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erit_fw-la aqua_fw-la nisi_fw-la aqua_fw-la pull_v away_o the_o word_n say_v s._n augustine_n and_o what_o be_v the_o water_n but_o water_n every_o sacrament_n must_v have_v god_n word_n to_o warrant_v it_o 4._o atter_n lib._n 1._o of_o the_o sacram._n in_o gen_fw-la cap._n 4._o l._n 2._o of_o bapt._n cap._n 4._o or_o else_o it_o be_v no_o sacrament_n and_o such_o sacrament_n as_o have_v not_o god_n command_v for_o their_o institution_n be_v
book_n of_o bapt._n ch_z 3._o her_o example_n must_v not_o be_v draw_v into_o imitation_n the_o same_o may_v be_v judge_v of_o any_o private_a or_o lay_v man_n neither_o do_v we_o admit_v that_o case_n of_o necessity_n if_o it_o compel_v we_o to_o violate_v the_o order_n prescribe_v of_o god_n beside_o the_o testimony_n of_o all_o the_o orthodox_n this_o practice_n be_v absolute_o condemn_v in_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n can._n 100_o there_o be_v no_o plea_n for_o necessity_n which_o by_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n be_v break_v and_o profane_v but_o admit_v a_o private_a person_n may_v administer_v the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o he_o may_v as_o well_o administer_v the_o lord_n supper_n for_o the_o dignity_n of_o one_o sacrament_n be_v no_o less_o than_o the_o other_o chap._n viii_o that_o the_o efficacy_n of_o it_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o the_o instrument_n or_o outward_a sign_n it_o depend_v not_o upon_o the_o person_n or_o worthiness_n of_o the_o 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person_n administer_a the_o sacrament_n be_v good_a though_o the_o instrument_n be_v never_o so_o bad_a he_o may_v minister_v comfort_n to_o thou_o though_o none_o to_o himself_o as_o the_o workman_n that_o build_v the_o ark_n prepare_v a_o mean_n to_o save_v other_o but_o be_v drown_v themselves_o i_o have_v rather_o make_v choice_n of_o a_o honest_a godly_a minister_n than_o one_o profane_a for_o such_o a_o work_n it_o be_v more_o comely_a and_o yield_v more_o comfort_n yet_o their_o power_n be_v the_o same_o now_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v enquiry_n make_v after_o such_o as_o be_v bad_a nor_o be_v god_n tie_v to_o the_o outward_a sign_n but_o be_v a_o free_a agent_n sometime_o the_o baptism_n of_o water_n be_v without_o the_o baptism_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o be_v see_v in_o simon_n magus_n sometime_o the_o baptism_n of_o the_o spirit_n go_v before_o sometime_o accompany_v and_o sometime_o follow_v the_o baptism_n of_o water_n the_o effect_n of_o it_o be_v defer_v till_o god_n see_v good_a it_o do_v not_o of_o itself_o confer_v grace_n nor_o be_v it_o tie_v to_o the_o sacrament_n first_o they_o be_v the_o sign_n not_o the_o cause_n of_o grace_n second_o that_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v bestow_v on_o the_o creature_n three_o the_o subject_n of_o grace_n be_v not_o the_o body_n only_o but_o the_o spirit_n therefore_o the_o sacrament_n do_v not_o by_o their_o own_o virtue_n work_v any_o thing_n as_o flow_v from_o their_o essence_n but_o ministerial_o or_o instrumental_o only_o effectual_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o increase_v and_o nourish_v our_o faith_n not_o by_o any_o inward_a power_n or_o virtue_n of_o their_o own_o but_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o principal_a agent_n or_o worker_n they_o be_v mean_n help_n and_o instrument_n of_o salvation_n in_o which_o sense_n the_o church_n be_v say_v to_o be_v sanctify_v and_o wash_v in_o the_o laver_n of_o water_n through_o the_o word_n ephes_n 5.16_o this_o be_v the_o channel_n of_o conveyance_n but_o not_o the_o fountain_n 1_o pet._n 3.21_o so_o that_o of_o themselves_o of_o their_o own_o power_n or_o any_o real_a and_o essential_a virtue_n they_o have_v nothing_o grace_n be_v not_o contain_v and_o shut_v up_o in_o they_o as_o water_v in_o a_o vessel_n or_o as_o a_o medicine_n in_o a_o box_n therefore_o the_o bare_a want_n of_o it_o can_v bring_v the_o danger_n of_o eternal_a condemnation_n yet_o let_v man_n beware_v of_o put_v a_o small_a account_n and_o estimation_n on_o they_o for_o they_o be_v god_n ordinance_n appoint_v by_o he_o to_o which_o we_o must_v neither_o make_v addition_n nor_o substraction_n the_o sacrament_n cease_v not_o in_o themselves_o to_o be_v true_a sacrament_n although_o administer_v by_o unworthy_a minister_n and_o receive_v by_o unfaithful_a people_n we_o do_v say_v the_o confession_n of_o helvetia_n 15._o â—orme_v conf_n of_o the_o minist_n of_o the_o word_n art_n 15._o confess_v that_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n be_v as_o paul_n term_v they_o the_o fellow-labourer_n of_o god_n