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declare_v that_o there_o be_v no_o church_n power_n jurisdiction_n or_o government_n in_o the_o church_n office_n bearer_n or_o meeting_n but_o what_o depend_v upon_o and_o be_v subordinat_a unto_o the_o supremacy_n and_o be_v authorize_v by_o the_o bishop_n who_o be_v declare_v accountable_a to_o his_o majesty_n for_o their_o administration_n in_o the_o act_n for_o the_o national_a synod_n the_o constituent_a member_n thereof_o the_o matter_n to_o be_v treat_v of_o the_o authorise_a of_o the_o constitution_n as_o church_n canon_n be_v sole_o in_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n there_o work_v be_v only_o to_o give_v advice_n to_o he_o without_o any_o decisive_a inherent_a suffrage_n by_o vertew_n of_o which_o ecclesiastic_a supremacy_n his_o majesty_n put_v excommunication_n and_o spiritual_a censure_n and_o consequent_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o person_n mere_o civil_a in_o the_o act_n for_o the_o high_a commission_n hence_o it_o be_v aparent_a that_o his_o majesty_n as_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o church_n government_n impart_v this_o
authority_n to_o such_o as_o he_o please_v and_o the_o bishop_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o his_o majesty_n commisioner_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o ecclesiastic_a power_n which_o be_v original_o in_o himself_o now_o that_o this_o erastian_n prelacy_n or_o church_n government_n be_v a_o stranger_n to_o the_o scripture_n be_v many_o way_n evident_a 1._o this_o erastian_n prelacy_n deny_v all_o church_n government_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o church_n officer_n distinct_a from_o civil_a magistrace_n which_o be_v one_fw-mi error_n full_o confute_v and_o large_o baffle_v by_o all_o who_o have_v write_v against_o erastus_n and_o his_o follower_n and_o be_v contrare_fw-la many_o way_n to_o scripture_n i._o to_o that_o distinction_n betwixt_o the_o ecclesiastic_a and_o civil_a sanbedrin_n under_o the_o old_a testameet_a assert_v and_o clear_v by_o many_o scripture_n argument_n by_o our_o divine_n paraicular_o mr_n gillespie_n in_o the_o aaron_n road_n i._o from_o the_o institution_n of_o that_o court_n of_o elder_n suppose_v in_o exod._n 24._o who_o be_v not_o those_o elder_n choose_v for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n numb_a 11._o for_o this_o be_v do_v at_o sinai_n short_o after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n but_o on_o the_o 20_o day_n of_o the_o 2d_o month_n in_o the_o 2d_o year_n they_o take_v their_o journey_n from_o sinai_n to_o the_o â—…dernes_n of_o paran_n numbr_n 10._o 11_o 12._o and_o there_o pitch_v when_o the_o seventy_o elder_n be_v choose_v to_o relieve_v moses_n they_o be_v not_o the_o judge_n choose_v by_o advyce_n of_o jethro_n for_o he_o come_v not_o to_o moses_n till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o year_n or_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o second_o after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n nor_o can_v they_o be_v judge_n who_o judge_v before_o he_o come_v for_o he_o observe_v that_o the_o burdine_n lie_v upon_o moses_n alone_o so_o they_o must_v needs_o have_v be_v ecclesiastic_a ruler_n under_o the_o presidencie_n of_o aarone_fw-la and_o hur._n vers_fw-la 14._o who_o be_v call_v up_o as_o the_o representative_n of_o the_o church_n of_o israel_n after_o the_o judicial_a law_n be_v give_v chap._n 22._o 23._o in_o this_o 24._o chapter_n there_o be_v a_o transition_n to_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n concern_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o the_o structur_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n deutr._fw-la 17._o 