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pardon_n can_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o that_o end_n 13._o since_o excommunication_n be_v a_o put_v out_o of_o the_o communion_n i_o will_v fain_o know_v whither_o that_o out_a be_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o a_o private_a church_n or_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o catholic_a visible_a church_n or_o else_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o saint_n which_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o creed_n for_o i_o know_v but_o of_o these_o three_o communion_n if_o it_o be_v only_o a_o put_n out_o of_o the_o communion_n of_o a_o private_a church_n than_o a_o man_n excommunicate_v in_o one_o congregation_n or_o parish_n be_v not_o excommunicate_v in_o the_o neighbour_n church_n if_o it_o be_v a_o put_v out_o of_o the_o catholic_a visible_a church_n than_o a_o man_n excommunicate_v in_o london_n shall_v be_v likewise_o excommunicate_v in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o if_o the_o virtue_n of_o excommunication_n extend_v all_o over_o the_o world_n as_o indeed_o so_o it_o must_v be_v 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the_o body_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o france_n for_o then_o such_o a_o excommunication_n be_v rather_o like_o a_o banishment_n or_o deprivement_n of_o liberty_n than_o a_o spiritual_a censure_n which_o be_v no_o more_o bound_v and_o circumscribe_v by_o the_o limit_n of_o the_o magistrate_n than_o remission_n or_o retention_n of_o sin_n or_o the_o virtue_n of_o baptism_n be_v 16._o neither_o can_v it_o be_v prove_v that_o those_o word_n whatsoever_o you_o shall_v bind_v etc._n etc._n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o exclusion_n rather_o from_o the_o eucharist_n then_o from_o the_o assembly_n or_o from_o either_o and_o that_o there_o be_v great_a danger_n of_o corrupt_v good_a manner_n in_o receive_v the_o eucharist_n with_o a_o dissolute_a man_n then_o in_o converse_v with_o he_o when_o as_o quite_o contrary_a to_o eat_v with_o carnal_a and_o deboist_a person_n be_v a_o more_o contagious_a commerce_n then_o to_o partake_v of_o the_o eucharist_n with_o they_o 17._o neither_o 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of_o your_o godly_a proceed_n a_o table_n of_o the_o content_n chap._n i._n of_o the_o nature_n of_o power_n &_o authority_n that_o there_o be_v but_o two_o way_n to_o bring_v man_n to_o yield_v obedience_n either_o by_o a_o coactive_a power_n or_o by_o persuade_v they_o by_o advice_n and_o counsel_n that_o there_o be_v no_o medium_n betwixt_o command_n and_o counsel_n which_o show_v that_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n be_v a_o name_n without_o a_o thing_n not_o be_v exercise_v by_o either_o of_o they_o the_o division_n of_o power_n and_o of_o the_o subordination_n and_o coordination_n of_o power_n many_o error_n and_o mistake_n be_v discover_v about_o subordination_n and_o coordination_n of_o power_n that_o the_o power_n call_v ecclesiastical_a do_v signify_v nothing_o and_o such_o as_o it_o be_v be_v subordinate_a to_o that_o of_o the_o magistrate_n fol._n 1_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o nature_n and_o division_n of_o right_n divine_a and_o humane_a in_o vain_a do_v they_o call_v thing_n of_o divine_a positive_a right_n which_o be_v act_v by_o a_o natural_a right_n such_o be_v many_o church_n act_n thing_n that_o be_v of_o divine_a right_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o humane_a right_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a those_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o humane_a right_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o divine_a right_n which_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o by_o right_a power_n can_v be_v divide_v betwixt_o clergy_n and_o laity_n 25_o chap._n iii_o the_o nature_n matter_n form_n and_o author_n of_o law_n the_o canon_n and_o sentence_n of_o church-judicatories_a have_v no_o force_n of_o law_n except_o they_o receive_v it_o from_o the_o sanction_n of_o the_o magistrate_n the_o defect_n in_o the_o division_n of_o law_n into_o divine_a and_o humane_a into_o moral_n ceremonial_a and_o politic_a and_o into_o ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a 34_o chap._n iu_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o judgement_n what_o judgement_n every_o private_a man_n have_v what_o the_o magistrate_n and_o what_o minister_n synod_n and_o church-judicatories_a they_o have_v no_o definitive_a judgement_n as_o mr._n rutherfurd_n assert_n but_o the_o magistrate_n have_v the_o great_a share_n in_o definitive_a judgement_n which_o be_v prove_v by_o some_o passage_n of_o mr._n rutherfurd_n and_o of_o pareus_n and_o rivetus_n who_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o controversy_n 44_o chap._n v._o a_o examination_n of_o the_o 30._o chapter_n of_o the_o confession_n of_o faith_n make_v by_o the_o river_n assembly_n of_o divine_n that_o in_o their_o assembly_n they_o assume_v no_o jurisdiction_n nor_o have_v any_o delegâ—…d_n to_o they_o from_o the_o magistrate_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o to_o attribute_v it_o to_o their_o brethren_n that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o magistrate_n jurisdiction_n mr._n gillespy_v reason_n examine_v 53_o chap._n vi_o whether_o jesus_n christ_n have_v appoint_v a_o jurisdiction_n call_v ecclesiastical_a as_o king_n and_o head_n of_o his_o