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fame Opinions about the fame
Matters, That there may be
no Schifms among you; that ye
may be one Body, and one Spi- rampkoposaved
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Appointment of the Lord. & TWS MONITO
And let the Deacon refer all
things to the Bilhop, as Chrift
does to his Father. But let
him order fuch things as he
is able by himself, receiving
Power from the Bishop, as
the Lord did from his Father
the Power of Creation and
of Providence. But the
weighty Matters let the Bi-
fhop judge: But let the Dea-
con be the Bishop's Ear, and
Eye, and Mouth, and Heart,
and Soul, that the Bishop
may not be diftraded with
many Cares, but with fuch
only as are more confide-
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for Mofes, and his Couniel
was receiv'd.

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I Cor. vi.

TIS therefore a brave En XLV. comium for a Chriftian, to have no Contest with a-1, &c. ny one: But if by any Management or Temptation a Conteft arifes with any one, let him endeavour that ic may be compos'd, though thereby he be obliged to lofe fomewhat; and let it not come before an Heathen Tribunal. Nay indeed, you are not to permit that the Rulers of this World Mould pals Sentence again our People: For by them the Devil contrives Mifchief to the Servants of God, and occafions a Reproach to be caft upon us, as though we had not one wife Man that is able to judge between his Brethren, or to decide their Controverfies.

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our Lord by giving a Piece of Money was freed from Disturbance. Choose therefore rather to fuffer Harm, and to endeavour af ter those things that make for Peace, not only among the Brethren, but allo among the Unbelievers. for by fuffering Lofs in the Affairs of this Life thou wilt be fure not to suffer in the Concerns of Piety, and wilt live religiouly, and according to the Command of Chrift. But as you, & un

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mies; and one of the Parties will be found to be mild, gentle, and the Child of Light; but the other unmerciful, infolent, and covetous. BATING He therefore who is con are aqwer Seaw, di- demn'd, let him be punish'd, xle & madengias let him be feparated, let him τιν ύτω είτα μεταμα undergo the Punifhment of Zeus & Terraμbα- his Hatred to his Brother. TENW * STW Green- Afterward, when he repents, ξεμθμοι επικεφίσεσιν let him be received, and fo vui ta xermera zen when they have learn'd Pru5 ¢ out yuper To His dence, they will cafe your

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SECT. XXV.

ELVII. LET your Judicatures be held on the second Day of the Week, that if any Controverfie arife about your Sentence, having an Interval rill the Sabbath, you may be able to fet the Controverfie right, and to reduce thofe to Peace who have the Conrefs one with another againft the Lord's Day. Let alfo the Deacons and Presbyters be prefent at your Judicatures, to judge without Acceptance of Perfons, as Men of God, with Righteousness. When therefore both the Parties are come, according as the Law fays, thofe that

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