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in_o controversy_n of_o faith_n article_n 20._o namely_o for_o the_o avoid_v diversity_n of_o opinion_n and_o for_o the_o establish_n consent_n touch_v true_a religion_n yet_o i_o can_v well_o omit_v to_o observe_v the_o wise_a modesty_n of_o our_o church_n in_o her_o assert_v she_o own_o authority_n in_o controversy_n of_o faith_n which_o expression_n i_o may_v have_v leave_n to_o illustrate_v from_o such_o another_o instance_n of_o wisdom_n and_o moderation_n in_o the_o recognition_n require_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o king_n supremacy_n in_o our_o subscription_n according_a to_o the_o 36._o canon_n and_o in_o our_o prayer_n wherein_o we_o acknowledge_v he_o supreme_a governor_n of_o this_o realm_n in_o all_o cause_n and_o over_o all_o person_n it_o be_v not_o say_v over_o all_o cause_n as_o over_o all_o person_n forasmuch_o as_o in_o some_o cause_n christian_a king_n do_v not_o deny_v some_o spiritual_a power_n of_o god_n church_n distinct_a from_o its_o temporal_a authority_n which_o yet_o refer_v to_o the_o king_n as_o their_o supreme_a keeper_n moderator_n and_o governor_n even_o so_o the_o church_n declare_v her_o authority_n in_o controversy_n of_o faith_n not_o that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n or_o any_o other_o church_n no_o not_o the_o universal_a church_n have_v power_n to_o make_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o controversy_n matter_n of_o faith_n which_o god_n have_v not_o so_o make_v the_o church_n own_v that_o she_o have_v no_o power_n against_o the_o truth_n but_o for_o the_o truth_n neither_o may_v it_o expound_v one_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o it_o be_v repugnant_a to_o another_o article_n 20._o but_o she_o have_v power_n to_o declare_v she_o own_o sense_n in_o the_o controversy_n and_o that_o i_o may_v express_v my_o own_o meaning_n in_o better_a word_n than_o my_o own_o etc._n own_o pref._n of_o bishop_n sparrow_n collection_n of_o eccl._n record_n etc._n etc._n to_o determine_v which_o part_n shall_v be_v receive_v and_o profess_v for_o truth_n by_o her_o own_o member_n and_o that_o too_o under_o ecclesiastical_a penalty_n and_o censure_n which_o they_o according_o be_v bind_v to_o submit_v to_o not_o as_o a_o infallible_a verity_n but_o as_o a_o probable_a truth_n and_o rest_n in_o her_o determination_n till_o it_o be_v make_v plain_a by_o as_o great_a authority_n that_o this_o her_o determination_n be_v a_o error_n or_o if_o they_o shall_v think_v it_o so_o by_o the_o weight_n of_o such_o reason_n as_o be_v private_o suggest_v to_o they_o yet_o be_v they_o still_o oblige_v to_o silence_n and_o peace_n where_o the_o decision_n of_o a_o particular_a church_n be_v not_o against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o universal_a not_o to_o profess_v in_o this_o case_n against_o the_o church_n determination_n because_o the_o profess_v of_o such_o a_o controvert_v truth_n be_v not_o necessary_a but_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n be_v be_v not_o to_o assert_v infallibility_n in_o the_o church_n but_o authority_n wherefore_o mr_n chilingworth_n 28._o chilingworth_n chilingw_n pres_n §._o 28._o have_v very_o just_a reason_n to_o declare_v whatsoever_o have_v be_v hold_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n either_o by_o the_o catholic_n church_n of_o all_o age_n or_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o father_n measure_v by_o vincentius_n lirinensis_n his_o rule_n or_o be_v hold_v necessary_a either_o by_o the_o catholic_n church_n of_o this_o age_n or_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o protestant_n or_o even_o by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n that_o against_o the_o socinian_o and_o all_o other_o whatsoever_o i_o do_v very_o believe_v and_o embrace_v whereas_o the_o pope_n and_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v challenge_n to_o themselves_o