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qu._n 9_o p._n 59_o mr_n rutherford_n assert_v that_o no_o community_n can_v without_o sin_n alienate_v this_o power_n of_o self-defence_n but_o though_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o community_n his_o argument_n must_v have_v as_o much_o force_n concern_v any_o private_a person_n viz._n that_o as_o man_n have_v nopower_v from_o god_n to_o murder_v his_o brother_n so_o have_v he_o no_o power_n to_o suffer_v himself_o or_o his_o brother_n to_o be_v murder_v and_o the_o consequence_n of_o this_o must_v be_v that_o all_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o take_v arm_n against_o their_o sovereign_n who_o shall_v judge_v any_o person_n to_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o lose_v his_o life_n without_o just_a cause_n the_o strange_a position_n of_o lessius_fw-la and_o becanus_n in_o allow_v the_o kill_v a_o king_n in_o self_n defence_n i_o have_v above_o produce_v and_o among_o the_o romish_a doctor_n who_o be_v very_o general_o prone_a to_o embrace_v disloyal_a principle_n 4._o dom._n soto_n de_fw-fr justit_fw-la &_o jur._n l._n 1._o qu._n 1._o art_n 2._o &_o q._n 5._o art_n 3._o &_o q._n 6._o art_n 4._o dom._n soto_n in_o this_o particular_a be_v as_o exorbitant_a as_o any_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o he_o in_o several_a place_n give_v such_o a_o description_n of_o a_o tyrant_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o government_n as_o discontent_a person_n may_v easy_o apply_v to_o the_o most_o worthy_a prince_n that_o be_v that_o he_o make_v law_n and_o order_n affair_n for_o his_o own_o private_a and_o not_o the_o public_a good_a 3._o id._n ibid._n l._n 5._o qu._n 1._o art_n 3._o and_o he_o declare_v that_o such_o a_o person_n who_o have_v a_o right_a title_n to_o govern_v may_v not_o be_v kill_v by_o a_o private_a person_n until_o a_o public_a sentence_n be_v declare_v against_o he_o and_o then_o any_o man_n may_v be_v make_v the_o executioner_n but_o then_o he_o add_v beside_o this_o if_o he_o forcible_o set_v upon_o a_o free_a
the_o prophet_n to_o death_n if_o the_o limit_n of_o his_o royal_a power_n can_v not_o extend_v itself_o to_o the_o case_n of_o a_o prophet_n jer._n 26.18_o 19_o see_v also_o jer._n 26.21_o 22_o 23._o 7._o 5.22_o gr._n de_fw-fr j._n b._n &_o p._n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o n._n 20._o &_o in_o jer._n 26._o in_o jer._n 28._o &_o in_o mat._n 5.22_o yet_o the_o learned_a grotius_n and_o other_o writer_n think_v they_o have_v find_v some_o evidence_n for_o the_o exemption_n of_o a_o prophet_n from_o the_o royal_a power_n in_o the_o word_n of_o zedekiah_n to_o the_o prince_n concern_v jeremy_n jer._n 38.5_o he_o be_v in_o your_o hand_n for_o the_o king_n be_v not_o he_o that_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n against_o you_o but_o herein_o he_o follow_v the_o step_n of_o brutus_n 12._o j._n brut._n vind._n qu._n 3._o p._n 96_o 97._o barclai_n adv_fw-la antimonarch_n l._n 4._o c._n 12._o who_o great_a mistake_n be_v sufficient_o detect_v by_o barclay_n and_o these_o word_n have_v no_o other_o sense_n than_o that_o zedekiah_n in_o his_o present_a strait_n must_v yield_v to_o this_o their_o desire_n as_o david_n be_v sometime_o necessitate_v unto_o a_o compliance_n with_o the_o child_n of_o zerviah_n who_o he_o say_v be_v too_o strong_a for_o he_o but_o we_o may_v wonder_v that_o so_o judicious_a a_o man_n shall_v in_o this_o matter_n overlook_v many_o plain_a expression_n in_o that_o very_a chapter_n which_o beyond_o all_o contradiction_n evince_v the_o supreme_a authority_n of_o king_n zedekiah_n in_o determine_v this_o very_a case_n of_o jeremy_n v._o 4._o the_o prince_n say_v to_o the_o king_n we_o be_v seech_v thou_o let_v this_o man_n be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o when_o zedekiah_n have_v yield_v he_o into_o their_o hand_n and_o they_o have_v cast_v he_o into_o the_o dungeon_n ebedmelech_n make_v his_o suit_n to_o the_o king_n for_o jeremy_n and_o the_o king_n order_v