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communion_n with_o they_o paul_n charge_n 1_o cor._n 5._o with_o such_o a_o one_o no_o not_o to_o eat_v and_o tit._n 3.10_o a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o heretic_n after_o the_o first_o and_o second_o admonition_n avoid_v and_o st._n john_n bid_v he_o not_o good_a speed_n etc._n etc._n may_v bind_v equal_n that_o have_v but_o judicium_fw-la privatum_fw-la discretionis_fw-la when_o no_o superior_a ruler_n excommunicate_v the_o sinner_n chap._n x._o some_o question_n about_o general_a council_n to_o be_v resolve_v before_o all_o the_o world_n can_v subject_v king_n kingdom_n soul_n and_o scripture_n to_o their_o government_n or_o decree_n and_o take_v they_o for_o the_o vnify_v ruling-power_n over_o the_o universal_a church_n nothing_o can_v be_v more_o necessary_a to_o all_o christian_n learned_a and_o unlearned_a than_o to_o be_v sure_a of_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o which_o must_v be_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o our_o obedience_n and_o our_o hope_n and_o therefore_o if_o it_o be_v 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judgement_n be_v 1._o witness_v 2._o teach_v 3._o or_o judicial_o decide_v we_o must_v first_o know_v who_o be_v the_o judge_n 2._o what_o be_v their_o work_n 3._o how_o certain_a they_o be_v qu._n 1._o do_v not_o apostle_n and_o other_o preacher_n single_o convert_v man_n even_o thousand_o before_o there_o be_v any_o general_a council_n and_o that_o by_o such_o evidence_n as_o the_o single_a preacher_n bring_v or_o be_v it_o by_o the_o argument_n of_o universal_a consent_n that_o every_o one_o than_o be_v convert_v e._n g._n the_o eunuch_n act._n 8._o the_o jailor_n and_o lydia_n act._n 16._o cornelius_n and_o his_o house_n act._n 10._o the_o three_o thousand_o act._n 2.37_o etc._n etc._n q._n 2._o do_v none_o that_o st._n paul_n write_v his_o epistle_n to_o believe_v they_o till_o they_o be_v tell_v that_o all_o the_o teacher_n and_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n give_v they_o their_o authority_n be_v the_o gospel_n write_v by_o matthew_n mark_n luke_n and_o john_n receive_v only_o by_o the_o argument_n of_o the_o council_n or_o college_n authority_n q._n
3._o do_v not_o christ_n that_o send_v out_o his_o preacher_n by_o two_o and_o two_o and_o bid_v they_o shake_v off_o the_o dust_n of_o their_o foot_n as_o a_o witness_n against_o those_o that_o do_v not_o receive_v they_o expect_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v receive_v and_o believe_v without_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o council_n q._n 4._o do_v christ_n or_o his_o apostle_n ever_o institute_v a_o general_n council_n or_o unify_v college_n of_o bishop_n to_o be_v the_o stand_a aristocratical_a government_n of_o all_o the_o universal_a church_n as_o one_o q._n 5._o will_v not_o this_o have_v be_v plain_o do_v if_o the_o certainty_n of_o scripture_n and_o salvation_n and_o the_o church_n unity_n have_v be_v found_v on_o it_o q._n 6._o if_o thousand_o be_v then_o make_v christian_n without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o council_n or_o college_n may_v they_o not_o be_v so_o now_o q._n 7._o be_v the_o church_n no_o church_n or_o ungoverned_a for_o the_o first_o 300_o year_n when_o there_o be_v no_o general_n council_n q._n 8._o and_o be_v not_o christian_n all_o that_o while_o sure_a that_o the_o scripture_n be_v true_a and_o be_v they_o not_o of_o the_o same_o