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they_o affirm_v the_o whole_a service_n thereof_o to_o be_v idolatrous_a false_a antichristian_a that_o be_v your_o impudent_a slander_n that_o many_o treatise_n have_v be_v write_v against_o the_o ceremony_n impose_v upon_o the_o minister_n and_o people_n be_v very_o true_a but_o in_o the_o relation_n which_o you_o make_v out_o of_o they_o these_o few_o thing_n must_v be_v observe_v first_o what_o be_v speak_v of_o one_o ceremony_n you_o apply_v to_o all_o when_o there_o be_v not_o the_o same_o reason_n of_o all_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o they_o that_o write_v second_o what_o they_o write_v of_o the_o ceremony_n as_o they_o be_v use_v among_o the_o papist_n that_o you_o report_v as_o if_o they_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o use_n of_o the_o ceremony_n as_o they_o be_v impose_v and_o enjoin_v among_o we_o three_o the_o private_a opinion_n of_o one_o you_o allege_v as_o if_o it_o be_v the_o common_a principle_n of_o the_o nonconformist_n though_o you_o do_v or_o may_v know_v that_o 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what_o if_o you_o do_v not_o read_v that_o diotrephes_n be_v a_o unlawful_a and_o antichristian_a minister_n you_o read_v that_o he_o usurp_v over_o the_o faithful_a hinder_v the_o due_a execution_n of_o church-censure_n abuse_a excommunication_n prate_v against_o the_o brethren_n and_o practise_v a_o false_a government_n and_o if_o the_o want_n of_o discipline_n or_o neglect_n of_o due_a execution_n prove_v a_o church_n to_o be_v no_o church_n the_o faithful_a in_o that_o society_n be_v bind_v to_o separate_v if_o the_o church_n have_v not_o the_o power_n of_o government_n at_o this_o time_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v you_o or_o receive_v your_o position_n they_o be_v no_o church_n if_o they_o have_v power_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v abuse_v their_o sin_n be_v the_o great_a and_o if_o you_o take_v a_o view_n of_o your_o deal_n in_o this_o or_o other_o particular_n vilify_n what_o you_o be_v not_o able_a to_o confute_v and_o wrest_v man_n word_n contrary_a to_o 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