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censure_n at_o all_o who_o will_v say_v this_o nay_o 2._o this_o strike_v against_o all_o authoritative_a deliver_n of_o doctrine_n in_o single_a pastor_n â—s_v well_o as_o the_o dogmatic_a and_o doctrinal_a power_n of_o deliver_v doctrine_n in_o synod_n ordinary_a pastor_n they_o have_v not_o that_o extraordinary_a concurrence_n of_o the_o spirit_n they_o be_v not_o infallible_a they_o may_v err_v therefore_o be_v they_o not_o to_o preach_v 3._o a_o man_n and_o so_o a_o synod_n may_v be_v guide_v by_o a_o infallible_a spirit_n although_o he_o or_o their_o spirit_n be_v not_o infalliblâ—_n and_o the_o result_v of_o a_o synod_n may_v be_v infallible_a and_o found_v upon_o a_o certain_a word_n though_o a_o synod_n itself_o be_v not_o infallible_a 4._o i_o conceive_v these_o two_o be_v not_o convertible_a a_o infallible_a and_o a_o extraordinary_a spirit_n a_o man_n may_v be_v guide_v by_o a_o infallible_a yet_o not_o by_o a_o extraordinary_a spirit_n the_o ordinary_a presence_n and_o 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and_o subject_a to_o error_n and_o not_o guide_v with_o such_o a_o extraordinary_a assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o the_o apostle_n be_v in_o thâ—s_n great_a council_n ordinem_fw-la council_n chamier_n tom._n 3._o l_o 15._o c._n 10._o sect_n 3._o illis_fw-la aderat_fw-la extraordinem_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la quae_fw-la illi_fw-la propoâ—erent_fw-la adâ—â—_n simplicitèr_fw-la manarent_fw-la at_o reliquis_fw-la pastoribus_fw-la adsistentia_fw-la spiritus_fw-la nulla_fw-la extra_fw-la ordinem_fw-la one_o speak_v of_o this_o convention_n say_v the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v extraordinary_o present_a with_o they_o in_o so_o much_o that_o whatever_o they_o propound_v be_v simple_o god_n communication_n but_o god_n afford_v no_o such_o extraordinary_a assistance_n to_o ordinary_a pastor_n the_o like_a whitaker_n also_o etc._n also_o whitak_n de_fw-fr authoritate_fw-la sac._n scrip._n l._n 1._o p._n 78_o etiam_fw-la controv_n 3._o q._n 6_o c._n 2._o p_o 610._o certum_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la fuisse_fw-la singular_a concilium_fw-la &_o singularibus_fw-la privilegiis_fw-la donatum_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v certain_a this_o council_n be_v a_o singular_a council_n and_o be_v endue_v with_o singular_a privilege_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o apostle_n shall_v we_o compare_v say_v he_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n yea_o that_o famous_a council_n of_o nice_a to_o this_o in_o which_o there_o be_v so_o many_o worthy_n endue_v with_o the_o extraordinary_a gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n far_o be_v it_o from_o we_o to_o make_v such_o a_o comparison_n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o say_v 115._o say_v omnes_fw-la definâ—tiones_fw-la ecrâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o scripture_n pares_fw-la fuere_fw-la ibid_fw-la p._n 115._o all_z their_o determination_n be_v inspiration_n of_o god_n and_o equal_a to_o the_o scripture_n and_o in_o this_o opinion_n run_v the_o stream_n of_o our_o famous_a writer_n against_o the_o papist_n with_o reverence_n to_o the_o vast_a ability_n of_o these_o famous_a
have_v go_v on_o in_o a_o total_a abstinence_n of_o all_o ceremony_n which_o may_v have_v be_v scandalous_a to_o some_o gentile_n and_o the_o gentile_n shall_v have_v go_v on_o in_o eat_v blood_n meat_n offer_v to_o idol_n and_o thing_n strangle_v which_o have_v be_v high_o scandalous_a to_o the_o jew_n which_o certain_o have_v paul_n or_o peter_n act_v here_o as_o apostle_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o immediate_a inspire_a spirit_n they_o can_v not_o have_v oversee_v nor_o have_v they_o let_v it_o passâ—_n by_o all_o which_o to_o i_o it_o seem_v clear_a that_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n in_o this_o convention_n do_v not_o act_v by_o virtue_n of_o a_o immediate_a inspire_a spirit_n nor_o have_v they_o any_o further_a extraordinary_a assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n a_o possunt_fw-la alia_fw-la legitima_fw-la concilia_fw-la similiter_fw-la asserere_fw-la decreta_fw-la sva_fw-la esse_fw-la decreâ—a_fw-la spiritus_fw-la fancti_fw-la si_fw-la huic_fw-la concilio_fw-la similia_fw-la fuerint_fw-la &_o si_fw-la eandem_fw-la regulam_fw-la servaverint_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la concilio_fw-la servaverint_fw-la &_o secuti_fw-la sunt_fw-la apostoti_fw-la whâ—t_v count_v 3._o q._n â—_o c._n 2._o p._n 610._o a_o but_o as_o ordinary_a pastor_n and_o elder_n in_o this_o act_n that_o this_o synod_n or_o convention_n be_v lead_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v evident_a by_o vers_n 25_o 28._o where_o it_o be_v say_v it_o seem_v good_a to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o we_o but_o that_o this_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n immediate_o inspire_v the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n upon_o these_o ground_n allege_v i_o deny_v but_o that_o it_o be_v the_o ordinary_a concurrence_n of_o the_o spirit_n such_o as_o ordinary_a pastor_n and_o elder_n may_v have_v in_o the_o truth_n and_o thus_o whitaker_n himself_o notwithstanding_o all_o those_o former_a passage_n affirm_v say_v