a_o authority_n supreme_a over_o all_o cause_n and_o person_n by_o their_o infallibility_n by_o which_o they_o exclude_v all_o other_o from_o their_o peace_n and_o themselves_o from_o emendation_n neither_o be_v their_o follower_n much_o in_o the_o way_n thereunto_o by_o what_o card._n bellarmine_n do_v assert_v of_o this_o supreme_a authority_n if_o the_o pope_n say_v he_o 5._o he_o c._n bellarm_n de_fw-fr pontif._n ro._n l._n 4._o c._n 5._o shall_v err_v in_o command_v any_o vice_n or_o forbid_v any_o virtue_n the_o church_n be_v bind_v to_o believe_v those_o vice_n be_v good_a and_o those_o virtue_n be_v evil_a unless_o it_o will_v sin_v against_o conscience_n barklaium_n conscience_n in_o bono_fw-mi sensu_fw-la dedit_fw-la christus_fw-la petro_n potestatem_fw-la saciendi_fw-la de_fw-la peccato_fw-la non_fw-la peccatum_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr non_fw-la peccato_fw-la peccatum_fw-la c._n bell._n c._n 31._o in_o barklaium_n however_o in_o his_o recognition_n 19_o recognition_n locuti_fw-la sumus_fw-la de_fw-la actibus_fw-la dubiis_fw-la viâ—tâ—tum_fw-la aut_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la recogn_n operum_fw-la c._n b._n p._n 19_o he_o mince_v the_o matter_n in_o a_o distinction_n of_o doubtful_a and_o manifest_a vice_n and_o virtue_n o_o bless_a guide_n of_o soul_n how_o do_v the_o illustrious_a cardinal_n miss_v be_v canonize_v for_o that_o glorious_a sentence_n and_o to_o help_v he_o for_o a_o miracle_n to_o qualify_v he_o for_o a_o apotheosis_n why_o do_v not_o some_o cry_n out_o of_o it_o so_o many_o word_n so_o many_o miracle_n thus_o many_o of_o the_o romanist_n make_v the_o pope_n such_o a_o monarch_n in_o the_o church_n as_o mr_n hobbs_n do_v his_o prince_n in_o the_o state_n 1._o state_n hobbesius_fw-la de_fw-fr cive_z c._n 7._o art_n 26._o c._n 12._o art_n 1._o the_o interpretation_n of_o holy_a scripture_n the_o right_a of_o determine_v all_o controversy_n to_o fix_v the_o rule_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n just_a and_o unjust_a honest_a and_o dishonest_a do_v depend_v on_o his_o authority_n in_o the_o power_n of_o who_o be_v the_o chief_a government_n but_o this_o doctrine_n be_v as_o bad_a philosophy_n as_o that_o of_o the_o cardinal_n be_v divinity_n among_o these_o excess_n let_v we_o not_o forget_v the_o moderation_n of_o our_o church_n which_o hold_v she_o may_v revise_v what_o have_v slip_v from_o she_o wherefore_o in_o she_o 19_o article_n she_o declare_v as_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n alexandria_n and_o antioch_n have_v err_v so_o also_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v err_v a_o charge_n agreeable_a to_o the_o moderation_n of_o our_o church_n consider_v what_o may_v have_v be_v further_o say_v which_o by_o the_o same_o proportion_n of_o reason_n she_o suppose_v true_a of_o herself_o and_o of_o all_o other_o viz._n that_o they_o be_v fallible_a and_o may_v err_v §_o 6._o of_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n with_o reference_n to_o divine_a matter_n there_o may_v be_v elsewhere_o occasion_n in_o this_o treatise_n to_o discourse_n 10._o discourse_n ch._n 6._o §._o 9_o 10._o yet_o here_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v our_o church_n do_v not_o make_v its_o own_o reason_n a_o rule_n of_o faith_n nor_o the_o sole_a interpreter_n of_o scripture_n much_o less_o the_o 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be_v manifest_a in_o what_o she_o declare_v and_o enjoin_v and_o
