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to_o grow_v unto_o more_o communion_n with_o his_o n_o 16._o body_n and_o blood_n and_o spiritual_a strength_n of_o grace_n thereby_o q._n who_o ought_v to_o receive_v the_o lord_n supper_n a._o such_o member_n of_o the_o church_n as_o be_v endue_v with_o knowledge_n o_o 29._o spiritual_a affection_n p_o 37._o faith_n q_o 35._o repentance_n r_o 13._o love_n s_o 17._o and_o thankfulness_n t_o 26._o chap._n 27._o of_o prayer_n and_o some_o other_o mean_n of_o increase_a faith_n q_o what_o be_v the_o general_a nature_n of_o prayer_n a._n not_o only_o a_o wish_n or_o desire_v after_o this_o or_o that_o for_o a_o man_n may_v have_v so_o much_o and_o never_o pray_v iam._n 4._o 2._o q_o what_o be_v it_o then_o a._o prayer_n be_v a_o open_n of_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o heart_n before_o god_n a_o 13_o whether_o it_o be_v by_o ffighe_n and_o groan_n b_o 27._o or_o by_o word_n c_o 1._o and_o other_o mean_n d_o 2._o q_o to_o who_o must_v we_o pray_v a._o to_o he_o that_o know_v the_o heart_n e_o 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matter_n be_v private_a i_o must_v first_o reprove_v he_o private_o if_o this_o do_v not_o win_v he_o i_o must_v then_o take_v one_o or_o two_o more_o matth._n 18._o 15._o 16._o q_o how_o if_o this_o also_o prevail_v not_o a._o than_o the_o matter_n must_v be_v tell_v unto_o the_o church_n and_o the_o church_n must_v public_o admonish_v he_o and_o if_o he_o do_v not_o hear_v the_o church_n he_o be_v to_o be_v excommunicate_v mat._n 18._o 17._o q_o in_o what_o manner_n must_v admonition_n or_o reproof_n whether_o private_a or_o public_a be_v administer_v a._n sometime_o with_o meekness_n e_o 1._o and_o sometime_o with_o severity_n and_o sharpness_n f_o 1._o according_a to_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o person_n sin_v the_o sin_n commit_v and_o the_o manner_n of_o do_v g_o 14._o q_o how_o else_o a._n always_o with_o due_a solemnity_n as_o a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n h_o etc._n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n and_o so_o that_o the_o win_n i_o 16._o of_o the_o party_n must_v be_v the_o thing_n that_o must_v be_v aim_v at_o q_o what_o be_v excommunication_n a._o a_o put_v away_o or_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o communion_n and_o fellowship_n of_o the_o church_n 1_o cor._n 5._o 2_o 13._o gal._n 5._o 12._o mat._n 18._o 17._o q_o for_o what_o sin_n must_v man_n be_v excommunicate_v a._o for_o heinous_a and_o flagitious_a k_o offence_n be_v public_o know_v and_o for_o other_o offence_n persist_v in_o with_o obstinacy_n after_o due_a admonition_n l_o 17._o 1_o cor._n 5._o 1_o 4_o 5._o q_o for_o what_o end_n shall_v man_n be_v excommunicate_v a._o for_o the_o heal_n of_o the_o offendor_n m_o 20._o and_o for_o the_o preserve_v other_o from_o sin_n n_o 7._o and_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n which_o be_v blaspheme_v because_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o church-member_n o_o 24._o q._n how_o shall_v a_o man_n behave_v himself_o towards_o they_o that_o be_v excommunicate_v a._o he_o must_v avoid_v all_o church-communion_n with_o they_o p_o 17._o and_o all_o voluntary_a civil_a fellowship_n q_o 14._o that_o may_v argue_v approbation_n or_o familiarity_n but_o not_o such_o duty_n as_o man_n be_v bind_v unto_o in_o natural_a or_o civil_a respect_n r_o 36._o q_o when_o must_v a_o man_n under_o censure_n be_v loose_v and_o forgive_v a._o when_o he_o give_v such_o sign_n of_o repentance_n as_o may_v satisfy_v rational_a charity_n that_o the_o sin_n be_v true_o subdue_v and_o mortify_v luke_n 17._o 3_o 4._o 1_o cor._n 5._o 5._o 2_o cor._n 2._o 6_o 7_o 8._o chap._n 32._o of_o the_o life_n that_o beiever_n ought_v to_o live_v in_o the_o world_n and_o of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n q_o