Baxter - BX1765 B39 1691

[ 495' J Preach at the Antipodes we fi1all pray for their fuccefs: But fure they will not cfo it as a Senate ; or Church Parliament: To leave them no excufe Chrifi sath left no Univerfal Legifiacion or Judg– ment to do. The continuance of the Qgefiion fo ofcanfwer– ed [Hvw ]hall Contro'l{erfies be ended f .And who fha/l 'Judge ? When they never attempt to confute our anfwer, flJeweth that tbey are fo full of thern– felves, that they have not room for the plainell: Truth that comes .from others. Judgment of Con– troverfies is Private or Publick., that is, either PriVIlte Mens Di(cerning Judgment, or Governors ' Deciding,'Judgment: The Private is either that of each fingle perfon for himfelf, and this is every mans as he is a Rational, Moral Agent. 'who can– not do his Dutyur.difcerned, or it is for the gui– dance of Charity to others: And that is .either the Judgment of an Arbi trator, or of a private Infirueter or Reprover: Hitherto there is no difficulry who !hall Judge. . Publick Judgmem 'fuppofeth afontm, Tribunal, and aRuling Judge: And every one is Judge in proprio foro, in his mvn Court : The Magijfirates in their feveral Degi·ees are Judges iu their feveral Courts, who (hall fuffe1· or be Protected by them. And the Pafiors in their feveral Churches, who iliall be Baptized, and ufed as of their Communi– on ; and who not. Eut there is no Vniver/PII fo– rumor Court to judge a.ll the World, but Chrifis: None out of this Kingdom, are publick Judges ofKing or SubjeCts. Other Princes and Prelates all over the \IY orld, have ajudicium privantmwhe– ther.t~ey will take our King and Kingdom for ~hnihans, and _Communicate with them, or not; and

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