that_o other_o lawful_a counsel_n may_v in_o like_a manner_n assert_v their_o decree_n to_o be_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n if_o they_o be_v like_a to_o this_o council_n and_o if_o they_o do_v observe_v the_o same_o rule_n which_o the_o apostle_n do_v observe_v and_o follow_v in_o this_o council_n mean_v the_o word_n of_o truth_n and_o indeed_o if_o otherwise_o then_o either_o we_o have_v no_o pattern_n for_o synod_n or_o else_o all_o synod_n do_v act_n with_o the_o same_o spirit_n i_o say_v either_o we_o must_v with_o the_o papist_n say_v that_o all_o synod_n be_v infallble_a or_o we_o must_v say_v with_o the_o socinian_o and_o arminian_o we_o have_v no_o pattern_n for_o synod_n at_o all_o and_o thus_o i_o have_v show_v you_o that_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n in_o this_o synodical_a convention_n be_v not_o immediate_o inspire_v nor_o have_v they_o a_o extraordinary_a concurrence_n of_o the_o spirit_n nor_o do_v they_o act_v by_o their_o apostolical_a spirit_n but_o as_o ordinary_a pastor_n and_o in_o this_o we_o have_v the_o concurrence_n of_o some_o of_o the_o brethren_n who_o have_v write_v on_o this_o subject_n the_o apostle_n do_v not_o in_o this_o great_a convention_n determine_v the_o matter_n by_o apostolical_a authority_n 49._o cotton_n key_n p._n 48_o 49._o from_o immediate_a revelation_n but_o they_o assemble_v together_o with_o the_o elder_n to_o consider_v of_o the_o matter_n ver_fw-la 6._o and_o a_o multitude_n of_o brethren_n together_o with_o they_o vers_n 12_o 22_o 23._o and_o after_o search_v out_o the_o cause_n by_o a_o ordinary_a mean_n of_o disputation_n vers_fw-la 7._o peter_n clear_v it_o by_o the_o witness_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o his_o ministry_n in_o cornelius_n family_n paul_n and_o barnabas_n by_o the_o like_a effect_n of_o their_o ministry_n among_o the_o gentile_n james_n confirm_v the_o same_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o prophet_n wherewith_o the_o whole_a synod_n be_v satisfy_v they_o determine_v of_o a_o judicial_a sentence_n in_o which_o they_o censure_v the_o false_a teacher_n as_o troubler_n of_o the_o church_n subverter_n of_o soul_n they_o reject_v the_o imposition_n of_o circumcision_n as_o a_o insupportable_a yoke_n they_o impose_v on_o the_o church_n none_o but_o some_o necessary_a observation_n and_o they_o by_o way_n of_o that_o authority_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v they_o vers_n 28._o by_o all_o which_o you_o see_v it_o be_v full_o grant_v by_o some_o of_o the_o brethren_n themselves_o that_o the_o apostle_n in_o this_o convention_n do_v not_o act_v as_o apostle_n or_o as_o man_n immediate_o inspire_v and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o first_o great_a objection_n we_o come_v to_o the_o second_o object_n 2._o but_o it_o will_v be_v say_v though_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o a_o synod_n have_v power_n to_o counsel_n admonish_v rebuke_v a_o err_a church_n nay_o and_o to_o publish_v their_o error_n to_o other_o church_n to_o caution_n other_o church_n to_o beware_v of_o they_o yea_o and_o to_o declare_v those_o err_a church_n unworthy_a communion_n and_o to_o charge_v other_o church_n to_o withdraw_v from_o they_o yet_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o suppose_v that_o a_o err_a church_n will_v yet_o persist_v in_o its_o error_n and_o will_v not_o be_v heal_v and_o reclaim_v have_v a_o synod_n no_o further_o power_n to_o put_v forth_o to_o the_o gain_n of_o they_o may_v not_o a_o synod_n proceed_v to_o further_a censure_n viz._n the_o excommunication_n of_o such_o a_o err_a obstinate_a church_n answ_n and_o here_o indeed_o be_v the_o great_a knot_n of_o the_o controversy_n this_o be_v the_o great_a divide_v point_n between_o some_o of_o the_o brethren_n on_o both_o part_n at_o this_o time_n in_o the_o perusal_n of_o discourse_n i_o find_v man_n various_a in_o their_o thought_n concern_v this_o i_o will_v lay_v down_o five_o several_a opinion_n about_o this_o question_n 1._o some_o say_v that_o no_o church_n or_o member_n of_o any_o church_n be_v under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o any_o church_n or_o church_n of_o church_n whatever_o but_o that_o every_o single_a 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proportion_n upon_o matth._n 18._o go_v tell_v the_o church_n of_o which_o before_o and_o say_v there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n for_o the_o excommunication_n of_o whole_a church_n as_o of_o some_o person_n in_o they_o viz._n the_o take_v away_o the_o scandal_n the_o conversion_n of_o the_o sinner_n and_o the_o preserve_n of_o other_o church_n from_o seduction_n as_o two_o or_o three_o person_n may_v scandal_n and_o give_v offence_n to_o one_o church_n so_o may_v two_o or_o three_o church_n give_v offence_n and_o scandal_n to_o many_o sister_n churches_n the_o apostle_n imply_v so_o much_o 1_o cor._n 10.32_o 10.32_o 1_o cor._n 10.32_o where_o he_o say_v give_v no_o offence_n neither_o to_o the_o jew_n nor_o to_o the_o gentile_a nor_o to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o if_o church_n may_v be_v offend_v certain_o church_n may_v offend_v and_o therefore_o without_o doubt_n christ_n who_o have_v provide_v remedy_n for_o the_o scandal_n and_o offence_n that_o may_v arise_v among_o a_o 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