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affair_n of_o worship_n yet_o he_o have_v not_o any_o power_n proper_o call_v church-power_n he_o be_v helpful_a to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n but_o in_o this_o sense_n no_o church-governour_n the_o church_n have_v the_o exercise_n of_o her_o power_n from_o he_o but_o not_o the_o power_n itself_o the_o magistrate_n give_v ability_n but_o do_v not_o give_v the_o authority_n the_o church_n say_v divine_n have_v protection_n and_o encouragement_n from_o he_o but_o have_v her_o authority_n and_o power_n from_o christ_n i_o find_v divers_a opinion_n among_o man_n about_o this_o 1._o some_o say_v that_o the_o magistrate_n have_v all_o power_n 2._o some_o say_v he_o have_v no_o power_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n 1._o some_o say_v he_o have_v all_o power_n and_o that_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n be_v by_o god_n devolve_v upon_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n whereby_o the_o magistrate_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o have_v a_o nomothetick_a and_o legislative_a power_n in_o thing_n ecclesiastical_a which_o power_n say_v they_o be_v not_o only_o ecclesiastic_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o object_n be_v exercise_v about_o church_n matter_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o subject_n or_o person_n exercise_v who_o they_o make_v to_o be_v a_o mix_a person_n and_o have_v a_o mix_a power_n 121._o salcobridgensis_n p._n 121._o and_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o office_n can_v act_v and_o exercise_v it_o i_o shall_v not_o speak_v much_o to_o it_o it_o be_v a_o discourse_n by_o the_o by_o only_o i_o shall_v tell_v you_o that_o pareus_n who_o give_v more_o to_o the_o magistrate_n in_o this_o particular_a than_o other_o of_o his_o brethren_n yet_o say_v that_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n be_v not_o to_o assume_v to_o himself_o any_o proper_a part_n of_o ecclesiastical_a ministry_n as_o to_o preach_v to_o administer_v censure_n sacrament_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o give_v these_o two_o reason_n of_o it_o 1._o because_o he_o be_v not_o call_v to_o this_o office_n 2._o vedel_n de_fw-fr episcop_n constant_n q._n 2._o christ_n do_v not_o say_v to_o he_o go_v and_o preach_v the_o gospel_n and_o baptize_v and_o therefore_o be_v not_o call_v to_o it_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o assume_v it_o no_o man_n say_v the_o apostle_n take_v this_o ministry_n upon_o himself_o but_o he_o that_o be_v call_v of_o god_n heb._n 5.4_o 3._o pareus_n in_o rom._n 13._o prop._n 3._o nor_o be_v he_o say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o intermeddle_v in_o other_o matter_n not_o proper_a to_o his_o station_n 1_o pet._n 4.15_o but_o every_o one_o be_v to_o abide_v in_o the_o same_o call_n wherein_o he_o be_v call_v and_o he_o give_v a_o second_o reason_n lest_o they_o incur_v the_o sin_n and_o punishment_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o vzziah_n one_o of_o who_o have_v his_o arm_n dry_v up_o the_o other_o be_v strike_v with_o leprosy_n 1_o kin._n 13._o 2_o chron._n 26._o and_o the_o same_o author_n a_o little_a
after_o answer_v this_o question_n 1._o par._n in_o ro._n 13._o dub_v 5._o in_o append_v adsol_fw-it arg_fw-mi resp_n 1._o whether_o ecclesiastical_a power_n do_v reside_v in_o the_o prince_n he_o say_v ecclesiastical_a power_n be_v twofold_a 1._o proper_a and_o internal_a 2._o improper_a and_o external_a this_o distinction_n he_o found_v upon_o that_o speech_n of_o constantine_n to_o the_o bishop_n vot_o quidem_fw-la intra_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o first_o of_o these_o he_o affirm_v to_o be_v exercise_v by_o ecclesiastical_a person_n ecclesiastical_o the_o other_o vix_fw-la externall_n and_o improper_o call_v church-power_n he_o say_v may_v be_v exercise_v by_o the_o magistrate_n calvin_n speak_v more_o home_n 13._o calvin_n in_o amos_n c._n 7._o v._n 13._o they_o be_v say_v he_o inconsiderate_a man_n who_o make_v magistrate_n too_o spiritual_a â—_o this_o evil_n say_v he_o prevail_v in_o germany_n and_o in_o the_o country_n round_a about_o we_o we_o find_v what_o fruit_n grow_v from_o this_o root_n namely_o that_o those_o who_o be_v in_o power_n think_v themselves_o so_o spiritual_a that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o ecclesiastical_a government_n this_o sacrilege_n come_v in_o violent_o among_o we_o because_o they_o can_v measure_v their_o office_n within_o its_o due_a bound_n thus_o he_o indeed_o it_o have_v usual_o be_v distinguish_v between_o church-power_n &_o civil_a power_n &_o between_o officer_n in_o the_o church_n &_o officer_n of_o state_n and_o that_o the_o one_o be_v god_n officer_n or_o christ_n as_o god_n the_o other_o be_v christ_n officer_n as_o mediator_n the_o one_o belong_v unto_o his_o general_a kingdom_n and_o rule_v over_o all_o