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between_o the_o corruption_n and_o disorder_n of_o church_n and_o the_o church_n themselves_o we_o profess_v communion_n with_o not_o separation_n from_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o lawful_a thing_n they_o be_v the_o european_a church_n in_o which_o that_o numerous_a company_n of_o 144000._o be_v say_v to_o stand_v with_o the_o â—amb_n upon_o mount_n zion_n rev._n 14.1_o and_o these_o be_v say_v to_o â—â—â—p_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n verse_n 12._o it_o be_v the_o doctrine_n and_o worship_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n come_v out_o of_o popery_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v as_o a_o sea_n of_o glass_n man_n lead_v with_o 〈◊〉_d râ—â—_n 15.2_o if_o gâ—â—â—_n than_o they_o be_v not_o clear_a as_o crystal_n as_o those_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n chap._n 4_o 6_o and_o yet_o not_o as_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n as_o those_o under_o popery_n châ—â—_n 16.3_o it_o 〈◊〉_d a_o sea_n of_o glâ—ss_n mingle_v with_o â—â—r_n the_o fire_n of_o 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the_o duty_n and_o spirit_n of_o sincere_a christian_n that_o advance_v the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o the_o only_a perfect_a rule_n not_o that_o we_o have_v already_o attain_v or_o be_v already_o perfect_a as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o himself_o phiâ—_n 3.12_o but_o we_o be_v to_o press_v forward_o still_o unto_o this_o mark_n that_o we_o may_v in_o all_o be_v conformable_a to_o the_o perfect_a rule_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n hence_o what_o we_o have_v attain_v in_o doctrine_n worship_n &_o discipline_n according_a to_o god_n word_n we_o must_v hold_v fast_o and_o then_o go_v forward_o unto_o any_o of_o the_o thing_n of_o christ_n we_o be_v defective_a in_o we_o must_v go_v forward_o still_o but_o not_o backward_o i_o say_v not_o backward_o at_o for_o instance_n our_o father_n flee_v into_o this_o wilderness_n from_o the_o face_n of_o a_o lording_n episcopacy_n and_o humane_a injunction_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n now_o if_o any_o of_o we_o their_o child_n shall_v yield_v 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