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8._o 1_o cor._n 12_o ver_fw-la 28._o ephes_n 4_o ver_fw-la 11._o which_o be_v as_o well_o distinct_a from_o office-bearer_n of_o the_o state_n as_o from_o the_o people_n for_o neither_o magistrate_n nor_o people_n be_v ever_o call_v apostle_n prophet_n evangelist_n etc._n etc._n especial_o in_o the_o apostle_n sense_n but_o also_o ruler_n distinct_a from_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n who_o 1_o thess_n 5_o ver_fw-la 12._o be_v over_o the_o people_n and_o hebr._n 13_o ver_fw-la 17._o rule_n over_o they_o now_o these_o ruler_n can_v be_v the_o magistrate_n for_o in_o none_o of_o the_o place_n do_v the_o apostle_n intend_v or_o mention_v he_o beside_o at_o that_o time_n there_o be_v not_o a_o christian_a magistrate_n to_o rule_v the_o state_n and_o how_o shall_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o church_n be_v commit_v to_o a_o pagan_a and_o 1_o tim._n 5_o ver_fw-la 17._o he_o that_o labour_n in_o word_n and_o doctrine_n seem_v to_o have_v more_o honour_n than_o he_o who_o rule_v which_o if_o either_o magistrate_n or_o prelate_n be_v the_o ruler_n how_o they_o will_v relish_v &_o that_o the_o poor_a preach_a presbyter_n shall_v be_v more_o honour_v than_o they_o let_v any_o man_n judge_n here_o then_o be_v ecclesiastical_a ruler_n distinct_a from_o these_o of_o the_o commonwealth_n to_o these_o ruler_n belong_v the_o cognition_n of_o ecclesiastical_a offence_n in_o contradistinction_n to_o civil_a cause_n and_o judge_n matth._n 18._o tell_v the_o church_n now_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n can_v be_v this_o church_n where_o be_v he_o ever_o so_o term_v or_o how_o will_v he_o be_v himself_o a_o heathen_a account_v another_o man_n so_o here_o than_o be_v a_o church_n distinct_a from_o the_o commonwealth_n here_o be_v church-offence_n distinct_a from_o breach_n of_o civil_a or_o municipal_a law_n here_o be_v church-delation_a or_o complaint_n distinct_a from_o any_o complaint_n to_o the_o magistrate_n tell_v the_o church_n and_o consequent_o here_o be_v a_o church-power_n 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convention_n of_o estate_n senate_n etc._n etc._n yea_o when_o the_o magistrate_n be_v a_o enemy_n determine_v question_v matter_n of_o faith_n and_o practice_n act._n 15_o the_o apostle_n paul_n enjoin_v the_o church_n of_o corinth_n and_o not_o the_o magistrate_n both_o to_o excommunicate_v and_o absolve_v the_o incestuous_a man_n 1_o cor._n 5.4.5_o and_o 2_o cor._n 2.7.8_o the_o same_o apostle_n leave_v titus_n and_o not_o the_o magistrate_n to_o ordain_v elder_n in_o every_o city_n tit._n 1._o v._n 5_o and_o according_o it_o be_v perform_v by_o the_o presbytery_n and_o not_o by_o the_o magistrate_n 1_o tim._n 4.14_o the_o apostle_n john_n thereaten_v by_o himself_o and_o not_o by_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n to_o censure_n diotrephes_n 3._o john_n 10._o and_o as_o the_o power_n itself_o and_o the_o several_a act_n thereof_o be_v commit_v to_o church-officer_n so_o to_o they_o and_o not_o to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n be_v all_o the_o direction_n give_v for_o regulation_n of_o 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