by_o who_o he_o do_v dispense_v both_o the_o knowledge_n of_o himself_o and_o also_o remission_n of_o sin_n turn_v man_n to_o himself_o raise_v they_o up_o comsort_v they_o and_o also_o terrify_v and_o judge_v they_o yet_o so_o that_o notwithstanding_o we_o do_v ascribe_v all_o the_o virtue_n and_o efficacy_n that_o be_v in_o they_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o give_v a_o ministry_n only_o to_o the_o minister_n for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o this_o virtue_n and_o efficacy_n be_v not_o to_o be_v tie_v to_o any_o creature_n at_o all_o but_o be_v to_o be_v dispense_v by_o the_o free_a favour_n of_o god_n in_o what_o manner_n and_o to_o who_o it_o please_v he_o for_o he_o that_o water_v be_v nothing_o neither_o he_o that_o plant_v but_o god_n that_o give_v the_o increase_n therefore_o minister_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v helvetia_n the_o late_a conf._n of_o helvetia_n not_o as_o minister_n by_o themselves_o alone_o but_o as_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n even_o such_o as_o by_o who_o mean_n god_n do_v work_v the_o salvation_n of_o mankind_n for_o which_o cause_n we_o give_v counsel_n to_o beware_v that_o we_o do_v not_o so_o attribute_v the_o thing_n that_o pertain_v to_o our_o conversion_n and_o instruction_n unto_o the_o secret_a virtue_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 18._o of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o ch_z their_o insti_fw-la and_o office_n chap._n 18._o that_o we_o make_v frustrate_v the_o ecclesiastical_a ministry_n but_o we_o be_v unjust_o suspect_v of_o some_o as_o though_o we_o do_v attribute_v nothing_o to_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o outward_a word_n 1537._o out_o of_o the_o declare_v of_o the_o same_o confess_v which_o luther_n himself_o approve_v by_o his_o letter_n anno_fw-la 1537._o and_o to_o the_o sacrament_n or_o as_o though_o we_o do_v take_v that_o from_o they_o which_o the_o lord_n himself_o do_v attribute_n unto_o they_o and_o by_o this_o mean_n shall_v overthrow_v and_o abolish_v the_o order_n and_o guide_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o pertain_v to_o the_o church_n whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a side_n we_o have_v a_o chief_a regard_n unto_o this_o that_o we_o neither_o attribute_v too_o much_o nor_o too_o little_a to_o these_o thing_n notwithstanding_o 19_o the_o lat_fw-la conf_n of_o helu._n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o christ_n ch_n 19_o we_o esteem_v not_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o sacrament_n by_o the_o worthiness_n or_o unworthiness_n of_o the_o minister_n so_o likewise_o we_o do_v not_o weigh_v they_o by_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o receiver_n for_o we_o know_v that_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o sacrament_n do_v depend_v upon_o the_o faithfulness_n or_o truth_n and_o the_o mere_a goodness_n of_o god_n also_o we_o teach_v this_o that_o the_o sacrament_n of_o themselves_o 11._o out_o of_o the_o conf_n of_o boh_o of_o
ordinance_n must_v not_o be_v neglect_v much_o more_o dangerous_a be_v the_o wilful_a neglect_n of_o this_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n of_o great_a price_n and_o estimation_n worth_n and_o excellency_n not_o a_o legal_a but_o evangelicall_n ordinance_n will_v you_o have_v the_o minister_n to_o give_v it_o to_o all_o indifferent_o object_n 3_o and_o not_o hinder_v drunkard_n adulterer_n or_o other_o notorious_a sinner_n from_o profane_v of_o the_o seal_n what_o a_o grand_a abuse_n be_v this_o to_o admit_v all_o that_o come_v though_o never_o so_o wicked_a and_o sinful_a first_o answ_n 1_o that_o in_o a_o constitute_v church_n where_o there_o be_v a_o settle_a government_n and_o person_n that_o have_v power_n to_o suspend_v and_o excommunicate_v upon_o just_a and_o legal_a proof_n of_o witness_n such_o person_n so_o convict_v and_o adjudge_v guilty_a ought_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v till_o repentance_n and_o public_a confession_n make_v way_n for_o their_o admission_n all_o sinner_n quatenus_fw-la sinner_n be_v not_o to_o be_v exempt_v the_o law_n must_v take_v first_o cognizance_n of_o they_o they_o must_v be_v legal_o try_v and_o adjudge_v secundum_fw-la allegata_fw-la &_o probata_fw-la second_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o every_o minister_n to_o debar_v from_o the_o sacrament_n because_o the_o party_n be_v know_v to_o he_o or_o to_o another_o to_o be_v scandalous_a unless_o the_o say_a party_n be_v convict_v as_o aforesaid_a and_o then_o and_o not_o before_o be_v he_o to_o be_v think_v unfit_a to_o receive_v the_o lord_n supper_n if_o the_o judge_n see_v with_o