his_o be_v take_v thence_o v._o 8_o 9_o 10._o and_o the_o king_n swear_v to_o jeremy_n v._o 16._o i_o will_v not_o 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but_o that_o our_o saviour_n shall_v design_n 15._o drus_n praet_fw-la ad_fw-la luc._n 13.33_o grot._n de_fw-fr imp._n c._n 11._o n._n 15._o as_o many_o writer_n will_v infer_v that_o no_o prophet_n can_v be_v condemn_v to_o die_v by_o any_o but_o the_o jewish_a sanhedrim_n will_v also_o have_v be_v contrary_a to_o the_o history_n of_o john_n be_v behead_v by_o herod_n and_o to_o what_o jesus_n have_v frequent_o foretell_v of_o himself_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v crucify_v which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o death_n never_o inflict_v by_o the_o jewish_a law_n but_o by_o the_o roman_a 9_o priest_n seld._n de_fw-fr syn._n l._n 3._o c._n 8._o n._n 1._o of_o the_o high_a priest_n the_o judgement_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n claim_v as_o peculiar_a to_o the_o sanhedrim_n be_v by_o some_o restrain_v to_o capital_a cause_n only_o yet_o the_o judgement_n concern_v any_o of_o the_o priesthood_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o blemish_n 31._o middoth_n c._n 5._o sect._n 3_o joma_n in_o hor._n heb._n in_o mat._n chorogr_n c._n 31._o which_o render_v they_o unfit_a for_o their_o office_n be_v also_o claim_v to_o the_o great_a sanhedrim_n but_o have_v this_o case_n true_o be_v as_o be_v pretend_v exempt_a from_o the_o regal_a power_n the_o sentence_n of_o saul_n against_o ahimelech_n and_o his_o son_n 1_o sam._n 22_o 13-18_a must_v have_v be_v account_v null_n and_o insignificant_a be_v pronounce_v by_o one_o who_o have_v no_o authority_n over_o he_o whereas_o at_o that_o time_n ahimelech_n free_o acknowledge_v his_o subjection_n to_o saul_n as_o i_o above_o observe_v nor_o can_v this_o synedrial_a power_n consist_v with_o salomon_n undertake_v to_o depose_v abiathar_n or_o his_o declare_v it_o as_o a_o favour_n that_o he_o do_v not_o put_v he_o to_o death_n 1_o kin._n 2.26_o 27._o 10._o and_o as_o to_o the_o admit_v the_o priest_n to_o minister_v in_o their_o office_n this_o seem_v ancient_o to_o have_v belong_v to_o the_o high_a priest_n authority_n from_o 1_o sam._n 2.36_o but_o upon_o account_n of_o moral_a defilement_n and_o some_o other_o extraordinary_a case_n there_o be_v instance_n of_o the_o priest_n be_v reject_v from_o their_o ministration_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o secular_a governor_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v order_v by_o josiah_n concern_v they_o who_o have_v be_v priest_n of_o the_o high_a place_n 2_o kin._n 23.9_o and_o by_o nehemiah_n concern_v they_o who_o can_v not_o make_v out_o their_o genealogy_n and_o right_a of_o succession_n neh._n 7.65_o from_o all_o this_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o all_o these_o three_o case_n have_v be_v misrepresent_v and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o bad_a description_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n which_o place_v all_o these_o thing_n without_o the_o limit_n of_o the_o royal_a authority_n 11._o but_o there_o be_v also_o several_a other_o constitution_n and_o determination_n of_o authority_n which_o by_o these_o writer_n be_v appropriate_v to_o the_o synedrial_a power_n as_o the_o make_n of_o arbitrary_a war_n the_o establish_n and_o order_v inferior_a judicature_n and_o the_o constitute_a law_n war._n of_o make_v war._n and_o to_o debar_v the_o king_n of_o all_o power_n in_o these_o matter_n and_o reserve_v they_o as_o peculiar_a to_o the_o sanhedrin_n be_v in_o effect_n to_o affirm_v that_o neither_o the_o royal_a crown_n and_o sceptre_n nor_o the_o power_n of_o the_o sword_n do_v belong_v unto_o the_o king_n 12._o 17._o sanh_o c._n 1._o sect._n 5._o coch._n ibid._n n._n 23._o buxt_n lex_fw-la ch._n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seld._n de_fw-fr syn._n l._n 3._o c._n 12._o n._n 1_o 2._o schick_n de_fw-fr jur_fw-fr reg._n h._n b._n c._n 5._o theor._n 17._o