faith_n as_o now_o q._n 9_o be_v it_o not_o constantine_n that_o call_v the_o first_o general_n council_n at_o nice_a and_o have_v he_o any_o authority_n to_o call_v any_o but_o his_o subject_n q._n 10._o do_v not_o the_o subscription_n of_o the_o ancient_a council_n show_v that_o they_o be_v general_n only_o as_o to_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o not_o to_o all_o the_o world_n q._n 11._o how_o shall_v we_o be_v sure_a that_o the_o council_n of_o one_o nation_n or_o empire_n be_v ruler_n of_o all_o the_o other_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n q._n 12._o when_o council_n of_o equal_a number_n and_o call_v by_o equal_a authority_n of_o emperor_n condemn_v one_o another_o in_o the_o day_n of_o constantius_n valens_n valentinian_n gratian_n arcadius_n and_o honorius_n theodosius_n senior_a and_o junior_a martian_a zeno_n basiliscus_n leo_n philippicus_n anastasius_n justinian_n etc._n etc._n how_o be_v all_o man_n and_o woman_n sure_a which_o be_v of_o conciliar_a power_n and_o which_o not_o as_o to_o their_o faulty_a carriage_n each_o accuse_a other_o q._n 13._o see_v so_o many_o then_o err_v and_o be_v call_v heretic_n at_o this_o day_n as_o the_o council_n of_o tyre_n ephes._n 2._o arimin_n sirmium_n milane_n constantinople_n alexandria_n antioch_n jerusalem_n rome_n etc._n etc._n how_o shall_v we_o now_o be_v sure_a which_o err_v not_o q._n 14._o if_o we_o must_v believe_v scripture_n on_o the_o credit_n of_o council_n must_v we_o not_o also_o believe_v which_o council_n be_v true_a upon_o the_o credit_n of_o council_n and_o if_o so_o be_v it_o on_o the_o authority_n of_o that_o same_o council_n or_o another_o if_o of_o the_o same_o then_o must_v every_o council_n even_o the_o heretical_a be_v so_o believe_v or_o which_o and_o how_o know_v if_o of_o another_o must_v the_o church_n suspend_v its_o belief_n of_o one_o council_n till_o another_o be_v call_v to_o attest_v it_o and_o on_o what_o account_n be_v that_o other_o to_o be_v believe_v and_o what_o if_o the_o late_a condemn_v the_o former_a and_o the_o next_o condemn_v that_o as_o florence_n and_o pisa_n constance_n and_o basil_n q._n 15._o be_v it_o all_o the_o council_n agree_v or_o the_o major_a vote_n against_o the_o rest_n that_o have_v the_o credit_n or_o authority_n aforesaid_a q._n 16._o how_o shall_v we_o be_v sure_a that_o the_o minor_a part_n be_v not_o in_o the_o right_a q._n 17._o how_o shall_v all_o the_o distant_a world_n be_v sure_o the_o vote_n be_v true_o take_v q._n 18._o why_o be_v the_o major_a vote_n count_v invalid_a if_o the_o patriarch_n be_v against_o it_o and_o be_v those_o patriarch_n of_o divine_a authority_n &_o infallible_a q._n 19_o what_o if_o one_o or_o two_o vote_n turn_v the_o scale_n for_o a_o majority_n and_o what_o if_o afterward_o more_o come_v in_o on_o the_o other_o side_n and_o turn_v it_o back_o the_o other_o way_n as_o the_o constantinopol_n council_n do_v in_o nazianzens_n case_n be_v both_o the_o side_n infallible_a or_o authoritative_a so_o at_o eph._n 1._o q._n 20._o who_o must_v call_v a_o valid_a council_n what_o if_o the_o pope_n call_v one_o and_o the_o patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n another_o and_o the_o emperor_n another_o which_o be_v valid_a q._n 21._o be_v the_o church_n no_o church_n in_o the_o long_a interval_n of_o council_n q._n 22._o if_o it_o be_v where_o be_v the_o visible_a constitutive_a supremacy_n or_o power_n if_o in_o the_o patriarch_n and_o metropolitan_o they_o be_v