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that_o a_o year_n time_n will_v be_v convenient_a for_o that_o purpose_n 2._o not_o only_o they_o but_o the_o answerer_n himself_o say_v as_o much_o in_o effect_n for_o in_o the_o 18._o section_n he_o report_v that_o i_o make_v this_o offer_n unto_o they_o that_o if_o the_o consistory_n desire_v it_o i_o will_v continue_v as_o a_o assistant_n in_o preach_v for_o a_o convenient_a time_n that_o i_o may_v therein_o acquaint_v myself_o with_o the_o dutch_a minister_n the_o order_n of_o the_o classis_fw-la and_o synod_n and_o state_n of_o this_o congregation_n etc._n etc._n but_o though_o our_o elder_n like_v of_o this_o offer_n say_v he_o and_o think_v good_a to_o desire_v he_o to_o remain_v with_o we_o as_o a_o assistant_n as_o be_v before_o say_v yet_o i_o think_v it_o not_o safe_a say_v he_o speak_v of_o himself_o without_o first_o take_v advice_n of_o the_o classis_fw-la whereby_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o elder_n like_v of_o the_o offer_n as_o it_o be_v make_v by_o i_o but_o 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under_o no_o less_o paenalty_n than_o my_o not_o admittance_n to_o the_o pastoral_a work_n in_o the_o english_a church_n notwithstanding_o the_o unanimous_a desire_n of_o the_o congregation_n be_v not_o this_o to_o make_v they_o necessary_a observance_n the_o case_n be_v so_o clear_a that_o the_o answerer_n himself_o do_v not_o at_o all_o deny_v it_o 2._o let_v we_o see_v whether_o the_o power_n whereby_o they_o have_v do_v this_o be_v a_o due_a or_o a_o undue_a power_n and_o it_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v undue_a if_o neither_o the_o scripture_n nor_o the_o nationall_n synod_n nor_o the_o church_n nor_o any_o good_a reason_n have_v give_v they_o any_o such_o power_n and_o this_o we_o will_v declare_v with_o god_n assistance_n distinct_o in_o every_o one_o of_o they_o first_o the_o scripture_n be_v so_o far_o from_o give_v the_o classis_fw-la any_o power_n of_o make_v law_n to_o bind_v particular_a church_n in_o case_n of_o that_o nature_n that_o it_o do_v not_o once_o mention_v any_o such_o kind_n of_o combination_n nor_o do_v allow_v any_o such_o power_n to_o the_o deputye_n of_o any_o church_n consult_v together_o for_o their_o common_a good_a the_o text_n which_o bellarmine_n allege_v for_o the_o power_n of_o council_n in_o make_v law_n be_v the_o same_o which_o the_o answerer_n sometime_o harp_v upon_o in_o this_o case_n but_o junius_n clear_o show_v that_o they_o make_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n 4._o deut._n 17.8.10_o sect._n 24._o ans_fw-fr 4._o the_o first_o be_v deut._n 17._o which_o place_n the_o answerer_n allege_v to_o prove_v the_o classis_fw-la to_o be_v a_o high_a judicatory_a and_o above_o the_o church_n thou_o shall_v do_v according_a to_o the_o sentence_n which_o they_o of_o that_o place_n shall_v show_v thou_o to_o which_o junius_n give_v 2_o answer_n 1._o the_o case_n be_v not_o alike_o for_o in_o those_o time_n the_o mind_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v to_o those_o judge_n in_o obscure_a and_o difficult_a case_n by_o sign_n and_o answer_n 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