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proper_o so_o call_v from_o the_o sentence_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a court_n or_o to_o receive_v complaint_n exhibit_v against_o that_o sentence_n by_o that_o party_n censure_v so_o as_o by_o his_o authority_n upon_o such_o a_o complaint_n to_o nullify_v or_o make_v void_a the_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n this_o indeed_o be_v imperium_fw-la in_o imperio_fw-la a_o jurisdiction_n within_o a_o jurisdiction_n and_o independent_a from_o it_o mr._n gillespie_n will_v not_o have_v a_o man_n to_o appeal_v from_o the_o presbytery_n or_o synod_n or_o make_v complaint_n to_o the_o magistrate_n nor_o a_o magistrate_n to_o receive_v the_o complaint_n but_o he_o be_v content_v that_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o executioner_n in_o compel_v the_o party_n censure_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o church-censure_n which_o indeed_o be_v a_o most_o ungodly_a and_o tyrannical_a proceed_n like_o that_o of_o pope_n julius_n the_o 2._o who_o will_v have_v king_n lewis_n the_o 12._o to_o 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who_o have_v great_a jurisdiction_n many_o vassal_n and_o retainer_n the_o great_a part_n of_o which_o receive_v no_o lustre_n or_o increase_n of_o dignity_n or_o wealth_n from_o their_o prince_n these_o have_v reason_n in_o emulation_n or_o opposition_n to_o that_o small_a number_n which_o the_o king_n favour_v and_o protect_v to_o join_v themselves_o with_o the_o kirk_n party_n there_o to_o find_v what_o the_o court_n can_v not_o afford_v they_o i_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v concern_v excommunication_n in_o the_o low-countries_n but_o that_o they_o have_v no_o better_a plea_n for_o it_o then_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n or_o geneva_n i_o shall_v now_o close_v up_o the_o history_n of_o excommunication_n by_o relate_v how_o it_o speed_v in_o the_o palatinate_n where_o i_o think_v it_o be_v receive_v the_o last_o of_o any_o reform_a church_n though_o that_o place_n be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o that_o be_v reform_v from_o popery_n this_o may_v be_v see_v in_o a_o epistle_n of_o 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ever_o the_o chief_a priest_n procure_v a_o