divide_v and_o account_v each_o other_o sometime_o heretic_n and_o sometime_o schismatic_n q._n 23._o who_o have_v authority_n to_o make_v patriarch_n now_o or_o metropolitan_n for_o all_o the_o christian_a world_n q._n 24._o must_v we_o now_o obey_v the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o old_a patriarchal_a seat_n q._n 25._o if_o it_o be_v in_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o earth_n 1._o who_o shall_v go_v to_o they_o all_o over_o the_o world_n with_o all_o our_o church_n case_n 2._o who_o shall_v judge_v which_o of_o they_o be_v heretic_n while_o they_o hereticate_v each_o other_o 3._o who_o shall_v assure_v we_o that_o their_o vote_n be_v true_o gather_v 4._o who_o shall_v bring_v they_o from_o all_o over_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o person_n to_o be_v judge_v 5._o can_v they_o judge_v true_o without_o hear_v the_o accuse_a and_o their_o witness_n 6._o where_o at_o this_o day_n may_v we_o find_v their_o decree_n by_o which_o they_o rule_v except_o in_o council_n q._n 26._o must_v a_o general_n council_n or_o this_o college_n consist_v of_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o world_n or_o but_o of_o part_n q._n 27._o if_o of_o all_o be_v such_o a_o council_n possible_a or_o lawful_a q._n 28._o if_o of_o part_n who_o shall_v choose_v they_o and_o see_v undoubted_a experience_n tell_v we_o that_o most_o of_o the_o clergy_n every_o where_o in_o such_o case_n obey_v the_o power_n that_o have_v the_o sword_n whether_o the_o choice_n that_o be_v make_v in_o the_o turk_n empire_n will_v not_o be_v make_v by_o the_o turk_n and_o in_o other_o kingdom_n of_o heathen_n infidel_n papist_n heretic_n by_o their_o several_a king_n and_o magistrate_n and_o can_v we_o be_v sure_a such_o be_v infallible_a q._n 29._o if_o the_o empire_n of_o abassia_n have_v but_o one_o bishop_n the_o abuna_n shall_v that_o empire_n have_v but_o one_o vote_n in_o council_n and_o be_v rule_v by_o the_o rest_n and_o be_v it_o not_o certain_a that_o those_o next_o the_o antipode_n and_o remote_a kingdom_n can_v send_v but_o few_o and_o must_v they_o therefore_o be_v rule_v by_o those_o near_o the_o place_n who_o will_v be_v many_o q._n 30_o yea_o be_v it_o not_o wickedness_n or_o madness_n to_o attempt_v to_o call_v age_a bishop_n or_o any_o from_o all_o the_o christian_a world_n to_o displease_v prohibit_v prince_n to_o hazard_v their_o life_n in_o travel_n many_o year_n to_o forsake_v their_o flock_n so_o long_o and_o by_o differ_v language_n not_o able_a to_o understand_v each_o other_o nor_o like_v to_o live_v long_o enough_o to_o bring_v home_o the_o decree_n when_o perhaps_o they_o must_v sit_v so_o many_o year_n in_o council_n as_o they_o do_v at_o trent_n wear_v out_o the_o life_n of_o many_o pope_n and_o what_o be_v the_o necessity_n of_o all_o this_o q._n 31._o if_o those_o few_o that_o be_v send_v do_v that_o which_o the_o rest_n at_o home_n dissent_v from_o be_v it_o valid_a e._n g._n king_n james_n choose_v six_o to_o go_v to_o the_o synod_n at_o dort_n and_o most_o then_o consent_v and_o most_o now_o dissent_v the_o parliament_n choose_v a_o synod_n of_o one_o mind_n and_o the_o king_n by_o his_o clergy_n one_o of_o another_o and_o how_o shall_v we_o know_v that_o the_o church_n own_o the_o act_n of_o their_o delegate_n and_o dissent_v not_o as_o the_o greek_n do_v after_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n can_v all_o man_n and_o woman_n 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