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And for this cause, as in doctrinal controversies which are handled by Theologues and Casuists, and in those which belong to the common State of the orthodox Churches, the National Synod is subo dinate and subjected to the universal lawfully constituted Synod, and from the National to the Ecumenical Synod (when there is a just and weighty cause) an appeal is open: So there is no need that the appeals of them who complain of injury done to them through the exercise of Discipline in this or that Church, should go beyond the bounds of the National Synod; But tis most agreeable to reason that they should rest and acquiesce within those bounds and borders: And that the ultimate judgement of such matters be in the National Synod, unless the thing it self be so hard and of so great moment, that the knot be justly thought worthy of a greater decider: In which case the controversy which is carried to the universal Synod, is rather of an abstract general Theological proposition, then of the particular or individual case.

And for this cause, as in doctrinall controversies which are handled by Theologues and Casuists, and in those which belong to the common State of the orthodoxe Churches, the Nationall Synode is subo dinate and subjected to the universall lawfully constituted Synode, and from the Nationall to the Oecumenicall Synode (when there is a just and weighty cause) an appeal is open: So there is no need that the appeals of them who complaine of injurie done to them through the exercise of Discipline in this or that Church, should goe beyond the bounds of the Nationall Synode; But tis most agreeable to reason that they should rest and acquiesce within those bounds and borders: And that the ultimate judgement of such matters bee in the Nationall Synode, unlesse the thing it selfe be so hard and of so great moment, that the knot be justly thought worthy of a greater decider: In which case the controversie which is carried to the universall Synode, is rather of an abstract generall Theologicall proposition, then of the particular or individuall case.