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CXI propositions concerning the ministry and government of the ChurchCXI propositions concerning the ministerie and government of the Church
Edinburgh: printed by Evan Tyler, 1647
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Moreover when the Church is rent asunder by unhappy and lamentable schisms, while they who have raised the troubles, and have given cause of solemn gathering a Synod (whether by their Heresy or Schism or Tyranny, or any other fault of others) use to place the great strength and safeguard of their cause in declining and fleeing the trial and sentence of a free Synod, as being formidable to them; Who seeth not that they cannot be drawn to a public and judicial trial, nor other disobedient persons be compelled to ⟨p. 23⟩obedience without the Magistrate public mandate and help?
Moreover when the Church is rent asunder by unhappy and lamentable schismes, while they who have raised the troubles, and have given cause of solemne gathering a Synode (whether by their Heresie or Schisme or Tyranny, or any other fault of others) use to place the great strength and safeguard of their cause in declining and fleeing the triall and sentence of a free Synode, as being formidable to them; Who seeth not that they cannot be drawn to a publike and judiciall tryall, nor other disobedient persons be compelled to ⟨p. 23⟩obedience without the Magistrate publike mandate and helpe?