that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arbitrary_a war_n or_o war_n of_o choice_n whereby_o they_o understand_v all_o war_n beside_o what_o god_n command_v they_o against_o the_o seven_o nation_n of_o canaan_n may_v never_o be_v undertake_v by_o the_o king_n but_o only_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n be_v general_o assert_v by_o these_o jewish_a writer_n and_o their_o follower_n insomuch_o that_o schickard_n produce_v maimonides_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n say_v rex_fw-la arma_fw-la finitimis_fw-la illaturus_fw-la necessariò_fw-la prius_fw-la deliberabat_fw-la cum_fw-la magno_fw-la senatu_fw-la citra_fw-la cujus_fw-la consensum_fw-la mile_n non_fw-la exibat_fw-la yet_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o plain_a than_o that_o the_o war_n against_o the_o ammonite_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o jabesh-gilead_n be_v particular_o resolve_v upon_o by_o saul_n upon_o his_o present_a hear_n of_o the_o case_n 1_o sam._n 11.5_o 6_o 7_o 12._o to_o which_o josephus_n agree_v 6._o ant._n jud._n l._n 6._o c._n 5_o 6._o and_o the_o war_n against_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n in_o david_n time_n whereby_o they_o be_v destroy_v be_v by_o the_o determination_n of_o david_n 2_o sam._n 10.6_o 7._o ch_z 11.1_o and_o lest_o any_o shall_v surmise_v that_o this_o great_a court_n be_v in_o such_o case_n present_a with_o the_o king_n as_o the_o soul_n be_v with_o the_o body_n from_o which_o though_o no_o man_n can_v see_v it_o all_o strength_n and_o life_n be_v derive_v i_o shall_v add_v that_o famous_a instance_n of_o jehosaphat_n when_o he_o be_v with_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n he_o upon_o a_o sudden_a resolve_v on_o and_o undertake_v in_o league_n with_o ahab_n a_o voluntary_a war_n against_o syria_n 1_o kin._n 22.3_o 4._o and_o for_o his_o proceed_n therein_o desire_v no_o instruction_n from_o any_o council_n in_o judea_n nor_o from_o any_o other_o man_n under_o heaven_n but_o only_o concern_v the_o event_n he_o inquire_v of_o a_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o israel_n v._o 5._o 13._o he_o who_o will_v have_v any_o further_a instance_n in_o this_o
yet_o sometime_o in_o this_o particular_a he_o plain_o misrepresent_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n as_o be_v do_v in_o some_o expression_n of_o this_o very_a chapter_n now_o mention_v 3._o the_o israelite_n also_o have_v court_n of_o judicature_n and_o judge_n in_o their_o several_a precinct_n command_v by_o the_o law_n as_o be_v necessary_a in_o every_o kingdom_n and_o orderly_a government_n power_n both_o in_o its_o supreme_a power_n and_o they_o have_v one_o chief_a court_n to_o receive_v appeal_n from_o the_o inferior_a enjoin_v deut._n 17.8_o 9_o 10._o but_o all_o these_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o royal_a government_n and_o all_o matter_n of_o justice_n whatsoever_o be_v under_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o king_n order_v by_o he_o and_o dependent_a upon_o he_o 6._o gemar_fw-la in_o sanh_o c._n 2._o sect._n 6._o even_o the_o talmud_n declare_v that_o all_o that_o be_v contain_v in_o that_o parashah_n of_o the_o law_n which_o treat_v concern_v the_o king_n be_v under_o the_o government_n of_o the_o king_n which_o parashah_n or_o section_n begin_v deut._n 16.18_o and_o end_v deut._n 21.10_o and_o so_o take_v in_o this_o whole_a seventeen_o chapter_n but_o we_o have_v much_o better_a evidence_n hereof_o both_o in_o what_o i_o have_v above_o observe_v of_o the_o king_n power_n concern_v matter_n of_o judicature_n and_o in_o that_o god_n charge_v upon_o the_o king_n the_o care_n of_o execute_v justice_n jer._n 21.12_o ch_n 22.2_o 3_o 4_o 15_o 16._o see_v also_o 2_o kin._n 15.6_o 4._o but_o this_o rabbinical_a sanhedrim_n who_o name_n be_v of_o a_o greek_a extraction_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v somewhat_o intimate_v the_o time_n of_o its_o production_n consist_v only_o of_o rabbi_n or_o such_o student_n in_o the_o law_n who_o