s._n ambros_n offic._n l._n 2._o c._n 27._o wherefore_o those_o who_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o church-discipline_n abuse_v the_o most_o excellent_a temper_v of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o constitution_n of_o her_o law_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n very_o they_o most_o of_o all_o deserve_v the_o church_n rod_n and_o the_o dire_a point_n of_o her_o anathema_n let_v it_o be_v consider_v say_v bishop_n taylor_n 259._o taylor_n ductor_n dub._n l._n 3._o p._n 259._o how_o great_a a_o reproach_n it_o be_v to_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n if_o it_o be_v make_v to_o minister_v to_o covetousness_n and_o to_o the_o need_n of_o proctor_n and_o advocate_n the_o more_o shame_n for_o the_o over-easie_a denouncer_n of_o that_o censure_n that_o inflict_v it_o for_o every_o trivial_a commission_n without_o consideration_n whither_o or_o no_o repent_v of_o or_o that_o use_v this_o sovereign_a recipe_n unadvised_o for_o any_o other_o end_n than_o reform_v of_o the_o profane_a 18._o profane_a doctor_n hammond_n of_o the_o key_n c._n 5._o §._o 18._o where_o this_o discipline_n be_v due_o exercise_v if_o it_o have_v not_o that_o effect_n as_o it_o may_v and_o aught_o much_o may_v be_v impute_v to_o the_o immoderate_a refractoriness_n of_o the_o recusant_n among_o we_o who_o be_v so_o devote_v to_o their_o will_n that_o they_o have_v render_v our_o discipline_n more_o useless_a than_o it_o will_v be_v yet_o sundry_a abuse_n refer_v hereunto_o our_o canon_n have_v endeavour_v to_o redress_v §_o 6._o but_o there_o be_v a_o moderation_n in_o moderation_n itself_o 6._o itself_o solertèr_fw-la cavendum_fw-la ne_fw-la dum_fw-la moderatius_fw-la custoditur_fw-la virtus_fw-la humilitatis_fw-la solvantur_fw-la jura_fw-la regiminis_fw-la s._n greg._n m._n pastor_n cur_n par_fw-fr 2._o c._n 6._o wherefore_o it_o be_v one_o great_a commendation_n of_o the_o moderation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o her_o supreme_a governor_n when_o the_o case_n have_v require_v their_o moderation_n have_v be_v necessary_o and_o convenient_o govern_v because_o of_o the_o danger_n thereof_o otherwise_o for_o god_n use_v samuel_n as_o a_o messenger_n against_o eli_n for_o his_o excess_n of_o indulgence_n to_o his_o son_n 1_o sam._n 3._o 13._o and_o yet_o samuel_n himself_o seem_v scarce_o free_a from_o the_o very_a same_o fault_n concern_v his_o son_n 1_o sam._n 8._o 3_o 15._o and_o this_o indulgence_n occasion_v the_o change_n of_o the_o civil_a government_n as_o the_o former_a be_v the_o loss_n of_o the_o priesthood_n 55._o priesthood_n iram_fw-la benignitas_fw-la mitiget_fw-la benignitatem_fw-la zelus_fw-la exacuat_fw-la &_o ita_fw-la alterum_fw-la condiatur_fw-la ex_fw-la altero_fw-la ut_fw-la nec_fw-la immoderata_fw-la ultio_fw-la plasquam_fw-la opertâ—t_fw-la affligat_fw-la nec_fw-la iterum_fw-la frangat_fw-la rectitudinem_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la remissio_fw-la greg._n m._n l._n 4._o epist_n 55._o moderation_n be_v confess_v a_o excellent_a virtue_n and_o much_o to_o be_v desire_v but_o than_o it_o be_v in_o a_o subject_a capable_a of_o it_o wherein_o there_o be_v extreme_n and_o excess_n to_o be_v moderate_v as_o certain_o there_o be_v in_o all_o our_o passion_n there_o it_o be_v proper_a only_o this_o caution_n 11._o bishop_n lanyâ—n_n â—n_z 1_o thess_n 4._o 11._o be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o lenity_n that_o it_o be_v such_o as_o may_v win_v man_n into_o the_o church_n not_o such_o as_o may_v secure_v and_o encourage_v they_o to_o stay_v without_o yet_o lenity_n and_o gentleness_n be_v so_o good_a a_o virtue_n that_o i_o be_o loath_a to_o cast_v water_n upon_o it_o or_o seem_v to_o temper_v it_o but_o for_o man_n of_o moderate_a opinion_n i_o be_o at_o a_o loss_n to_o know_v what_o they_o shall_v be_v for_o moderation_n there_o can_v be_v but_o between_o extreme_n now_o what_o extreme_n be_v there_o of_o opinion_n in_o a_o settle_a church_n unless_o the_o church_n be_v one_o extreme_a and_o the_o schismatic_a another_o and_o then_o the_o man_n of_o moderate_a opinion_n be_v he_o that_o be_v part_n churchman_n and_o part_n schismatic_a possible_o they_o may_v bestow_v that_o good_a word_n moderation_n upon_o such_o as_o care_v little_a to_o observe_v the_o law_n themselves_o or_o to_o require_v it_o of_o other_o but_o if_o the_o law_n itself_o be_v too_o rigorous_a