the_o other_o belong_v to_o his_o mediatory_a kingdom_n or_o government_n over_o his_o church_n christ_n be_v a_o head_n of_o supereminence_n to_o all_o but_o a_o head_n of_o influence_n to_o his_o church_n only_o as_o he_o be_v god_n so_o he_o be_v head_n of_o all_o principality_n and_o all_o power_n govern_v by_o he_o but_o as_o he_o be_v mediator_n so_o he_o be_v head_n only_o of_o his_o body_n and_o all_o officer_n therein_o 1.21_o eph._n 1.21_o have_v their_o authority_n from_o he_o and_o be_v say_v to_o manage_v their_o office_n under_o and_o for_o christ_n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n they_o do_v assemble_v matth._n 18.20_o in_o his_o name_n they_o preach_v luk._n 24.27_o act._n 4.17_o 18._o in_o his_o name_n they_o baptize_v act._n 2.38_o ast._n 4.12_o 16._o act._n 19.2_o in_o his_o name_n do_v they_o administer_v censure_n 1_o cor._n 5.5_o and_o if_o the_o magistrate_n be_v invest_v with_o such_o a_o power_n then_o either_o as_o a_o magistrate_n or_o as_o a_o christian_a magistrate_n not_o the_o first_o for_o then_o every_o magistrate_n have_v it_o without_o exception_n even_o pagan_n and_o heathen_n and_o such_o as_o know_v not_o god_n and_o christ_n not_o be_v ever_o yet_o baptize_v not_o any_o member_n of_o the_o church_n if_o you_o say_v as_o he_o be_v a_o christian_a magistrate_n it_o will_v be_v say_v that_o his_o christianity_n do_v add_v no_o further_a authority_n to_o he_o but_o further_a ability_n to_o execute_v his_o authority_n this_o be_v but_o potestas_fw-la executiva_fw-la the_o gracious_a ability_n to_o exercise_v that_o power_n which_o he_o have_v before_o and_o sin_v in_o that_o be_v a_o talon_n bury_v up_o and_o not_o employ_v for_o christ_n and_o for_o that_o place_n which_o be_v usual_o allege_v 1_o cor._n 12.28_o god_n have_v place_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d government_n in_o his_o church_n i_o say_v first_o that_o the_o apostle_n do_v there_o speak_v of_o ecclesiastical_a and_o spiritual_a officer_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v strange_a that_o civil_a government_n shall_v come_v in_o the_o enumeration_n of_o church-officer_n 2._o i_o say_v the_o apostle_n speak_v there_o of_o such_o government_n as_o the_o church_n have_v at_o that_o time_n he_o say_v god_n have_v place_v in_o his_o church_n and_o thence_o calvin_n take_v up_o a_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o apostle_n in_o that_o place_n speak_v of_o ecclesiastical_a and_o not_o of_o civil_a government_n because_o at_o that_o time_n the_o church_n enjoy_v not_o such_o a_o privilege_n but_o of_o this_o sufficient_a we_o come_v to_o the_o second_o which_o certain_o be_v a_o extreme_a on_o the_o other_o hand_n viz._n 2._o that_o the_o magistrate_n have_v no_o power_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n it_o be_v the_o speech_n of_o donatus_n what_o have_v the_o emperor_n to_o do_v with_o the_o church_n 1367._o quid_fw-la est_fw-la imperatori_fw-la cum_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la imperator_fw-la in_o diuâ—nis_fw-la nullum_fw-la jâ—â—_n habet_fw-la optat._n l._n 3_o count_v pâ—rmen_n par_fw-fr 1367._o the_o magistrate_n have_v no_o right_a to_o meddle_v about_o thing_n that_o be_v divine_a we_o shall_v speak_v full_a to_o this_o by_o and_o by_o only_o here_o i_o shall_v clear_v some_o expression_n which_o we_o usual_o read_v among_o learned_a man_n from_o some_o mistake_n that_o may_v be_v fasten_v on_o they_o and_o give_v too_o much_o strongâ—h_n to_o such_o a_o position_n as_o this_o viz._n that_o the_o magistrate_n power_n do_v not_o reach_v to_o matter_n of_o religion_n we_o often_o read_v in_o the_o writing_n of_o learned_a man_n of_o a_o difference_n make_v between_o church-power_n and_o civil_a power_n chief_o in_o their_o object_n and_o in_o their_o end_n 1._o that_o the_o object_n of_o the_o magistrate_n power_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d earthly_a thing_n or_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n the_o object_n of_o church-power_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spiritual_a thing_n and_o matter_n concern_v a_o better_a life_n 2._o they_o say_v the_o end_n of_o magistracy_n be_v the_o preservation_n of_o peace_n and_o the_o external_a tranquillity_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n but_o the_o end_n of_o church-power_n be_v the_o good_a and_o edify_a of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n we_o have_v need_v to_o speak_v something_o of_o this_o it_o have_v be_v too_o far_o extend_v and_o therefore_o 1._o to_o the_o first_o of_o these_o i_o say_v 1._o that_o though_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o magistrate_n power_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o the_o sole_a and_o adequate_a object_n of_o it_o spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a thing_n do_v fall_v in_o under_o the_o object_n of_o his_o power_n also_o as_o well_o as_o temporal_a