receive_v ordination_n it_o be_v reasonable_o conclude_v by_o mr_n thorndike_n 3._o of_o religious_a assembl_n c._n 3._o that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v such_o in_o the_o flourish_a time_n of_o their_o kingdom_n when_o no_o 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of_o some_o learned_a man_n to_o that_o purpose_n and_o when_o we_o read_v of_o a_o court_n of_o ten_o elder_n at_o bethlehem_n ruth_n 4.2_o and_o of_o seventy_o seven_o elder_n at_o succoth_n which_o be_v a_o city_n of_o the_o gadite_n jud._n 8.14_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o in_o those_o time_n they_o have_v not_o the_o same_o number_n of_o judge_n and_o ruler_n which_o the_o latter_a time_n do_v direct_v but_o very_o different_a 21._o perpetual_a gou._n of_o chr._n church_n ch_n 4._o p._n 21._o as_o be_v from_o hence_o observe_v by_o bishop_n bilson_n 5._o i_o know_v it_o have_v be_v a_o opinion_n common_o receive_v without_o much_o examination_n that_o this_o great_a court_n have_v its_o original_n in_o the_o wilderness_n when_o the_o seventy_o elder_n be_v take_v unto_o moses_n his_o assistance_n in_o the_o government_n num._n 11._o which_o mr_n selden_n account_v a_o matter_n so_o clear_a 12._o de_fw-fr syn._n l._n 2._o c._n 4._o n._n 12._o that_o he_o receive_v it_o with_o nihil_fw-la certius_fw-la est_fw-la but_o he_o who_o shall_v consider_v that_o all_o the_o evidence_n that_o those_o 70._o elder_n be_v such_o a_o sanhedrin_n as_o i_o have_v above_o discourse_v of_o do_v depend_v upon_o the_o tradition_n of_o a_o very_a distant_a age_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o certainty_n that_o the_o 70._o elder_n mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o number_n be_v one_o court_n and_o not_o officer_n in_o distinct_a limit_n as_o also_o that_o the_o history_n of_o the_o book_n of_o judge_n and_o of_o the_o time_n of_o samuel_n 7.16_o 1_o sam._n 7.16_o who_o be_v himself_o chief_a judge_n of_o israel_n and_o in_o his_o own_o person_n hold_v his_o assize_n in_o circuit_n twice_o in_o the_o year_n as_o josephus_n tell_v we_o give_v sufficient_a evidence_n 3._o ant._n l._n 6._o c._n 3._o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o supreme_a court_n in_o be_v all_o those_o time_n which_o he_o judge_v israel_n and_o that_o in_o the_o follow_a time_n the_o authority_n claim_v to_o 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be_v leave_v upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o judge_n in_o such_o confusion_n and_o anarchy_n that_o every_o man_n do_v what_o be_v right_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n and_o the_o jewish_a writer_n produce_v different_a catalogue_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o precedent_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n 5._o ibid._n n._n â—_o 5._o which_o speak_v they_o to_o be_v at_o great_a uncertainty_n concern_v it_o and_o many_o of_o they_o will_v have_v david_n and_o some_o other_o king_n to_o have_v be_v precedent_n of_o this_o court_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o another_o of_o their_o own_o tradition_n abovementioned_a but_o these_o uncertain_a and_o groundless_a fable_n be_v reject_v by_o divers_a learned_a man_n and_o even_o selden_n himself_o acknowledge_v 674._o ibid._n n._n 6._o p._n 674._o that_o what_o the_o jewish_a writer_n deliver_v be_v successio_fw-la intuenti_fw-la haud_fw-la satis_fw-la commoda_fw-la and_o not_o only_a petavius_n and_o pererius_n have_v disow_v the_o constitution_n of_o this_o samhedrim_n to_o be_v from_o moses_n but_o carpzovius_fw-la late_o passim_fw-la carpz_n in_o schickard_n p._n 11_o p._n 16._o &_o passim_fw-la and_o conringius_n de_fw-fr republica_n hebraica_n and_o fipschmuthius_n de_fw-fr rege_fw-la eligendo_fw-la &_o deponendo_fw-la as_o they_o be_v by_o he_o cite_v will_v not_o allow_v it_o to_o precede_v the_o captivity_n 6._o there_o be_v also_o another_o conceit_n 1._o of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a sanhedrin_n bertr_n de_fw-fr rep._n hebr._n