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degree_n 18._o concern_v public_a offence_n s._n paul_n wyll_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v reprove_v public_o 5._o for_o to_o redress_v the_o slander_n and_o also_o practyse_v it_o himself_o in_o reprove_v s._n peter_n 2._o if_o the_o most_o easy_a mean_n can_v profit_v it_o suffice_v if_o not_o they_o must_v proceed_v from_o degree_n to_o degree_n untyl_o they_o come_v to_o the_o last_o remedy_n 3._o w_o t_o such_o discretion_n that_o principal_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n may_v be_v keep_v &_o that_o all_o may_v be_v do_v to_o the_o edification_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n 2._o as_o for_o offence_n which_o concern_v the_o ecclesiastical_a order_n there_o be_v ancient_a canon_n ordain_v from_o degree_n to_o degree_n yet_o nevertheless_o the_o rigour_n ought_v to_o be_v moderate_v and_o out_o of_o they_o to_o choose_v those_o which_o be_v most_o connenient_a for_o to_o edify_v 41_o what_o excommunication_n be_v &_o what_o the_o right_a use_n thereof_o be_v the_o 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may_v not_o use_v it_o at_o their_o wyl_n as_o we_o see_v all_o man_n be_v subject_a to_o many_o infirmity_n but_o this_o power_n be_v lymit_v &_o appoint_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n jesus_n christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n despise_v the_o excommunication_n of_o the_o scrybe_n &_o pharisee_n 10_o and_o according_a to_o y_z e_z same_z irene_n a_o most_o ancient_a bishop_n of_o lion_n reprove_v very_o sharp_o the_o temerious_a excommunication_n which_o victor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n make_v about_o the_o year_n of_o god_n a_o hundred_o nynetie_n and_o eight_o which_o declare_v very_o well_o what_o be_v the_o primative_a or_o first_o be_v gynninge_v of_o the_o byshoppe_n of_o rome_n where_o as_o then_o they_o walk_v in_o upryght_o conscience_n and_o there_o be_v other_o bysshop_n y_o â—_o understand_v their_o office_n and_o one_o of_o the_o cause_n that_o the_o provincial_a and_o national_a counsel_n be_v ordain_v and_o hold_v for_o be_v to_o hear_v and_o 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