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and_o pharisee_n to_o engage_v the_o roman_n against_o christ_n and_o against_o his_o apostle_n so_o also_o do_v the_o arrian_n and_o other_o heretic_n and_o so_o have_v antichrist_n emissary_n ever_o endeavour_v to_o stir_v up_o civil_a magistrate_n against_o faithful_a minister_n as_o most_o hateful_a person_n this_o they_o carry_v on_o by_o such_o like_a mean_n 1._o they_o pretend_v to_o give_v the_o magistrate_n more_o submission_n and_o charge_v faithful_a minister_n with_o slight_v of_o their_o authority_n for_o they_o know_v this_o to_o be_v a_o thing_n well_o please_v to_o magistrate_n thus_o the_o faithfulnâ—…sse_n of_o honest_a minister_n be_v account_v disobedience_n and_o hatred_n and_o the_o lie_a flattery_n of_o such_o be_v give_v out_o for_o reâ—…pect_n and_o obedience_n so_o be_v it_o in_o the_o case_n of_o micaâ—…ah_n 2._o they_o cry_v out_o upon_o faithful_a minister_n as_o factious_a and_o turner_n of_o the_o world_n upside-down_a sower_n of_o sedition_n as_o act_v 24._o 5._o troubler_n of_o the_o peace_n who_o do_v keep_v the_o people_n in_o a_o continual_a stir_n and_o cross_v their_o design_n and_o mar_v the_o absoluteness_n of_o mâ—…gistracy_n so_o elijah_n be_v count_v a_o enemy_n to_o ahab_n and_o a_o troubler_n of_o israel_n 3._o they_o vent_v many_o groundless_a calumny_n against_o they_o as_o if_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o many_o gross_a evil_n thus_o athanasius_n and_o many_o other_o be_v charge_v by_o the_o arian_n as_o murderer_n and_o adulterer_n and_o some_o pretend_a proof_n make_v thereof_o yea_o it_o be_v allege_v to_o constantine_n that_o athanasius_n have_v meddle_v with_o civil_a matter_n which_o be_v derogatory_n to_o his_o authority_n by_o inhibit_v all_o corn_n to_o be_v export_v from_o egypt_n 4._o they_o bring_v the_o magistrate_n in_o top_n with_o they_o by_o appellation_n from_o church-judicatories_a to_o they_o and_o seem_v to_o plead_v a_o absoluteness_n to_o magistrate_n in_o thing_n ecclesiastic_a thus_o heretic_n in_o all_o time_n have_v shelter_v themselves_o under_o this_o pretext_n till_o magistrate_n declare_v against_o they_o and_o then_o they_o cast_v they_o off_o also_o as_o of_o late_a in_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o socinian_o and_o arminian_n have_v be_v make_v out_o 5._o they_o represent_v they_o to_o magistrate_n as_o unsufferable_a in_o respect_n of_o their_o plain_a threaten_n and_o that_o such_o be_v not_o to_o be_v endure_v so_o to_o affront_v authority_n and_o to_o weaken_v these_o that_o profess_v so_o much_o to_o respect_v the_o same_o thus_o amos_n be_v represent_v chap_n 7._o 10._o by_o amâ—…ziah_n priest_n of_o bethel_n and_o often_o jeremiah_n be_v so_o by_o the_o false_a prophet_n in_o his_o time_n 6._o they_o propose_v faithful_a minister_n as_o unwarrantable_o arrogate_a a_o kind_n of_o infallibility_n to_o themselves_o and_o thereby_o derogate_a from_o all_o other_o so_o be_v that_o word_n 1_o king_n 22._o what_o way_n go_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o i_o to_o you_o and_o by_o a_o certain_a audacious_a confidence_n seek_v as_o it_o be_v to_o put_v out_o faithful_a minister_n as_o despicable_a man_n not_o worthy_a to_o be_v creâ—…ited_v as_o in_o the_o case_n cite_v and_o jer._n 28._o and_o elsewhere_o and_o often_o by_o such_o mean_v their_o insinuation_n and_o flattery_n do_v exceed_o prevail_v for_o promove_v their_o design_n augustine_n charge_v the_o donatist_n with_o this_o that_o in_o their_o application_n to_o julian_n they_o use_v this_o phrase_n quoniam_fw-la apud_fw-la â—…e_fw-la solum_fw-la justitia_fw-la habet_fw-la locum_fw-la and_o this_o be_v say_v he_o when_o they_o know_v he_o be_v a_o apostate_n epist._n 48._o the_o last_o thing_n in_o this_o be_v the_o manner_n how_o this_o design_n carried-on_a be_v carry_v on_o by_o such_o corrupt_a teacher_n which_o be_v not_o always_o the_o same_o in_o all_o and_o may_v in_o part_n be_v collect_v from_o what_o
necessary_a at_o all_o time_n to_o have_v a_o judicial_a meeting_n nor_o at_o any_o time_n be_v a_o present_a duty_n to_o be_v suspend_v by_o any_o person_n if_o no_o such_o meeting_n can_v be_v have_v what_o be_v say_v do_v demonstrat_fw-la that_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n to_o be_v make_v in_o reference_n to_o error_n person_n and_o case_n chap._n viii_o when_o some_o error_n be_v to_o be_v forbear_v if_o it_o shall_v be_v inquire_v how_o this_o difference_n be_v to_o be_v make_v or_o how_o it_o may_v be_v know_v when_o without_o guilt_n there_o may_v be_v some_o forbearance_n and_o when_o not_o answ._n this_o be_v indeed_o difficult_a and_o we_o will_v not_o undertake_v in_o particular_n either_o to_o be_v satisfy_v or_o peremptory_a yet_o we_o suppose_v the_o consider_v of_o these_o general_a distinction_n will_v be_v helpful_a and_o the_o distinction_n application_n of_o they_o necessary_a in_o this_o case_n 1._o we_o will_v distinguish_v betwixt_o some_o error_n and_o 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like_a case_n in_o which_o respect_n there_o be_v some_o thing_n mention_v in_o the_o decree_n act._n 15._o which_o be_v not_o very_o material_a in_o themselves_o as_o the_o eat_n of_o thing_n strangle_v yet_o we_o say_v it_o be_v not_o simple_o and_o always_o necessary_a for_o minister_n to_o press_v at_o the_o convince_a of_o all_o who_o maintain_v something_o different_a from_o truth_n or_o which_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v so_o by_o they_o if_o â—…it_v be_v of_o thing_n extra-fundamental_a or_o which_o have_v not_o direct_v or_o palpable_a influence_n upon_o the_o violate_v of_o faith_n or_o corrupt_v of_o manner_n much_o less_o to_o censure_v for_o the_o maintain_n of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v not_o of_o such_o that_o these_o epistle_n speak_v and_o we_o see_v rom._n 14._o and_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n in_o the_o debate_n about_o meat_n and_o eat_v of_o thing_n sacrifice_v to_o idol_n and_o such_o like_a wherein_o though_o there_o be_v still_o a_o right_a side_n 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