c._n 11._o l'emp_n in_o bertr_n ibid._n &_o in_o middoth_n c._n 5._o sect._n 3_o mos_fw-la &_o aar_n l._n 5._o c._n 1._o which_o have_v take_v place_n with_o many_o as_o junius_z and_o tremellius_n in_o deut._n 17._o bertram_z and_o l'empereur_n our_o english_a author_n of_o jewish_a antiquity_n and_o other_o that_o god_n appoint_v two_o synedrial_a consistory_n among_o the_o jew_n the_o one_o civil_a the_o other_o ecclesiastical_a now_o if_o all_o that_o be_v design_v by_o this_o notion_n of_o a_o distinct_a ecclesiastical_a power_n be_v no_o more_o than_o that_o the_o priest_n as_o god_n officer_n be_v by_o divine_a authority_n empower_v to_o judge_n and_o determine_v of_o what_o relate_v to_o the_o regular_a purity_n of_o the_o temple_n worship_n and_o of_o the_o rule_n of_o ceremonial_a cleanness_n and_o uncleanness_n and_o such_o like_a thing_n still_o acknowledge_v that_o they_o be_v subject_n to_o the_o royal_a government_n all_o this_o be_v to_o be_v grant_v and_o assert_v and_o some_o intimation_n there_o be_v in_o the_o jewish_a writer_n of_o a_o council_n or_o consistory_n of_o priest_n 26.3_o v._o hor._n hebr._n in_o mat._n 26.3_o but_o since_o the_o authority_n plead_v for_o in_o the_o management_n of_o this_o notion_n be_v a_o proper_a supremacy_n in_o cause_n ecclesiastioal_n so_o that_o both_o these_o pretend_a consistory_n be_v style_v by_o bertram_n summa_fw-la &_o suprema_fw-la judicia_fw-la ibid._n
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cement_n of_o love_n and_o joseph_n brethren_n think_v it_o a_o considerable_a argument_n to_o engage_v his_o favour_n because_o they_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o god_n of_o his_o father_n 50.17_o gen._n 50.17_o three_o the_o quiet_a of_o the_o world_n have_v chief_a dependence_n upon_o god_n it_o may_v be_v just_o fear_v that_o where_o the_o care_n of_o true_a religion_n be_v neglect_v the_o flourish_a and_o peaceable_a state_n of_o kingdom_n shall_v not_o long_o continue_v this_o be_v frequent_o observable_a in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n see_v judg._n 5.8.1_o kin._n 11.4_o 5._o gild._n de_fw-fr exc._n brit._n mar._n par._n a_o 1067._o p._n 5._o 14_o 23._o and_o remarkable_a decay_n of_o piety_n be_v observe_v to_o precede_v the_o two_o great_a conquest_n of_o this_o realm_n by_o foreign_a army_n sect_n ii_o of_o some_o other_o rigid_a and_o dangerous_a principle_n against_o the_o supremacy_n of_o prince_n 1._o presbyterian_o 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the_o
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stile_n as_o covey_v the_o title_n unto_o he_o himself_o but_o speak_v on_o this_o manner_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o have_v make_v the_o earth_n and_o i_o have_v give_v all_o these_o land_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n jer._n 27.4_o 5_o 6._o and_o when_o he_o speak_v to_o zedekiah_n he_o treat_v he_o not_o as_o his_o vasal_n but_o his_o word_n be_v jer._n 27.20_o o_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n let_v my_o supplication_n i_o pray_v thou_o be_v accept_v before_o thou_o so_o far_o be_v that_o mournful_a prophet_n from_o be_v the_o universal_a monarch_n of_o the_o world_n 7._o examine_v other_o argument_n from_o scripture_n examine_v but_o the_o argument_n most_o insist_v on_o by_o the_o romish_a writer_n be_v more_o plausible_a though_o insufficient_a and_o unconcluding_a for_o s._n peter_n singular_a supremacy_n they_o produce_v mat._n 16.18_o thou_o be_v peter_n and_o on_o this_o rock_n i_o will_v build_v my_o church_n ans_fw-fr 1._o that_o s._n hilary_n the_o 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herein_o own_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o word_n ordinary_o signify_v a_o rock_n or_o a_o stone_n a_o prime_a stone_n of_o the_o foundation_n unite_v to_o christ_n the_o chief_a cornerstone_n and_o so_o be_v also_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n eph._n 2.20_o rev._n 21.14_o but_o to_o assert_v he_o to_o be_v the_o rock_n distinct_a