he_o be_v call_v a_o nurse_n father_n to_o the_o church_n he_o be_v custos_fw-la &_o vindex_fw-la utriusque_fw-la inbulae_fw-la 49._o sed_fw-la ita_fw-la distinguuntur_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o modo_fw-la procuraâ—â—i_fw-la rex_fw-la politicè_fw-la sva_fw-la part_n oget_v &_o sacerdos_fw-la ecclesiasticè_fw-la svas_fw-la ame._n de_fw-fr consc_fw-fr l._n c._n 25_o thes_n s._n ames_n medul_a theol._n l_o 2._o c._n 17._o thes_n 48_o 49._o the_o keeper_n and_o revenger_n of_o both_o table_n of_o the_o law_n deu._n 17.18_o josh_n 1.8_o rom._n 134._o the_o affair_n of_o jehovah_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o king_n be_v not_o so_o different_a say_v ames_n as_o that_o the_o care_n and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n belong_v not_o to_o the_o king_n but_o they_o be_v thus_o distinguish_v that_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o they_o the_o king_n perform_v his_o part_n in_o a_o political_a way_n the_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n in_o a_o ecclesiastical_a way_n 2._o i_o say_v yet_o further_o that_o though_o the_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n do_v not_o differ_v in_o their_o material_a object_n yet_o they_o differ_v in_o their_o formal_a object_n the_o magistrate_n as_o a_o magistrate_n and_o the_o church_n as_o the_o church_n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n may_v command_v and_o forbid_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n viz._n they_o may_v command_v the_o sanctification_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n or_o they_o may_v forbid_v blasphemy_n idolatry_n here_o their_o object_n be_v material_o the_o same_o but_o now_o they_o differ_v formal_o the_o magistrate_n he_o command_v or_o forbid_v upon_o penalty_n of_o bodily_a punishment_n but_o the_o church_n upon_o pain_n of_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n 48._o leg_n ames_n med._n theol._n l_o 2._o c._n 17._o thes_n 48._o the_o magistrate_n upon_o civil_a mulct_n the_o church_n upon_o spiritual_a penalty_n and_o this_o may_v be_v think_v one_o reason_n why_o many_o holy_a and_o reverend_a divine_n have_v assert_v the_o object_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n qua_fw-la talis_fw-la to_o be_v the_o external_a man_n and_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n because_o that_o he_o do_v bring_v about_o high_a end_n by_o more_o external_a and_o not_o such_o spiritual_a way_n as_o the_o church_n do_v 2._o and_o what_o i_o say_v hereof_o the_o object_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n i_o may_v say_v also_o of_o his_o end_n the_o end_n of_o the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o so_o different_a from_o the_o church_n but_o they_o
may_v meet_v together_o and_o as_o they_o agree_v in_o their_o object_n so_o these_o power_n may_v also_o agree_v in_o their_o end_n though_o the_o preservation_n of_o peace_n and_o the_o quiet_a of_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v the_o end_n of_o magistracy_n yet_o i_o conceive_v it_o be_v not_o the_o only_a not_o the_o adequate_a end_n external_a peace_n to_o i_o seem_v too_o narrow_a for_o to_o be_v the_o end_n of_o magistracy_n who_o be_v a_o nurse_n father_n to_o the_o church_n and_o who_o power_n reach_v as_o well_o to_o the_o settle_n and_o advance_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n as_o to_o the_o external_a peace_n and_o safety_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o to_o the_o help_a of_o man_n as_o christian_n as_o well_o as_o help_v they_o as_o man_n though_o he_o do_v endeavour_v to_o compass_v and_o bring_v about_o these_o end_n in_o a_o different_a way_n to_o the_o church_n the_o one_o by_o carnal_a the_o other_o by_o spiritual_a weapon_n the_o one_o more_o external_o the_o other_o more_o internal_o and_o divine_o and_o this_o i_o conceive_v be_v plain_a from_o rom._n 13.4_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n to_o thou_o for_o good_a but_o if_o thou_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a he_o afraid_a for_o he_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a where_o by_o good_a and_o evil_n which_o the_o magistrate_n as_o a_o magistrate_n do_v procure_v i_o conceive_v be_v not_o only_o mean_v the_o natural_a happiness_n and_o quiet_a life_n of_o civil_a society_n but_o also_o the_o good_a and_o evil_n which_o concern_v we_o as_o christian_n and_o therefore_o his_o end_n be_v high_a than_o mere_a civil_a peace_n and_o tranquillity_n be_v he_o be_v a_o magistrate_n not_o only_o of_o our_o good_a and_o evil_n as_o man_n but_o our_o good_a and_o evil_n as_o christian_n but_o yet_o the_o way_n he_o procure_v this_o be_v different_a from_o the_o church_n the_o one_o as_o i_o tell_v you_o be_v in_o a_o more_o spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a way_n the_o other_o in_o a_o civil_a and_o 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