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church_n indeed_o &_o truth_n &_o of_o the_o full_a &_o complete_a communion_n thereof_o 1._o joh._n 2.19_o your_o second_o objection_n &_o reason_n be_v that_o by_o this_o my_o definition_n of_o saint_n or_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n so_o determine_v i_o exclude_v the_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o hezechiah_n david_n ichosaphat_n moses_n etc._n etc._n who_o commit_v &_o suffer_v know_v sin_n yea_o &_o the_o corinthian_n 2._o cor._n 12.21_o also_o the_o church_n of_o asia_n revel_v 2_o 20.21_o who_o do_v not_o amend_v &_o yet_o be_v saint_n &_o true_a matter_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n i_o answer_v first_o to_o that_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n object_v by_o you_o i_o say_v your_o
fellowship_n communion_n agreement_n concord_n or_o part_n with_o you_o answer_v to_o this_o now_o master_n bernard_n and_o seduce_v your_o hearer_n no_o long_o with_o vanity_n parallel_n censure_n observation_n aperteyn_a to_o the_o eight_o section_n mr._n ber._n in_o his_o book_n entitle_v the_o sep._n schism_n pa._n 103._o have_v these_o word_n viz_n that_o ouâ—_n seven_o error_n shall_v be_v to_o hold_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o one_o man_n public_o &_o obstinate_o stand_v in_o be_v not_o reform_v nor_o the_o offender_n cast_v out_o do_v so_o pollute_v the_o whole_a congregation_n that_o none_o may_v communicate_v with_o the_o same_o in_o any_o of_o the_o holy_a thing_n of_o god_n though_o it_o be_v a_o church_n right_o constitute_v till_o the_o party_n be_v excommunicate_v in_o this_o eight_o section_n the_o position_n be_v thus_o utter_v by_o you_o &_o by_o i_o justify_v viz_n that_o one_o sin_n of_o one_o man_n public_o and_o obstinate_o stand_v in_o and_o not_o reform_v by_o a_o true_a constitute_v church_n do_v so_o pollute_v it_o that_o none_o may_v communicate_v with_o it_o in_o the_o holy_a thing_n of_o god_n till_o the_o party_n offend_v be_v by_o the_o church_n put_v out_o after_o lawful_a conviction_n afterward_o expound_v this_o truth_n i_o say_v that_o if_o the_o church_n hold_v this_o obstinate_a impenitent_a convict_a person_n in_o communion_n they_o consent_v to_o his_o sin_n as_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n suffer_v wilful_a murder_n consent_v unto_o it_o mr._n ain_n confutat_fw-la of_o mr._n bern._n pag._n 178.179_o do_v first_o renounce_v this_o truth_n &_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v either_o their_o judgement_n or_o practice_n refer_v we_o to_o the_o confession_n of_o their_o faith_n art_n 26._o where_o their_o judgement_n be_v that_o none_o be_v to_o separate_a for_o offence_n but_o by_o due_a order_n to_o seek_v redress_n &_o yet_o afterward_o affirm_v that_o if_o the_o church_n will_v not_o rebuke_v nor_o cast_v out_o a_o man_n obstinate_a and_o 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you_o deny_v the_o truth_n if_o you_o deny_v the_o position_n but_o indeed_o your_o denial_n &_o your_o affirmation_n contradict_v heer_n mr._n bern._n for_o your_o sake_n i_o will_v perform_v two_o thing_n first_o i_o will_v confirm_v this_o truth_n which_o we_o defend_v against_o you_o that_o join_v with_o open_a know_a sinner_n in_o the_o communion_n of_o your_o false_a church_n second_o i_o will_v refel_v your_o cavil_n against_o this_o truth_n of_o god_n wherein_o we_o walk_v for_o the_o first_o point_n i_o wish_v you_o to_o remember_v what_o have_v be_v prove_v unto_o you_o in_o the_o former_a section_n viz_n that_o christ_n ministerial_a power_n be_v give_v to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a as_o it_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v the_o undoubted_a truth_n of_o god_n than_o this_o second_o position_n follow_v necessary_o thereupon_o &_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v embrace_v for_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n in_o like_a manner_n for_o every_o consequent_a 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suffer_v they_o still_o in_o communion_n consent_v thereby_o to_o their_o sin_n then_o the_o person_n so_o suffer_v &_o consent_v to_o sin_n be_v pollute_v by_o contagion_n of_o the_o sin_n &_o impenitent_a wicked_a sinner_n but_o it_o may_v fall_v out_o that_o a_o church_n true_a in_o the_o constitution_n have_v christ_n ministerial_a power_n yet_o afterward_o decline_v may_v neither_o reform_v a_o obstinate_a convict_v sinner_n nor_o cast_v he_o out_o of_o their_o communion_n but_o may_v suffer_v he_o still_o in_o communion_n thereby_o consent_v to_o his_o sin_n ergo_fw-la a_o church_n true_o constitute_v have_v christ_n ministerial_a power_n of_o reformation_n or_o excommunication_n suffer_v and_o consent_v to_o sin_n &_o sinner_n convince_v be_v pollute_v by_o infection_n of_o that_o sin_n and_o of_o that_o impenitent_a obstinate_a convict_a sinner_n and_o so_o by_o necessary_a consequent_a i_o conclude_v after_o this_o manner_n if_o a_o church_n true_o constitute_v be_v all_o of_o 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