his_o eye_n the_o guilty_a commit_v a_o fact_n yet_o he_o can_v by_o god_n law_n condemn_v he_o but_o upon_o the_o testimony_n of_o witness_n and_o those_o two_o at_o least_o deut._n 19.15_o mat._n 18.16_o 1_o tim._n 5.19_o for_o otherwise_o god_n see_v what_o confusion_n and_o tyranny_n will_v follow_v if_o one_o may_v be_v both_o judex_n actor_n &_o testis_fw-la the_o judge_n accuser_n and_o witness_v what_o a_o world_n of_o tyranny_n will_v it_o introduce_v into_o the_o church_n if_o every_o minister_n have_v power_n of_o suspension_n from_o the_o sacrament_n either_o for_o suppose_a crime_n which_o will_v upon_o proof_n vanish_v into_o nothing_o or_o else_o for_o real_a crime_n without_o legal_a trial_n and_o proof_n of_o witness_n if_o this_o open_v not_o a_o gap_n to_o tyranny_n what_o do_v the_o minister_n single_o by_o himself_o have_v no_o power_n or_o authority_n to_o hinder_v and_o keep_v back_o scandalous_a person_n he_o have_v the_o power_n of_o order_n but_o not_o of_o sole_a jurisdiction_n three_o take_v notice_n that_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n upon_o legal_a trial_n and_o proof_n of_o witness_n to_o take_v cognizance_n of_o scandal_n presbytery_n ruth_n due_a right_n of_o presbytery_n as_o nature_n have_v give_v hand_n to_o a_o man_n to_o defend_v himself_o from_o injury_n and_o violence_n and_o horn_n to_o ox_n to_o hold_v off_o violence_n so_o have_v christ_n give_v the_o power_n of_o excommunication_n to_o his_o church_n as_o spiritual_a armour_n to_o ward_v off_o and_o defend_v the_o contagion_n of_o wicked_a fellowship_n 30.4_o chap_n 30.4_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n be_v to_o proceed_v by_o admonition_n suspension_n etc._n etc._n say_v the_o assembly_n of_o divine_n and_o who_o these_o be_v they_o tell_v we_o to_o these_o officer_n the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v commit_v we_o will_v consider_v here_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o key_n and_o to_o who_o they_o be_v give_v 5._o musc_n in_o be_v 22.22_o calv._n com._n ibidem_fw-la jun._n aug._n in_o mat._n lib._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la ad_fw-la pet._n hom._n 55._o in_o mat._n tom_n 2._o cont_n 4._o cap._n 5._o by_o key_n be_v mean_v the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o governor_n so_o musculus_fw-la and_o calvin_n they_o hold_v out_o a_o full_a government_n plenam_fw-la administrationem_fw-la say_v junius_n the_o power_n of_o minister_n say_v beza_n and_o augustine_n de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la lib._n 20._o cap._n 9_o hierom_n the_o key_n that_o be_v the_o power_n of_o excellency_n and_o eminency_n the_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o loose_v say_v fulgentius_n great_a power_n say_v chrysostome_n a_o power_n of_o office_n give_v to_o some_o not_o all_o say_v whittaker_n christ_n speak_v of_o peter_n public_a office_n of_o his_o apostleship_n say_v calvin_n bullinger_n erasmus_n zuing._n church_n but._n 43._o com._n pl._n of_o the_o auth_v of_o the_o church_n and_o marlorat_n not_o to_o peter_n alone_o but_o to_o the_o faithful_a pastor_n of_o all_o age_n now_o this_o power_n be_v give_v only_o to_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o steward_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 4.1_o who_o be_v to_o open_v the_o door_n and_o behave_v themselves_o aright_o in_o god_n house_n 1_o tim._n 3.16_o this_o warrant_n and_o official_a authority_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v christ_n give_v only_o to_o peter_n as_o represent_v apostle_n teacher_n and_o elder_n i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o key_n that_o be_v the_o power_n to_o bind_v and_o loose_v there_o be_v the_o exercise_n and_o this_o be_v give_v to_o peter_n as_o carry_v the_o person_n of_o apostle_n pastor_n and_o church-guide_n but_o lest_o the_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v which_o be_v by_o public_a pastoral_n teach_v to_o remit_v and_o retain_v sin_n do_v not_o full_o hold_v this_o out_o the_o power_n of_o government_n belong_v only_o to_o those_o to_o who_o the_o key_n be_v give_v they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 13.17_o over_o the_o people_n in_o the_o lord_n which_o word_n the_o apostle_n borrow_v from_o the_o septuagint_n so_o style_v the_o ruler_n not_o because_o of_o their_o place_n of_o preach_v only_o but_o of_o govern_v also_o give_v unto_o king_n 1_o pet._n 2.14_o minister_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bishop_n watchmen_z not_o only_o for_o preach_v but_o for_o government_n also_o 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conformable_a may_v be_v call_v
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