8_o 9_o 10._o all_o grant_v there_o a_o supreme_a court_n of_o judge_n therefore_o also_o the_o text_n must_v be_v grant_v to_o hold_v forth_o a_o supreme_a ecclesiastic_a court_n for_o it_o carry_v the_o authority_n &_o sentence_n of_o the_o priest_n as_o high_a as_o the_o authority_n &_o sentence_n of_o the_o judge_n &_o that_o in_o adisjunctive_a way_n as_o two_o distinct_a power_n each_o bind_a respective_a in_o their_o owned_a proper_a sphere_n 3._o from_o these_o judge_n &_o officer_n 1._o chr._n 23._o 4_o &_o 26_o 29._o suppose_a &_o set_v to_o their_o work_n when_o the_o levit_n be_v divyde_v to_o there_o charge_v who_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o service_n &_o attendance_n in_o the_o temple_n but_o to_o judge_v &_o give_v sentence_n concern_v the_o law_n &_o its_o meaning_n and_o this_o say_v the_o text_n over_o israel_n come_v to_o they_o from_o any_o of_o the_o city_n of_o the_o land_n 4._o from_o jehoshaphats_n reformation_n 2._o chron._n 19_o 8_o 10_o 11._o who_o restore_v the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n do_v set_v in_o jerusalem_n levit_n priest_n chieff_n of_o the_o father_n of_o israel_n for_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n &_o for_o controversy_n here_o be_v 1._o a_o court_n of_o priest_n &_o levit_n with_o power_n of_o suffrage_n &_o thus_o consist_v of_o ecclesiastic_a membre_n 2._o in_o ecclesiastic_a matter_n matter_n of_o the_o lord_n distinct_a from_o matter_n of_o the_o king_n 3._o for_o one_fw-mi ecclesiastic_a end_n viz._n to_o warn_v that_o they_o trespass_n not_o not_o only_o against_o one_o another_o but_o against_o the_o lord_n 4._o all_o cause_n of_o their_o brethren_n that_o dwell_v in_o the_o city_n be_v to_o come_v to_o they_o unto_o jerusalem_n 5._o they_o have_v one_fw-mi ecclesiastic_a moderator_n or_o precedent_n amariah_n the_o chieff_a priest_n over_o they_o in_o all_o matter_n of_o the_o lord_n â—…istinct_a as_o be_v say_v from_o matter_n of_o the_o king_n these_o &_o many_o such_o argument_n be_v make_v use_n of_o by_o he_o &_o other_o to_o clear_v this_o point_n of_o the_o two_o distinct_a sanhedrin_n which_o full_o overthrow_v this_o erastian_n confusion_n of_o these_o two_o power_n &_o government_n 2._o this_o fountain_v of_o all_o church_n power_n in_o the_o civil_a and_o deny_v of_o church_n government_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o church_n officer_n distinct_a from_o the_o civil_a government_n be_v cross_n to_o that_o distinction_n of_o the_o gospel_n church_n her_o government_n from_o that_o of_o the_o civil_a power_n which_o be_v clear_o hold_v out_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n wherein_o it_o be_v evident_a 1._o that_o the_o visible_a church_n be_v christ_n the_o mediator_n his_o visible_a kingdom_n as_o mediator_n and_o so_o its_o officer_n law_n &_o censure_n fall_v with_o in_o the_o compass_n of_o his_o mediatorie_a appointment_n and_o inspection_n matth._n 16._o 19_o &_o 28._o 29._o joh._n 18._o 36._o 1._o cor._n 12._o 28._o eph._n 4._o 11_o 12._o 2._o that_o the_o gospel_n church_n be_v complete_v in_o she_o be_v &_o essence_n both_o as_o to_o ruler_n &_o rule_v member_n &_o officer_n and_o in_o rule_n &_o direction_n for_o the_o exercise_n of_o her_o government_n according_o when_o no_o magistrate_n be_v so_o much_o as_o a_o member_n of_o she_o 3_o that_o in_o all_o the_o precept_n anent_o the_o exercise_n of_o this_o power_n it_o be_v enjoin_v to_o the_o church_n &_o to_o these_o church_n officer_n as_o such_o with_o the_o same_o freedom_n &_o independency_n upon_o the_o civil_a power_n as_o at_o the_o first_o &_o without_o the_o least_o restriction_n &_o limitation_n in_o case_n of_o the_o magistrate_n become_v christian_n all_o the_o ground_n make_v