and_o so_o cease_v to_o be_v dissenter_n unless_o these_o two_o thing_n be_v grant_v it_o be_v impossible_a for_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o now_o establish_v to_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o either_o of_o these_o schismatic_n whether_o papist_n or_o dissenter_n nor_o be_v it_o safe_a for_o the_o government_n to_o admit_v of_o schismatic_n into_o our_o church-fellowship_n 8.298_o s._n cyprian_n de_fw-fr unit_fw-la eccl._n §._o 8.298_o for_o schismatici_fw-la dvos_fw-la episcopos_fw-la dvos_fw-la greges_fw-la in_o una_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la constituunt_fw-la and_o they_o will_v bring_v in_o confusion_n which_o be_v the_o destruction_n of_o all_o order_n and_o government_n et_fw-la dum_fw-la 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sin_v in_o his_o command_n 194._o baxter_n cure_n of_o church-division_n direct_v 34._o p._n
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