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their_o town_n and_o territory_n or_o have_v they_o any_o less_o authority_n over_o these_o their_o town_n and_o city_n than_o have_v the_o other_o tribe_n over_o their_o city_n and_o field_n which_o fall_v unto_o they_o by_o lot_n the_o gospel_n be_v receive_v by_o public_a authority_n the_o lord_n have_v no_o where_o forbid_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o possess_v field_n and_o farm_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n neither_o have_v he_o inhibit_v that_o any_o such_o realty_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o to_o possess_v but_o be_v it_o possible_a there_o shall_v be_v any_o so_o base_a and_o bid_v mind_v towards_o religion_n that_o he_o can_v once_o wish_v the_o minister_n thereof_o to_o be_v of_o worse_a estate_n in_o a_o christian_n society_n than_o be_v of_o old_a the_o priest_n and_o levite_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o minister_n have_v to_o converse_v in_o a_o civil_a society_n have_v need_v also_o of_o those_o help_n which_o 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sort_n and_o there_o be_v a_o other_o kind_n of_o private_a and_o privy_a life_n under_o a_o heathen_a magistrate_n full_a of_o danger_n so_o that_o there_o he_o be_v to_o deal_v as_o well_o with_o magistrate_n as_o with_o private_a man_n here_o he_o may_v well_o deal_v with_o none_o at_o all_o i_o say_v in_o this_o case_n there_o be_v no_o comparison_n to_o be_v make_v of_o these_o two_o kind_n between_o themselves_o that_o without_o distinction_n we_o shall_v make_v the_o like_a condition_n of_o the_o minister_n life_n in_o all_o place_n and_o subject_a unto_o the_o like_a condition_n chap._n xv._o of_o those_o land_n which_o be_v hold_v in_o fee_n and_o have_v annex_v with_o they_o any_o civil_a authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n and_o that_o which_o make_v all_o the_o doubt_n for_o those_o land_n which_o be_v hold_v in_o fee_n by_o the_o church_n be_v this_o that_o many_o time_n they_o have_v annex_v with_o they_o some_o civil_a jurisdiction_n and_o knight_n service_n the_o which_o 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that_o no_o brother_n depart_v this_o life_n shall_v appoint_v any_o clerk_n to_o be_v his_o guardian_n or_o supra-visor_n and_o if_o any_o so_o do_v there_o shall_v be_v no_o offering_n for_o he_o neither_o shall_v any_o sacrifice_n be_v celebrate_v for_o his_o departure_n neither_o indeed_o do_v he_o deserve_v to_o be_v once_o name_v in_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o priest_n at_o the_o altar_n of_o god_n who_o seek_v by_o all_o mean_v possible_a to_o withdraw_v the_o priest_n &_o minister_n from_o the_o altar_n of_o god_n these_o decree_n of_o the_o reverend_a father_n be_v confirm_v by_o that_o example_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o sequester_v themselves_o from_o the_o oversight_n of_o the_o poor_a which_o notwithstanding_o be_v a_o godly_a and_o a_o religious_a action_n and_o resign_v that_o charge_n unto_o other_o godly_a man_n lest_o themselves_o shall_v be_v withdrawn_a from_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n which_o thing_n chief_o be_v impose_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o lord_n 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which_o dare_v do_v these_o thing_n and_o do_v not_o with_o repentance_n return_v to_o that_o of_o the_o which_o they_o make_v their_o first_o choice_n for_o god_n cause_n they_o be_v accurse_v to_o these_o canon_n we_o may_v add_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o fee_n themselves_o the_o which_o be_v such_o as_o by_o they_o all_o manner_n free-tenure_n be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o clergy_n and_o company_n of_o monk_n for_o a_o fee_n be_v define_v by_o the_o lawyer_n to_o be_v a_o military_a service_n but_o see_v the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n do_v forbid_v churchman_n and_o moonke_n to_o exercise_v any_o military_a service_n they_o can_v by_o any_o right_n either_o receive_v or_o retain_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o service_n chap._n xvi_o that_o bishop_n and_o other_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o forbid_v to_o be_v lord_n of_o fee_n &_o sometime_o to_o undertake_v secular_a and_o civil_a charge_n to_o the_o former_a objection_n i_o first_o answer_n according_a to_o that_o 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