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or_o the_o separatist_n be_v in_o the_o fault_n in_o reason_n and_o charity_n this_o aught_o first_o to_o be_v do_v before_o either_o the_o church_n or_o the_o separator_n or_o both_o be_v condemn_v but_o our_o adversary_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n without_o any_o regard_n to_o the_o case_n betwixt_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o the_o dissenter_n loud_o defame_v she_o in_o all_o place_n with_o the_o dissension_n and_o separation_n and_o object_n to_o our_o people_n the_o great_a difficulty_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o find_v out_o among_o so_o many_o opposite_a church_n and_o religion_n which_o be_v the_o right_n if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o and_o therefore_o exhort_v they_o to_o take_v sanctuary_n in_o that_o church_n which_o be_v at_o unity_n in_o itself_o and_o look_v so_o like_o the_o one_o catholic_n church_n but_o god_n be_v praise_v the_o people_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v general_o better_o instruct_v then_o to_o be_v impose_v upon_o with_o such_o loose_a 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the_o excrementitious_a part_n from_o the_o chyle_n and_o blood_n the_o base_a and_o impure_a and_o unprofitable_a part_n go_v off_o and_o the_o good_a and_o pure_a and_o profitable_a stay_v behind_o but_o in_o the_o separation_n of_o wheat_n from_o tare_n of_o flower_n from_o the_o bran_n and_o in_o all_o chemical_a separation_n the_o good_a the_o generous_a and_o spiritual_a part_n go_v off_o and_o the_o refuse_n and_o feculent_n stay_v behind_o i_o have_v make_v use_n of_o this_o familiar_a comparison_n to_o show_v how_o separation_n and_o division_n in_o the_o general_n can_v be_v no_o rational_a argument_n for_o or_o against_o any_o church_n until_o it_o be_v know_v what_o king_n of_o body_n that_o church_n be_v before_o the_o separation_n sound_n or_o corrupt_v pure_a or_o impure_a catholic_n or_o not_o catholic_n apostolical_a or_o un_fw-we apostolical_a and_o when_o this_o be_v once_o state_v than_o it_o will_v appear_v whether_o the_o division_n and_o separation_n which_o be_v 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apostolical_a and_o thence_o condemn_v the_o separation_n of_o the_o dissenter_n from_o it_o as_o needless_a they_o argue_v à _fw-fr priori_fw-la against_o both_o on_o the_o one_o hand_n prove_v that_o the_o wheat_n go_v off_o from_o the_o tare_n and_o on_o the_o other_o that_o the_o chaff_n go_v off_o from_o the_o wheat_n but_o to_o argue_v à _fw-la posteriori_fw-la and_o in_o general_a against_o a_o church_n mere_o upon_o the_o score_n of_o division_n before_o we_o examine_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o divide_a church_n and_o state_n the_o case_n between_o she_o and_o the_o divider_n do_v become_v no_o man_n especial_o no_o churchman_n but_o such_o as_o have_v a_o weak_a cause_n must_v make_v use_n of_o popular_a for_o want_v of_o find_v argument_n and_o make_v the_o best_a they_o can_v of_o sophistry_n when_o reason_n be_v not_o on_o their_o side_n chap._n iii_o that_o bare_a unity_n or_o want_v of_o schism_n and_o division_n in_o religion_n be_v no_o sound_a argument_n of_o 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