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notwithstanding_o i_o hope_v the_o d._n will_v not_o deny_v the_o name_n of_o a_o true_a church_n unto_o every_o assembly_n of_o christian_n which_o want_v in_o any_o part_n the_o purity_n of_o the_o doctrine_n or_o that_o sincere_a form_n of_o administration_n which_o the_o word_n of_o god_n pray_v cribe_v for_o his_o sacrament_n or_o church-censure_n for_o he_o be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o among_o divine_a ordinance_n and_o thing_n necessary_a some_o yea_o the_o great_a somâ—_n do_v concern_v rather_o the_o welbeing_n than_o the_o very_o be_v of_o the_o church_n &_o aâ—e_o only_o needful_a or_o behooful_a for_o the_o wel-ordering_a of_o the_o ch_z lib._n 4._o p._n 103._o 104_o but_o not_o so_o general_o and_o immutable_o necessary_a as_o though_o no_o true_a church_n can_v be_v without_o they_o wherefore_o to_o draw_v this_o controvers_o to_o a_o direct_a issue_n though_o without_o any_o violoence_n offer_v unto_o he_o phrase_n we_o may_v affirm_v every_o commandment_n of_o god_n 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england_n thereby_o to_o show_v that_o they_o be_v not_o of_o like_a condition_n as_o the_o refuter_n comparison_n import_v i_o answer_v 1._o the_o doctor_n can_v be_v ignorant_a that_o comparison_n be_v not_o to_o be_v rack_v beyond_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o author_n that_o produce_v they_o neither_o be_v he_o so_o simple_a but_o that_o he_o may_v see_v his_o refuter_fw-la principal_o intend_v herein_o to_o compare_v the_o apostolic_a church_n with_o the_o french_a and_o dutch_a church_n that_o as_o the_o late_a have_v so_o also_o the_o former_a have_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o multitude_n of_o people_n many_o teacher_n to_o attend_v they_o and_o yet_o remain_v one_o church_n assembly_n not_o distribute_v into_o several_a congregation_n under_o several_a minister_n herein_o therefore_o if_o the_o comparison_n hold_v as_o himself_o confefse_v and_o argue_v for_o his_o advantage_n pag._n 74._o 75._o all_o the_o difference_n that_o he_o allege_v be_v they_o as_o many_o more_o as_o 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of_o itself_o afterwards_o again_o i_o must_v tell_v he_o that_o howsoever_o his_o consequence_n as_o he_o have_v now_o with_o his_o detraction_n propose_v it_o may_v seem_v in_o vincible_a yet_o himself_n such_o be_v his_o hap_n have_v show_v we_o a_o way_n how_o to_o crush_v it_o for_o if_o the_o want_n of_o distinct_a parish_n in_o the_o apostle_n time_n will_v argue_v as_o be_v afore_o show_v that_o the_o presbytery_n be_v not_o appoint_v to_o diocese_n then_o it_o will_v also_o argue_v that_o they_o be_v appoint_v to_o parish_n for_o he_o must_v confess_v unless_o he_o will_v confess_v himself_o to_o be_v ignorant_a in_o logic_n as_o he_o say_v lib._n 1._o pag._n 60._o that_o in_o this_o controversy_n this_o diâ—â—unction_n be_v employ_v viz._n that_o the_o presbytery_n be_v appoint_v either_o to_o diocese_n as_o he_o say_v or_o else_o to_o such_o parish_n as_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o disproof_n therefore_o of_o his_o diocese_n be_v a_o direct_a proof_n of_o our_o parish_n the_o 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sundry_a shire_n be_v dismember_v by_o the_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n which_o draw_v they_o to_o several_a diocese_n but_o let_v we_o see_v how_o he_o remove_v the_o pillar_n that_o uphold_v the_o consequence_n of_o the_o argument_n viz._n that_o every_o diocese_n such_o as_o we_o consistech_v of_o distinct_a parish_n it_o be_v true_a say_v he_o after_o the_o distinction_n of_o parish_n but_o not_o before_o but_o be_v not_o this_o answer_n miserune_v evasion_n a_o absurb_n evasion_n kersphogeton_n a_o absurd_a evasion_n and_o no_o better_a than_o a_o very_a denial_n of_o the_o conclusion_n for_o to_o borrow_v the_o doctor_n comparision_n before_o apply_v to_o the_o question_n of_o diocese_n and_o their_o circuit_n pag._n 53._o when_o he_o say_v that_o every_o man_n consist_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o the_o body_n consist_v of_o many_o member_n if_o one_o shall_v answer_v he_o it_o be_v true_a that_o a_o man_n consist_v of_o those_o part_n after_o the_o conjunction_n but_o not_o 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