from_o the_o whole_a building_n and_o which_o bear_v the_o whole_a together_o with_o the_o foundation_n itself_o will_v be_v to_o exclude_v he_o from_o be_v any_o member_n of_o christ_n church_n and_o to_o own_v he_o as_o support_v christ_n himself_o who_o be_v call_v the_o foundation_n and_o the_o chief_a cornerstone_n and_o though_o s._n peter_n have_v a_o kind_n of_o priority_n of_o order_n yet_o all_o the_o apostle_n have_v the_o same_o office_n and_o be_v with_o he_o equal_o partaker_n both_o of_o honour_n and_o of_o power_n or_o in_o s._n cyprian_n phrase_n eccl._n cyp._n de_fw-fr unit._n eccl._n they_o be_v pari_fw-la consortio_fw-la praediti_fw-la &_o honoris_fw-la &_o potestatis_fw-la this_o place_n therefore_o give_v s._n peter_n a_o spiritual_a eminency_n in_o the_o church_n but_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n but_o it_o nothing_o at_o all_o concern_v any_o temporal_a power_n in_o he_o nor_o any_o exclusion_n of_o prince_n from_o supreme_a government_n 8._o it_o be_v also_o plead_v that_o christ_n mat._n 16.19_o promise_a s._n peter_n the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o say_v whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v bind_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n ans_fw-fr 1._o the_o key_n be_v a_o emblem_n of_o authority_n this_o text_n do_v treat_v of_o a_o very_a high_a and_o great_a spiritual_a power_n of_o receive_v man_n into_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o several_a rank_n and_o order_n thereof_o and_o unto_o the_o participation_n of_o christian_a privilege_n and_o of_o exclude_v
shall_v be_v under_o their_o government_n and_o shall_v order_v the_o affair_n of_o his_o realm_n in_o compliance_n with_o they_o and_o subjection_n to_o they_o now_o all_o such_o act_n be_v utter_o void_a and_o whole_o unobligatory_a because_o 1._o no_o just_a right_n of_o supremacy_n or_o any_o part_n of_o royalty_n can_v be_v gain_v by_o possession_n upon_o a_o unjust_a title_n against_o the_o right_a owner_n upon_o a_o sure_a title_n this_o be_v a_o parallel_a case_n to_o a_o thief_n be_v possess_v of_o a_o honest_a man_n good_n etc._n addit_fw-la to_o hen._n 3._o a_o 10._o f._n 70._o an._n 10_o ed._n 1._o p._n 279._o an._n 12_o ed._n 1._o p._n 318._o an._n 17_o ed._n 1._o p._n 391._o etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o though_o some_o king_n of_o england_n as_o hen._n 3._o and_o edw._n 1._o do_v until_o they_o can_v without_o danger_n free_a themselves_o pay_v to_o the_o pope_n a_fw-fr annuus_fw-la census_fw-la of_o a_o thousand_o mark_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o record_n of_o the_o 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a_o chief_a authority_n with_o respect_n to_o synod_n and_o though_o a_o true_a patriarchal_a right_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o the_o archiepiscopal_a which_o ought_v to_o acknowledge_v the_o supreme_a authority_n of_o the_o crown_n yet_o if_o any_o such_o authority_n be_v place_v in_o any_o foreigner_n it_o will_v impair_v the_o just_a dignity_n of_o the_o prince_n as_o i_o shall_v hereafter_o evidence_n but_o that_o no_o foreign_a bishop_n or_o patriarch_n aught_o to_o have_v any_o such_o authority_n in_o this_o realm_n will_v appear_v manifest_a by_o the_o prove_v three_o assertion_n which_o i_o shall_v perform_v in_o this_o chapter_n 3._o assert_v 1._o the_o ancient_a christian_a church_n be_v never_o all_o of_o they_o under_o the_o patriarchal_a bishop_n viz._n of_o rome_n patriarch_n many_o free_a church_n not_o ancient_o under_o any_o patriarch_n constantinople_n alexandria_n antioch_n and_o jerusalem_n but_o there_o be_v ancient_o divers_a free_a church_n or_o 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year_n after_o christ_n church_n the_o pontic_a thracian_a and_o asian_a church_n there_o be_v only_o three_o patriarchal_a see_v erect_v at_o rome_n alexandria_n and_o antioch_n not_o only_o the_o church_n in_o the_o remote_a part_n of_o asia_n and_o africa_n and_o other_o without_o the_o empire_n but_o