in_o god_n name_n let_v it_o be_v amend_v and_o not_o leave_v to_o the_o arbitrary_a power_n of_o other_o to_o do_v it_o for_o that_o be_v know_v to_o be_v a_o remedy_n ten_o time_n worse_o than_o the_o disease_n omne_fw-la disease_n bishop_n ward_n nou._n 5._o 1661._o praestat_fw-la vivere_fw-la ubi_fw-la nihil_fw-la licet_fw-la quà m_fw-la ubi_fw-la omne_fw-la there_o be_v no_o cruelty_n so_o great_a as_o that_o of_o laxness_n of_o government_n nor_o any_o tyranny_n in_o the_o world_n like_o the_o rage_n of_o subject_n let_v loose_a and_o the_o little_a finger_n of_o licentiousness_n be_v hard_a than_o the_o loin_n of_o the_o severe_a law_n and_o strict_a government_n §_o 7._o yet_o our_o church_n have_v not_o recourse_n to_o the_o secular_a arm_n but_o upon_o urgent_a and_o good_a occasion_n when_o the_o spiritual_a power_n of_o the_o church_n can_v have_v all_o the_o effect_n which_o it_o ought_v to_o keep_v man_n in_o order_n for_o their_o own_o good_a and_o the_o common_a peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o church_n the_o supreme_a political_a governor_n have_v right_a to_o restrain_v and_o animadvert_v on_o heretic_n and_o schismatic_n that_o the_o contagion_n may_v not_o spread_v as_o do_v a_o cancer_n and_o that_o the_o disorder_n in_o the_o church_n may_v not_o influence_n the_o disturbance_n of_o the_o kingdom_n therefore_o when_o great_a reason_n move_v the_o church_n be_v glad_a when_o the_o civil_a power_n will_v be_v friend_n it_o so_o far_o as_o to_o defend_v and_o protect_v it_o in_o its_o office_n and_o sometime_o to_o render_v the_o same_o effectual_a to_o enforce_v a_o common_a and_o public_a order_n even_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n for_o 46._o for_o institu_fw-la of_o a_o christian-man_n p._n 46._o it_o be_v out_o of_o all_o doubt_n that_o the_o bishop_n and_o priest_n never_o have_v any_o authority_n by_o the_o gospel_n to_o punish_v any_o man_n by_o corporal_a punishment_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v oftentimes_o move_v of_o necessity_n to_o require_v christian_a prince_n to_o interpose_v their_o authority_n and_o by_o the_o same_o to_o reduce_v the_o inobedient_a to_o the_o good_a order_n of_o the_o church_n §_o 8._o wherefore_o it_o be_v not_o improper_a here_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o wrong_a notion_n which_o the_o romanist_n and_o other_o separatist_n have_v entertain_v not_o only_o of_o moderation_n but_o of_o persecution_n as_o if_o every_o spiritual_a censure_n of_o the_o church_n or_o punishment_n of_o the_o magistrate_n for_o the_o great_a inconformity_n and_o disorder_n and_o breach_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o ecclesiastical_a order_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v persecution_n when_o indeed_o it_o be_v but_o defend_v the_o faith_n and_o the_o society_n of_o the_o faithful_a that_o be_v the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o noble_a privilege_n of_o christian_a prince_n and_o the_o most_o worthy_a execution_n of_o their_o power_n yet_o herein_o the_o immoderate_a calumny_n of_o our_o adversary_n appear_v more_o grievous_a that_o upon_o any_o execution_n of_o this_o power_n the_o offender_n instead_o of_o accuse_v themselves_o and_o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o lenity_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o preserver_n of_o its_o law_n they_o accuse_v at_o one_o blow_v the_o whole_a frame_n of_o government_n of_o direful_a persecution_n as_o if_o they_o have_v erect_v some_o terrible_a tribunal_n of_o inquisitor_n which_o our_o church_n do_v most_o of_o all_o abhor_v and_o do_v declare_v against_o punish_v even_o heretic_n as_o such_o only_a with_o death_n much_o less_o those_o who_o 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those_o kind_n of_o donatist_n call_v the_o circumcelliones_fw-la 1._o the_o romanist_n set_v up_o this_o cry_n of_o persecution_n and_o the_o other_o separatist_n