use_v of_o in_o press_v the_o exercise_n of_o this_o power_n be_v moral_a &_o perpetual_a &_o respect_v the_o church_n her_o condition_n as_o a_o church_n whither_o the_o magistrate_n be_v friend_n or_o enemy_n in_o the_o 2d_o place_n this_o erastian_n prelatic_a mould_n of_o government_n bring_v in_o many_o gross_a encroachment_n upon_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o gospel_n church_n as_o 1._o deny_v her_o liberty_n to_o exercise_v her_o power_n &_o key_n of_o censure_n without_o the_o magistrate_n contrare_fw-la to_o all_o the_o new_a testament_n instance_n of_o the_o exercise_n thereof_o with_o out_o he_o 2._o introduce_v a_o dominion_n &_o arbitrary_a power_n upon_o all_o her_o government_n contrare_fw-la to_o her_o liberty_n &_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o her_o government_n which_o be_v a_o ministerial_a stewardship_n not_o a_o dominion_n for_o thus_o the_o church_n be_v the_o proper_a object_n of_o the_o magistrate_n dominion_n that_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o his_o power_n rom._n 13._o and_o the_o present_a prelatic_a church_n ounes_z the_o supreme_a civil_a governoure_n as_o her_o chieff_n church_n officerer_fw-la 3._o give_v to_o the_o magistrate_n qua_fw-la talis_fw-la for_o this_o power_n in_o church_n matter_n be_v by_o prelate_n and_o their_o adherent_n aknowledge_v to_o be_v a_o perpetual_a croun-right_a the_o proper_a &_o sole_a decisive_a suffrage_n in_o all_o cause_n fall_v under_o ecclesiastic_a cognisance_n for_o prelatist_n only_o meet_v to_o advise_v he_o in_o there_o suprem_fw-la court_n or_o national_a synod_n according_a to_o the_o forementioned_a act._n now_o this_o cut_v off_o all_o church_n judicatory_n there_o decisive_a suffrage_n as_o church_n judicatories_n which_o as_o be_v clear_v above_o they_o do_v full_o at_o first_o exercise_n of_o themselves_o without_o the_o magistrate_n 4._o this_o mould_n will_v make_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n the_o proper_a immediate_a subject_n of_o the_o key_n and_o impart_v all_o church_n government_n to_o one_o who_o as_o such_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o church_n member_n and_o empower_n he_o to_o give_v out_o this_o suppose_a fountain_n power_n to_o no_o church_n member_n or_o to_o here_o enemy_n at_o his_o pleasure_n as_o his_o majesty_n give_v to_o person_n civil_a the_o power_n of_o excommunication_n yea_o it_o give_v he_o a_o power_n by_o his_o owned_a proper_a clicite_a act_n to_o dispense_v all_o her_o external_a government_n as_o the_o law_n term_v it_o which_o if_o we_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o include_v all_o external_a ordinance_n contradistinct_a from_o the_o internal_a government_n of_o the_o inward_a man_n &_o the_o church_n invisible_a will_v necessare_o import_v &_o include_v the_o exercise_n of_o both_o the_o key_n &_o all_o the_o external_a dogmaticke_n diatactick_a &_o critic_n authority_n &_o power_n entrust_v to_o the_o church_n representative_a which_o be_v a_o mere_a
4._o cap._n 3_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v they_o be_v mistake_v who_o judge_n either_o timothy_n at_o ephesus_n or_o titus_n at_z creete_z to_o have_v exercise_v any_o impite_n or_o dominion_n to_o dispose_v of_o thing_n each_o at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n they_o be_v set_v over_o the_o people_n no_o word_n of_o their_o be_v set_v over_o minister_n to_o go_v before_o they_o in_o good_a and_o wholesome_a counsel_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o place_v of_o minister_n not_o that_o they_o may_v do_v as_o they_o please_v exclude_v other_o since_o paul_n himself_o neither_o impose_v hand_n nor_o do_v excommunicate_a alone_o and_o since_o as_o i_o say_v