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peter_n to_o the_o jew_n gal._n 2._o 7._o it_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n which_o god_n caveat_n his_o people_n against_o 28._o to_o remove_v their_o neighbour_n landmark_n whereby_o every_o man_n inheritance_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v limit_v a_o great_a sin_n it_o be_v in_o all_o place_n and_o therefore_o among_o the_o curse_n pronounce_v against_o the_o breaker_n of_o the_o law_n this_o be_v the_o three_o 17._o curse_v be_v he_o that_o remove_v his_o neighbour_n landmark_n to_o which_o all_o the_o people_n be_v to_o say_v amen_o the_o hebrew_n have_v a_o say_n 11._o he_o that_o remove_v his_o neighbour_n landmark_n and_o take_v of_o his_o neighbour_n limit_v into_o his_o own_o though_o it_o be_v but_o one_o inch_n if_o he_o do_v it_o by_o force_v it_o be_v rapine_n if_o he_o do_v it_o in_o secret_a it_o be_v theft_n according_o the_o apostle_n think_v it_o a_o great_a fault_n in_o any_o of_o they_o to_o enter_v into_o their_o neighbour_n limit_n or_o to_o take_v to_o 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to_o do_v must_v needs_o hinder_v the_o communion_n of_o saint_n union_n be_v break_v there_o can_v be_v no_o communion_n for_o it_o flow_v from_o union_n and_o be_v no_o other_o in_o the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n than_o common_a union_n and_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o obstruct_v christian_a communion_n so_o much_o as_o division_n do_v so_o when_o once_o they_o be_v make_v there_o be_v nothing_o more_o hard_a to_o be_v compose_v again_o 19_o a_o brother_n offend_v be_v hard_a to_o be_v win_v than_o a_o strong_a city_n and_o their_o contention_n be_v like_o the_o bar_n of_o a_o castle_n for_o as_o no_o bond_n be_v so_o strong_a as_o that_o of_o religion_n so_o no_o hostility_n so_o cruel_a and_o outrageous_a as_o that_o which_o difference_n in_o religion_n occasion_v 36._o think_v not_o say_v our_o saviour_n that_o i_o be_o come_v to_o send_v peace_n on_o the_o earth_n i_o come_v not_o to_o send_v peace_n but_o a_o sword_n for_o i_o be_o come_v to_o set_v a_o man_n at_o 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one_o with_o the_o other_o do_v cut_v off_o themselves_o from_o their_o union_n with_o christ._n 17._o impium_fw-la enim_fw-la &_o sacrilegum_fw-la divortium_fw-la est_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o christi_fw-la veritate_fw-la consentiunt_fw-la distrahere_fw-la say_v calvin_n it_o be_v a_o impious_a and_o sacrilegious_a divorce_n to_o divide_v those_o who_o will_v otherwise_o agree_v in_o the_o truth_n of_o christ._n the_o same_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o the_o presbyterian_a divine_n 113._o if_o we_o be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n do_v not_o they_o who_o separate_v from_o the_o body_n separate_z from_o the_o head_n also_o and_o by_o the_o unanimous_a consent_n of_o the_o ancient_a godly_a and_o learned_a nonconformist_n in_o their_o grave_n and_o modest_a confutation_n of_o the_o 1644._o error_n of_o the_o brownist_n and_o separatist_n where_o in_o the_o first_o word_n of_o their_o book_n they_o say_v that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v a_o true_a church_n and_o such_o a_o one_o 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