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more_o and_o so_o make_v they_o worse_o in_o stead_n of_o make_v they_o better_o the_o end_n of_o withdraw_a according_a to_o the_o scripture_n be_v to_o bring_v the_o person_n withdraw_v from_o to_o shame_n and_o repentance_n and_o be_v this_o a_o likely_a way_n to_o attain_v that_o end_n for_o a_o minister_n and_o some_o ten_o or_o twenty_o of_o his_o people_n to_o withdraw_v from_o three_o or_o four_o hundred_o as_o in_o some_o place_n will_v be_v the_o case_n they_o all_o profess_v the_o true_a religion_n do_v these_o man_n think_v the_o apostle_n mean_v such_o a_o withdraw_a to_o bring_v sinner_n in_o the_o church_n to_o shame_n the_o rule_n be_v in_o reference_n to_o a_o disorderly_a brother_n to_o bring_v he_o to_o shame_n but_o in_o our_o time_n apply_v to_o hundred_o at_o once_o by_o the_o minor_a part_n in_o a_o church_n and_o that_o very_o unfit_o too_o there_o be_v many_o in_o some_o such_o place_n that_o as_o true_o fear_v god_n and_o live_v in_o christian_a obedience_n 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and_o there_o be_v a_o end_n of_o they_o how_o long_o think_v you_o will_v this_o commonwealth_n stand_v be_v such_o a_o confusion_n and_o barbarism_n tolerate_v suppose_v these_o gentleman_n in_o glocestershire_n be_v run_v into_o a_o dangerous_a way_n of_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n through_o error_n and_o mistake_n will_v they_o be_v content_a without_o any_o ordinary_a mean_n use_v to_o convince_v they_o of_o their_o error_n or_o warning_n and_o admonish_v they_o to_o retract_v to_o be_v forthwith_o sentence_v by_o a_o bench_n of_o elder_n as_o schismatical_a person_n and_o upon_o that_o account_n suspend_v from_o their_o ministry_n i_o think_v they_o will_v not_o and_o yet_o by_o what_o they_o appear_v by_o their_o book_n to_o be_v i_o think_v they_o be_v scarce_o qualify_v as_o bishop_n ought_v to_o be_v that_o undertake_v the_o rule_n of_o christ_n flock_n and_o my_o prayer_n be_v that_o their_o uncharitable_a practice_n may_v not_o be_v a_o occasion_n of_o destroy_v many_o weak_a brethren_n for_o who_o christ_n die_v as_o for_o mat._n 18._o it_o come_v now_o to_o be_v examine_v that_o we_o may_v see_v how_o it_o be_v appliable_a to_o these_o new_a find_v model_n of_o discipline_n hint_v at_o by_o these_o man_n in_o the_o preamble_n of_o their_o book_n and_o it_o be_v most_o clear_a and_o certain_a that_o the_o main_a scope_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v to_o teach_v we_o these_o two_o thing_n in_o general_n first_o that_o the_o mean_a person_n come_v to_o christ_n and_o profess_v faith_n in_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v despise_v second_o that_o not_o to_o deal_v with_o offend_a brethren_n in_o the_o way_n and_o order_n by_o he_o there_o prescribe_v be_v to_o despise_v they_o and_o then_o for_o the_o way_n prescribe_v by_o our_o saviour_n it_o ought_v to_o begin_v with_o private_a admonition_n in_o case_n of_o a_o brother_n offend_v and_o if_o that_o prevail_v for_o his_o amendment_n he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v put_v to_o public_a shame_n but_o if_o that_o will_v not_o work_v upon_o he_o then_o upon_o sufficient_a proof_n of_o the_o fact_n he_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v complain_v of_o to_o the_o church_n and_o the_o church_n may_v convent_n he_o before_o they_o admonish_v to_o confess_v and_o reform_v his_o sin_n but_o if_o out_o of_o obstinacy_n he_o stubborn_o refuse_v to_o hear_v the_o church_n after_o first_o and_o second_o admonition_n then_o to_o be_v cast_v out_o not_o otherwise_o now_o what_o be_v there_o in_o all_o this_o to_o favour_n or_o warrant_v these_o gentleman_n practice_n do_v they_o proceed_v after_o this_o manner_n with_o every_o offend_a brother_n in_o their_o several_a parish_n before_o they_o deny_v they_o christian_a communion_n in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n if_o not_o why_o will_v they_o urge_v a_o rule_n from_o jesus_n christ_n to_o other_o which_o they_o themselves_o will_v not_o practice_v will_v they_o have_v other_o do_v that_o themselves_o neither_o will_n nor_o can_v do_v as_o 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