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and_o cry_v out_o against_o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n as_o the_o great_a cry_a sin_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n but_o to_o a_o excess_n will_v assert_v all_o and_o much_o more_o than_o we_o do_v in_o this_o matter_n be_v it_o not_o for_o fear_v of_o offend_v the_o magistrate_n on_o who_o now_o they_o whole_o depend_v and_o who_o creature_n they_o only_o areâ—_n which_o have_v in_o our_o time_n reconcile_v the_o prelatical_a and_o erastian_n principle_n at_o least_o in_o appearance_n that_o be_v most_o contrare_fw-la to_o and_z distant_a from_o one_o another_o yea_o more_o than_o they_o and_o we_o and_o although_o the_o presbyterian_o and_o independent_n in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n do_v take_v the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n yet_o it_o be_v with_o such_o explication_n allow_v &_o assent_v to_o by_o the_o magistrate_n that_o give_v it_o a_o sound_a sense_n which_o be_v stumble_v and_o scruple_v at_o both_o in_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_o king_n james_n time_n till_o its_o sense_n be_v explicat_fw-la and_o allow_v as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o instruction_n give_v to_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n by_o queen_n elizabeth_n for_o administrate_v the_o say_a oath_n &_o bishop_n usher_v explanation_n of_o it_o approven_v by_o king_n james_n in_o which_o sense_n it_o be_v understand_v &_o take_v to_o this_o day_n among_o they_o but_o to_o understand_v this_o matter_n aright_o and_o to_o avoid_v the_o labyrinth_n of_o generality_n &_o ambiguity_n with_o which_o some_o divine_n perplex_v &_o intricat_v it_o it_o will_v be_v consider_v 1._o that_o there_o be_v a_o two_o fold_v proper_a supremacy_n one_o civil_a and_o another_o ecclesiastical_a about_o church_n power_n meeting_n and_o matter_n 2_o there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o cause_n of_o those_o they_o call_v ecclesiastical_a some_o that_o be_v only_o extrinsical_o such_o but_o in_o their_o nature_n immediate_a end_n and_o use_n civil_a that_o for_o their_o more_o remote_a end_n and_o respect_n to_o thing_n true_o and_o proper_o sacred_a be_v call_v ecclesiastical_a as_o law_n make_v for_o the_o church_n &_o she_o concern_v outward_a liberty_n and_o peace_n external_a reward_n and_o punishment_n etc._n etc._n again_o some_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a be_v intrinsical_o and_o formal_o such_o as_o who_o shall_v preach_v the_o gospel_n &_o be_v invest_v with_o the_o ministry_n or_o who_o shall_v be_v depose_v from_o it_o who_o shall_v be_v rebuke_v admonish_v and_o excommunicate_v or_o receive_v and_o admit_v into_o the_o church_n &_o c._n 3_o the_o term_n cause_n be_v not_o here_o to_o be_v understand_v in_o a_o physical_a but_o moral_a and_o juridical_a sense_n that_o be_v for_o question_n to_o be_v decide_v by_o those_o who_o be_v impower_v either_o by_o god_n or_o man_n to_o this_o work_n 4_o cause_n or_o question_n as_o they_o be_v the_o object_n of_o power_n &_o its_o exercise_n be_v either_o proper_a and_o immediate_a or_o else_o improper_a and_o remote_a hence_o we_o say_v 1._o 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