above_o a_o whole_a college_n or_o presbytery_n of_o apostle_n act_v nothing_o pro_fw-la imperio_fw-la but_o in_o church_n constitut_v have_v elder_n go_v along_o with_o they_o in_o all_o that_o sinodal_n procedure_n act_n 15._o farrless_o will_v timothy_n and_o titus_n assume_v this_o episcopal_a pre-eminence_n who_o be_v inferior_a to_o any_o of_o the_o apostle_n therefore_o their_o power_n in_o this_o be_v not_o episcopal_a 2._o that_o authority_n which_o be_v entrust_v to_o the_o elder_n and_o minister_n in_o commone_v be_v not_o entrust_v to_o any_o one_o officer_n such_o as_o timothy_n but_o so_o it_o be_v that_o after_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n be_v exedify_v and_o complete_v in_o its_o organic_n be_v and_o after_o timothy_n have_v get_v his_o charge_n as_o to_o ordination_n and_o jurisdiction_n in_o ephesus_n paul_n commit_v the_o whole_a episcopal_a power_n to_o the_o elder_n as_o be_v say_v before_o timothy_n face_n in_o his_o last_o farewell_n act._n 20._o therefore_o he_o entrust_v he_o with_o no_o episcopal_a pre-eminence_n in_o or_o over_o that_o church_n when_o complete_v in_o its_o organic_n be_v 3._o they_o who_o power_n stand_v so_o circumstantiat_fw-la as_o to_o ordination_n and_o jurisdiction_n over_o these_o church_n that_o it_o exclud_v episcopale_a pre-eminence_n proper_o and_o formal_o such_o their_o power_n in_o ordination_n and_o jurisdiction_n can_v be_v prelatical_a nor_o ground_n one_fw-mi argument_n for_o prelacy_n but_o such_o be_v the_o power_n of_o timothy_n and_o titus_n for_o 1._o as_o diocesian_a bishop_n they_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v determinate_o and_o design_o set_v and_o fix_v there_o as_o the_o officer_n of_o these_o church_n but_o the_o contrary_n appear_v in_o the_o text_n owe_v befought_a the_o to_o abide_v at_o ephesus_n and_o again_o i_o leave_v thou_o at_o crete_n and_o to_o set_v in_o order_n thing_n that_o be_v want_v which_o word_n point_v at_o one_fw-mi occasional_a transient_a employment_n there_o not_o a_o fix_a instalement_n 2._o in_o these_o epistle_n they_o be_v both_o call_v back_o without_o the_o least_o intimation_n of_o their_o returne_a 3._o if_o their_o power_n be_v episcopal_a and_o ordinary_a then_o in_o the_o apostle_n prescription_n and_o rule_n anent_o their_o successor_n their_o power_n and_o authority_n ought_v to_o have_v be_v describe_v and_o rule_v give_v touch_v the_o gift_n call_v ordination_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o diocesian_a bishop_n but_o the_o apostle_n prescribe_v no_o rule_n for_o any_o officer_n high_o than_o a_o pastor_n &_o suppose_v still_o that_o he_o be_v the_o high_a ordinary_a officer_n in_o all_o his_o direction_n as_o to_o church_n government_n 4._o add_v to_o this_o that_o paul_n never_o call_v timothy_n or_o titus_n bishop_n though_o frequent_o make_v mention_n of_o they_o but_o minister_n soldier_n of_o christ_n workman_n the_o church_n messenger_n etc._n etc._n 1._o tim._n 4._o 6._o 2._o tim._n 2._o 3._o and_o 15._o 2._o cor._n 8._o suppose_v they_o his_o attendant_n in_o his_o apostolic_a function_n their_o accompany_v paul_n in_o his_o travel_n be_v large_o describe_v by_o the_o divine_n at_o the_o i_o will_v of_o wight_n 1._o timothy_n be_v find_v at_o berea_n with_o paul_n act._n 17._o 14._o then_o at_o athens_n 15._o thence_o paul_n send_v he_o to_o thessalonica_n 1_o thess._n 3._o 1._o then_o hauâ—…ig_v be_v at_o macedonia_n with_o paul_n he_o come_v to_o he_o to_o corinth_n act._n 18._o 5._o then_o he_o be_v with_o he_o at_o ephesus_n and_o thence_o send_v into_o macedonia_n act._n 19_o 22._o whither_o paul_n go_v after_o he_o and_o be_v by_o he_o accompany_v into_o asia_n act._n 20._o 4._o he_o be_v with_o he_o at_o troas_n 5._o v_o and_o