church_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n in_o what_o sense_n the_o magistrate_n be_v head_n of_o the_o church_n 65_o chap._n vii_o the_o strength_n of_o mr._n gillespy_v reason_n to_o disprove_v that_o the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o chief_a governor_n of_o the_o church_n under_o christ_n examine_v 76_o chap._n viii_o mr._n gillespy_v manifest_a contradiction_n in_o state_v the_o magistrate_n power_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n 83_o chap._n ix_o the_o concession_n of_o mr._n gillespie_n which_o come_v to_o nothing_o by_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o evasion_n and_o distinction_n the_o vanity_n and_o nullity_n of_o he_o and_o other_o man_n division_n and_o distinction_n of_o power_n martyr_n musculus_fw-la gualterus_n allege_v against_o the_o name_n of_o a_o power_n ecclesiastical_a when_o it_o be_v in_o truth_n the_o magistrate_n power_n the_o position_n of_o maccovius_fw-la about_o the_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n in_o sacred_a thing_n not_o hitherto_o answer_v by_o any_o 91_o chap._n x._o whether_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n have_v appoint_v as_o the_o river_n assembly_n say_v officer_n in_o government_n distinct_a from_o the_o magistrate_n the_o strength_n of_o the_o place_n 2_o chron._n 19_o by_o they_o allege_v examine_v that_o the_o elder_n in_o that_o place_n be_v not_o church-officer_n a_o answer_n to_o mr._n gillespy_v argument_n endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o josaphat_n appoint_v two_o court_n one_o ecclesiastical_a another_o civil_a 108_o chap._n xi_o a_o case_n propound_v by_o mr._n cesar_n calandrin_n which_o he_o conceive_v to_o assert_v a_o double_a jurisdiction_n examine_v of_o the_o two_o court_n one_o of_o magistracy_n or_o external_a the_o other_o of_o conscience_n or_o internal_a that_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n must_v belong_v to_o one_o of_o they_o or_o to_o none_o 119_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o call_v to_o the_o ministry_n minister_n be_v not_o call_v by_o man_n but_o by_o god_n by_o a_o succession_n not_o of_o ordination_n but_o providence_n the_o plea_n
the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n yet_o he_o may_v command_v in_o his_o own_o name_n the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n may_v not_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o grave_a divine_n that_o minister_n have_v no_o power_n of_o legislation_n which_o be_v grant_v it_o be_v not_o possible_a they_o shall_v have_v a_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n for_o it_o be_v never_o hear_v that_o he_o that_o have_v no_o power_n of_o or_o capacity_n to_o legislation_n can_v have_v any_o to_o jurisdiction_n for_o every_o member_n of_o parliament_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v capable_a of_o exercise_v jurisdiction_n but_o be_v he_o disenable_v to_o have_v a_o power_n of_o legislation_n by_o that_o he_o shall_v loose_v all_o capacity_n to_o bear_v any_o office_n of_o jurisdiction_n camero_n be_v very_o express_v in_o his_o tract_n de_fw-fr ecclesia_fw-la p._n 369._o where_n have_v show_v that_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o law_n 1._o faith_n and_o good_a manner_n 2._o thing_n that_o pertain_v to_o order_n and_o discipline_n he_o add_v in_o neither_o kind_n the_o church_n have_v power_n to_o make_v law_n have_v say_v a_o little_a before_o that_o what_o proceed_v from_o the_o church_n ought_v rather_o to_o be_v call_v admonition_n and_o exhortation_n than_o law_n musculus_fw-la be_v no_o less_o express_v in_o his_o common_a place_n p._n 6â—1_n we_o do_v confident_o assert_v that_o all_o that_o power_n by_o which_o authentic_a law_n be_v make_v bind_v the_o subject_n to_o obey_v whether_o they_o be_v call_v civil_a or_o eccle_n siasticall_a do_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n that_o be_v to_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o subject_n nor_o to_o the_o church-minist_a but_o proper_o to_o the_o sole_a magistrate_n to_o who_o be_v give_v a_o mere_a command_n merum_fw-la imperium_fw-la over_o the_o subject_n 3._o this_o show_v the_o invalidity_n of_o all_o canon_n decree_n and_o sentence_n of_o 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military_a law_n distinct_a from_o the_o matrimonial_a and_o testamentary_a and_o yet_o be_v they_o all_o comprehend_v under_o the_o civil_a law_n because_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n give_v force_n of_o law_n to_o they_o alike_o upon_o that_o account_n why_o may_v not_o the_o moral_a and_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v call_v civil_a 4._o because_o when_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n of_o those_o that_o walk_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n that_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v read_v every_o sabbath_n that_o many_o day_n pass_v without_o law_n the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o law_n give_v by_o moses_n be_v understand_v without_o any_o such_o partition_n 5._o because_o the_o same_o person_n judge_v every_o cause_n and_o matter_n punishable_a by_o the_o law_n there_o be_v as_o mr._n gillespie_n feign_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o judicatory_a ecclesiastical_a for_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n &_o a_o civil_a bench_n where_o the_o judge_n decide_v 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