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day_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o number_n of_o christian_n or_o baptise_a person_n for_o all_o man_n then_o meet_v in_o the_o communion_n who_o be_v make_v member_n of_o christ_n mystical_a body_n the_o church_n by_o baptism_n and_o be_v not_o cut_v off_o again_o by_o excommunication_n as_o st._n paul_n plain_o intimate_v when_o he_o say_v of_o all_o those_o many_o who_o make_v up_o the_o one_o body_n that_o they_o be_v all_o partaker_n of_o that_o one_o bread_n 1_o cor._n 10.17_o and_o of_o all_o those_o who_o have_v be_v baptise_a into_o one_o body_n that_o they_o have_v be_v all_o make_v to_o drink_v into_o one_o spirit_n 1_o cor._n 12.13_o so_o that_o their_o communion_n as_o well_o as_o we_o be_v mix_v assembly_n which_o be_v make_v up_o of_o worthy_a and_o unworthy_a receiver_n and_o therefore_o if_o other_o man_n unworthiness_n ought_v to_o be_v our_o hindrance_n it_o shall_v also_o have_v hinder_v our_o bless_a saviour_n christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n and_o the_o primitive_a christian_n who_o if_o this_o be_v a_o good_a reason_n for_o it_o shall_v all_o have_v forbear_v the_o sacrament_n because_o judas_n a_o lose_a man_n and_o other_o unprepared_a and_o unworthy_a person_n meet_v also_o with_o they_o at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o partake_v in_o it_o 2._o if_o the_o company_n of_o unworthy_a person_n be_v a_o just_a impediment_n from_o the_o communion_n it_o ought_v to_o hinder_v we_o also_o from_o be_v member_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o profession_n for_o the_o church_n itself_o be_v a_o mix_a multitude_n of_o fit_a and_o unfit_a of_o holy_a and_o unholy_a person_n it_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o net_n wherein_o fish_n of_o all_o sort_n be_v catch_v both_o good_a and_o bad_a mat_n 13.47_o 48_o to_o a_o field_n where_o both_o wheat_n and_o tare_n spring_v up_o and_o wherein_o both_o must_v grow_v together_o till_o the_o harvest_n v_o 24_o 25_o 30._o all_o christian_n be_v not_o such_o as_o their_o saviour_n christ_n be_v and_o such_o as_o their_o religion_n require_v they_o shall_v be_v and_o therefore_o if_o we_o refuse_v to_o share_v in_o any_o holy_a thing_n whilst_o some_o unworthy_a person_n pretend_v to_o it_o and_o will_v not_o join_v in_o any_o act_n or_o state_n wherein_o ill_a man_n participate_v we_o must_v not_o only_o shun_v the_o communion_n but_o cease_v also_o to_o be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n or_o profess_v the_o christian_a religion_n nay_o i_o may_v add_v further_o since_o all_o community_n have_v some_o corrupt_a member_n and_o in_o every_o body_n of_o man_n there_o be_v some_o vicious_a as_o well_o as_o godly_a person_n if_o we_o decline_v all_o society_n and_o fellowship_n which_o have_v ill_a man_n to_o partake_v in_o it_o we_o must_v not_o stop_v in_o avoid_v the_o communion_n and_o leap_v out_o of_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o profession_n but_o if_o we_o run_v on_o so_o far_o as_o this_o principle_n will_v lead_v we_o become_v outlaw_n to_o family_n township_n kingdom_n yea_o to_o all_o mankind_n 3._o one_o shall_v not_o bear_v another_o but_o every_o man_n his_o own_o burden_n so_o that_o if_o not_o we_o but_o only_o they_o be_v unworthy_a we_o be_v safe_a and_o may_v free_o câ—me_v and_o they_o alone_o be_v debar_v from_o receive_v god_n will_v not_o punish_v one_o soul_n for_o another_o fault_n or_o be_v angry_a at_o this_o because_o that_o person_n have_v deserve_v it_o but_o every_o man_n shall_v stand_v or_o fall_v by_o his_o own_o work_n and_o either_o be_v approve_v or_o â—â—jectâ—d_v as_o it_o prepare_v he_o for_o it_o let_v every_o man_n prove_v his_o own_o work_n say_v the_o apostle_n for_o every_o man_n shall_v bear_v his_o own_o burden_n eph._n 6.4_o 5._o so_o that_o if_o we_o take_v care_n to_o come_v worthy_o ourselves_o