at_o miletum_n 17._o v._n where_o paul_n give_v the_o elder_n his_o last_o charge_n as_o the_o bishope_n of_o that_o church_n and_o after_o this_o he_o be_v find_v either_o in_o journey_n or_o absent_a from_o ephesus_n forafter_o he_o be_v find_v a_o prisoner_n with_o paul_n at_o rome_n be_v mention_v as_o his_o companion_n in_o these_o epistle_n write_v while_o paul_n be_v at_o rome_n as_o that_o to_o the_o philippian_n philip._n 1._o to_o philemon_n 1._o 1._o and_o to_o the_o colloss_n 1._o 2._o and_o he_o be_v never_o find_v again_o at_o ephesus_n &_o near_o the_o end_n of_o the_o apostle_n pilgrimage_n he_o be_v send_v for_o to_o rome_n so_o titus_n be_v find_v at_o jerusalem_n before_o he_o come_v to_o crete_n gal._n 1._o 2._o thence_o be_v send_v for_o to_o nicopolis_n tit._n 3._o 12._o then_o to_o corinth_n than_o he_o be_v expect_v at_o troas_n 2._o cor._n 2._o 12._o and_o meet_v with_o paul_n in_o macedonia_n 2._o cor._n 7._o 6._o whence_o he_o be_v send_v again_o to_o corinth_n 2._o cor._n 8._o 6._o &_o after_o this_o near_o the_o time_n of_o paul_n death_n be_v find_v at_o rome_n from_o whence_o he_o go_v not_o to_o crete_n but_o unto_o dalmatia_n 2._o tim._n 4._o 10._o and_o after_o this_o be_v not_o hear_v of_o in_o scripture_n so_o that_o from_o their_o various_a journey_n the_o order_n of_o they_o the_o time_n spend_v in_o they_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o employment_n which_o be_v to_o be_v the_o apostle_n copartner_n in_o their_o apostolic_a function_n and_o negotiate_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n where_o the_o apostle_n travel_v and_o the_o scripture_n silence_n touch_v their_o be_v beshop_n of_o any_o one_o church_n these_o divine_n conclude_v that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v diocesian_a bishop_n other_o do_v remark_n severale_fw-mi other_o pregnant_a circumstance_n in_o the_o sacred_a text_n special_o relate_v to_o timothy_n which_o do_v evince_v he_o to_o be_v neither_o bishop_n at_o all_o nor_o particular_o at_o ephesus_n in_o the_o prelatical_a sense_n as_o 1._o that_o paul_n stir_v he_o up_o to_o diligence_n upon_o this_o motive_n that_o thus_o he_o shall_v be_v agood_o minister_v of_o christ_n not_o a_o bishop_n of_o christ_n 1._o tim._n 4._o 6._o he_o be_v therefore_o a_o minister_n bishop_n but_o nothing_o else_o 2._o that_o when_o paul_n write_v this_o first_o epistle_n to_o he_o he_o be_v but_o new_o enter_v into_o the_o ministry_n 1._o tim._n 1._o 3._o with_o act._n 16._o 1._o 2._o 3._o etc._n etc._n and_o paul_n will_v not_o have_v a_o novice_n to_o be_v a_o bishop_n 3._o he_o be_v command_n to_o entreat_v elder_n as_o father_n 4._o to_o honour_v they_o double_o that_o rule_n well_o therefore_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v a_o father_n over_o these_o elder_n 5._o that_o he_o have_v his_o gift_n by_o the_o lay_v one_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o presbysery_n which_o can_v not_o be_v one_fw-mi episcopal_a function_n 6._o that_o paul_n appoint_v he_o to_o reside_v there_o only_o until_o his_o own_o return_n from_o macedonia_n to_o instruct_v the_o people_n for_o someshorte_a time_n until_o he_o come_v to_o he_o again_o 1._o tim._n 3._o 14._o 15._o 7._o that_o assoon_o as_o paul_n come_v from_o macedonia_n to_o ephesus_n he_o send_v timothy_n into_o achaia_n himself_o stay_v at_o ephesus_n and_o asia_n for_o a_o season_n act._n 19_o 22._o to_o 40._o v_o and_o from_o thence_o he_o return_v to_o macedonia_n and_o through_o it_o unto_o asia_n accompany_v with_o timothy_n and_o other_o after_o which_o we_o never_o read_v that_o he_o return_v to_o ephesus_n 8._o that_o timothy_n be_v send_v to_o many_o church_n to_o confirm_v 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