those_o of_o the_o pontic_a thracian_a and_o asian_a diocese_n or_o eparchy_n which_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o empire_n be_v in_o subjection_n to_o none_o of_o those_o patriarch_n but_o be_v all_o that_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d govern_v by_o themselves_o as_o appear_v from_o the_o second_o general_a council_n ib._n conc._n const_n ib._n but_o when_o the_o patriarchal_a limit_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n of_o constantinople_n be_v establish_v the_o church_n of_o those_o three_o region_n now_o mention_v which_o as_o theodoret_n acquaint_v we_o 28._o theod._n hist_o l._n 5._o c._n 28._o contain_v twenty_o eight_o province_n or_o metropolitical_a jurisdiction_n be_v make_v subject_a to_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o four_o general_a council_n 28._o conc._n chalc._n c._n 28._o but_o beside_o these_o there_o be_v also_o other_o particular_a church_n free_a from_o all_o patriarchal_a jurisdiction_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v give_v some_o instance_n 5._o the_o province_n of_o cyprus_n in_o the_o eastern_a church_n church_n the_o cyprian_a church_n when_o the_o patriarch_n of_o antioch_n claim_v a_o superiority_n over_o it_o and_o a_o right_a of_o ordain_v therein_o have_v its_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n defend_v and_o secure_v against_o he_o by_o the_o three_o general_n council_n indeed_o this_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n do_v chief_o provide_v 8._o conc._n eph._n c._n 8._o that_o no_o cyprian_a bishop_n shall_v receive_v their_o ordination_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n or_o from_o any_o other_o than_o the_o bishop_n of_o their_o own_o island_n yet_o to_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o
rome_n gain_v any_o just_a right_n of_o patriarchal_a authority_n over_o this_o realm_n saxon_n this_o realm_n not_o make_v subject_a to_o rome_n by_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o saxon_n after_o the_o come_n of_o austin_n into_o england_n and_o all_o that_o can_v be_v pretend_v to_o that_o purpose_n be_v either_o by_o plead_v that_o the_o english_a be_v convert_v by_o austin_n who_o be_v send_v hither_o by_o pope_n gregory_n or_o that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a honour_n respect_n and_o subjection_n for_o many_o year_n yield_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o this_o island_n both_o these_o pretence_n i_o shall_v examine_v 6._o now_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o this_o austin_n be_v instrumental_a for_o the_o convert_n very_o many_o of_o the_o saxon_n to_o christianity_n yet_o here_o i_o observe_v three_o thing_n 1._o that_o they_o who_o convert_v foreign_a nation_n do_v not_o thereby_o make_v those_o nation_n and_o church_n to_o be_v perpetual_o subject_a to_o those_o foreign_a church_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v for_o this_o will_v make_v christianity_n to_o include_v a_o servitude_n in_o the_o profession_n of_o it_o and_o worldly_a dominion_n in_o the_o preach_v it_o have_v this_o be_v a_o rule_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n this_o island_n and_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n all_o over_o the_o world_n must_v have_v yield_v subjection_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n many_o city_n and_o region_n be_v first_o instruct_v in_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n and_o convert_v thereto_o by_o the_o disperse_a member_n of_o that_o church_n and_o among_o other_o antioch_n itself_o act._n 11.19_o 22_o 26._o and_o even_o rome_n also_o be_v partaker_n of_o their_o spiritual_a thing_n rom._n 15.27_o and_o yet_o these_o christian_n be_v make_v subject_a to_o christ_n and_o not_o to_o jerusalem_n 7._o hieron_n ep._n 61._o n._n 15._o conc._n nic._n c._n 7._o the_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n for_o some_o hundred_o year_n be_v no_o patriarch_n 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