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dispute_v the_o schism_n be_v unhatched_a but_o as_o soon_o as_o one_o party_n sweep_v a_o old_a cloister_n and_o by_o a_o pretty_a art_n sudden_o make_v it_o a_o church_n by_o put_v a_o new_a pulpit_n in_o it_o for_o the_o separate_a party_n to_o meet_v in_o what_o before_o be_v a_o controversy_n become_v a_o formal_a schism_n p._n 197._o q._n what_o be_v the_o danger_n of_o schism_n answ_n what_o the_o ancient_n speak_v by_o way_n of_o censure_n of_o schism_n in_o general_n be_v most_o true_a 198._o and_o they_o speak_v most_o strange_a thing_n of_o it_o for_o they_o see_v that_o unadvised_o and_o upon_o fancy_n to_o break_v the_o knot_n of_o union_n betwixt_o man_n and_o man_n especial_o among_o christian_n upon_o who_o the_o tie_n of_o love_n and_o communion_n do_v especial_o rest_v be_v a_o crime_n hardly_o pardonable_a and_o that_o nothing_o absolve_v a_o man_n from_o the_o guilt_n of_o it_o but_o true_a and_o unpretended_a conscience_n and_o p._n 192._o heresy_n and_o schism_n 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not_o the_o best_a way_n all_o governor_n than_o will_v be_v present_o overthrow_v and_o obedience_n deny_v we_o be_v sure_a that_o god_n have_v command_v we_o to_o obey_v they_o that_o be_v ever_o we_o in_o the_o lord_n 1_o thess_n 5._o 12._o hebr._n 13._o 7._o 17_o etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o a_o certain_a duty_n may_v not_o be_v forbear_v on_o uncertain_a conjecture_n or_o upon_o every_o miscarriage_n of_o they_o that_o we_o owe_v it_o to_o this_o will_v un-church_n all_o church_n as_o they_o be_v political_a society_n for_o if_o pastor_n be_v take_v down_o and_o the_o work_n of_o pastor_n the_o church_n be_v take_v down_o s._n 7._o and_o the_o thing_n in_o which_o the_o pastor_n be_v now_o suppose_a to_o err_v be_v not_o of_o themselves_o unlawful_a but_o only_o by_o such_o a_o accident_n as_o be_v