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day_n p._n 92._o mark_n to_o know_v they_o p._n 93._o with_o a_o answer_n to_o several_a objection_n against_o a_o visible_a ministry_n in_o our_o day_n wherein_o be_v handle_v the_o doctrine_n of_o miracle_n p._n 94_o 95_o 96_o 97._o of_o the_o manner_n how_o the_o gospel_n must_v be_v preach_v viz._n infallible_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n plain_o and_o full_o p._n 97_o 98._o the_o subject_n of_o which_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v sinner_n as_o sinner_n p._n 98._o chap_n 2._o p._n 98._o of_o baptism_n of_o water_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o fire_n of_o affliction_n p._n 98_o 99_o 100_o 101._o 98._o chap_n 2._o p._n 98._o that_o christ_n command_v baptism_n of_o water_n to_o be_v preach_v and_o practise_v and_o be_v perform_v p._n 102._o 105_o 106._o that_o the_o command_n of_o christ_n go_v teach_v and_o baptise_v be_v mean_v of_o water_n baptism_n p._n 102_o 103_o 104._o chap._n 3._o p._n 106_o chap._n 4._o p._n 112_o that_o christ_n be_v the_o author_n or_o 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123._o of_o the_o true_a power_n enable_v to_o conform_v to_o it_o and_o whether_o a_o saint_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v ever_o without_o power_n to_o do_v his_o duty_n p._n 123_o 124_o 125._o chap._n 6._o p._n 118._o of_o the_o continuance_n of_o water_n baptism_n which_o be_v till_o christ_n come_v again_o visible_o to_o good_a and_o bad_a prove_v from_o several_a scripture_n p._n 118_o 119_o 120_o 129._o chap._n 7._o contain_v several_a answer_n to_o twenty_o obj_fw-la against_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o baptism_n of_o water_n in_o our_o day_n wherein_o those_o scripture_n which_o many_o pretend_v do_v speak_v the_o downfall_n of_o this_o doctrine_n be_v explain_v and_o man_n mistake_n make_v manifest_a p._n 142._o chap._n 8._o that_o believer_n be_v baptize_v aught_o to_o be_v add_v to_o some_o particular_a congregation_n p._n 143_o 144._o what_o the_o visible_a church_n of_o christ_n be_v p._n 144_o 145._o with_o a_o answer_n to_o this_o qu._n viz._n whither_o there_o may_v not_o now_o be_v a_o true_a visible_a church_n without_o baptism_n of_o water_n p._n 147_o 148._o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o true_a church_n p._n 148._o it_o be_v the_o city_n of_o god_n christ_n body_n the_o lord_n mountain_n god_n vineyard_n christ_n garden_n etc._n etc._n p._n 149_o 150._o of_o the_o power_n of_o this_o church_n in_o receive_v of_o member_n p._n 151._o of_o admonish_v of_o member_n p._n 152._o what_o a_o private_a and_o what_o a_o public_a offence_n be_v p._n 152._o the_o difference_n between_o admonish_v reprove_v and_o rebuke_v what_o p._n 153._o few_o direction_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o reprove_v p._n 135._o of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n in_o determine_v controversy_n about_o civil_a and_o indifferent_a thing_n p._n 153_o 154._o of_o their_o power_n in_o cast_v out_o of_o member_n and_o what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v deliver_v to_o satan_n p._n 154._o and_o for_o what_o cause_n 155._o what_o a_o heretic_n be_v ibid._n the_o church_n may_v receive_v member_n when_o cast_v out_o upon_o repentance_n p._n 155_o 156._o chap._n 10._o p._n 156._o of_o the_o duty_n of_o member_n towards_o the_o church_n p._n 156._o of_o member_n to_o the_o church_n and_o of_o the_o church_n towards_o its_o member_n p._n 157._o of_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o church_n a_o word_n of_o wisdom_n of_o knowledge_n discern_v of_o spirit_n and_o prophecy_n p._n 158._o of_o the_o true_a power_n of_o pprophecy_n and_o who_o may_v prophesy_v p._n 158_o 159._o whither_o woman_n may_v speak_v in_o the_o church_n p._n 159_o 160._o how_o woman_n shall_v improve_v their_o gift_n 160._o the_o gift_n of_o help_n and_o government_n what_o 161._o chap._n 11._o 162._o of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o church_n viz._n prayer_n praise_n p._n 162._o of_o sing_v psalm_n fast_v and_o charity_n 163._o whether_o all_o saint_n be_v to_o have_v all_o thing_n common_a p._n 164._o of_o break_v bread_n of_o the_o subject_n nature_n and_o duration_n of_o it_o p._n 164_o 165._o 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