observe_v 1._o that_o it_o be_v none_o of_o our_o question_n whether_o you_o shall_v communicate_v with_o the_o parish_n church_n alone_o and_o no_o other_o 2._o nor_o whether_o you_o shall_v communicate_v with_o every_o parish_n church_n or_o any_o one_o who_o pastor_n be_v through_o insufficiency_n heresy_n or_o impiety_n intolerable_a which_o i_o have_v write_v against_o dir._n 36._o p._n 202_o etc._n etc._n 3._o nor_o whether_o we_o may_v hold_v local_a communion_n in_o worship_n with_o a_o church_n which_o deny_v we_o such_o communion_n unless_o we_o will_v sin_v this_o i_o have_v oft_o enough_o deny_v p._n 203_o etc._n etc._n 4._o nor_o whether_o caeteris_fw-la paribus_fw-la local_a communion_n with_o a_o pure_a and_o better_a church_n be_v not_o ordinary_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o local_a communion_n with_o a_o worse_o which_o i_o assert_v p._n 203_o etc._n etc._n 5._o nor_o whether_o a_o man_n be_v a_o separatist_n from_o another_o church_n mere_o because_o he_o be_v not_o local_o present_a with_o it_o for_o then_o when_o i_o be_o in_o one_o church_n i_o separate_v from_o all_o other_o in_o the_o world_n 6._o nor_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o remove_v one_o dwelling_n for_o communion_n with_o a_o better_a minister_n and_o church_n suppose_v that_o we_o be_v free_a p._n 204._o 7._o nor_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o remove_v to_o a_o better_a church_n without_o remove_v one_o dwelling_n in_o a_o place_n where_o another_o church_n be_v near_o to_o which_o we_o may_v go_v without_o any_o public_a injury_n or_o hurt_v to_o ourselves_o or_o other_o which_o be_v great_a than_o the_o benefit_n pag._n 204._o 8._o nor_o whether_o we_o may_v remove_v both_o from_o church_n and_o country_n by_o the_o occasion_n of_o our_o calling_n or_o trade_n or_o other_o outward_a weighty_a reason_n pag._n 298._o 9_o nor_o whether_o we_o may_v keep_v in_o communion_n private_o with_o our_o lawful_a pastor_n if_o they_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o the_o public_a temple_n which_o i_o have_v assert_v pag._n 299._o and_o have_v say_v that_o where_o the_o pastor_n be_v there_o the_o church_n be_v in_o whatever_o place_n they_o do_v assemble_v p._n 250._o which_o dr._n hide_v also_o think_v when_o he_o begin_v his_o book_n with_o a_o assertion_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o separate_v then_o from_o the_o public_a place_n and_o so_o do_v other_o prelatist_n then_o and_o so_o think_v the_o papist_n now_o and_o most_o other_o party_n 10._o nor_o be_v it_o any_o of_o our_o question_n whether_o you_o shall_v have_v communion_n with_o a_o diocesan_n church_n as_o such_o it_o be_v a_o parochial_a church_n with_o such_o other_o that_o i_o speak_v of_o and_o never_o a_o word_n of_o a_o diocesan_n church_n 11._o therefore_o it_o be_v none_o of_o the_o question_n whether_o you_o must_v own_v our_o diocesan_n bishop_n 12._o nor_o yet_o whether_o you_o must_v have_v communion_n with_o any_o thing_n call_v a_o national_a church_n as_o a_o political_a society_n 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communion_n without_o separate_v from_o the_o office_n the_o church_n or_o from_o any_o other_o bishop_n this_o be_v a_o matter_n that_o i_o do_v not_o meddle_v with_o because_o it_o be_v not_o their_o communion_n that_o you_o be_v call_v to_o but_o the_o parish_n church_n indeed_o to_o save_v mâ—ns_n life_n he_o do_v yield_v to_o the_o emperor_n once_o to_o communicate_v with_o they_o but_o say_v sulp._n severus_n â—iâ—l_o 3._o p._n bib._n paâ—_n 254._o summa_fw-la vi_fw-la episcopis_fw-la nitentibus_fw-la ut_fw-la communionem_fw-la illâ—m_fw-la subscriptione_n firmaret_fw-la extorqueri_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la and_o the_o angel_n that_o appear_v to_o he_o say_v merito_fw-la martin_n compungeris_fw-la sed_fw-la aliter_fw-la exiâ—e_fw-la nequiâ—ti_fw-la repara_fw-la virtutem_fw-la resume_v constantiam_fw-la nâ—_n jam_fw-la non_fw-la periculum_fw-la gloriae_fw-la sed_fw-la salutis_fw-la incuâ—reris_fw-la ita_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la tempore_fw-la satis_fw-la cavit_fw-la cum_fw-la 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q._n 4._o whether_o preach_v against_o god_n and_o religion_n be_v not_o worse_o than_o talk_v against_o it_o in_o a_o alehouse_n or_o in_o profane_a discourse_n and_o father_v all_o this_o on_o god_n and_o religion_n be_v not_o a_o sad_a aggravation_n of_o it_o q._n 5._o whether_o this_o brother_n that_o affirm_v this_o to_o be_v idolatry_n that_o he_o speak_v against_o shall_v not_o have_v give_v we_o some_o word_n of_o proof_n especial_o where_o he_o call_v i_o that_o deny_v it_o a_o dictator_n and_o whether_o both_o as_o affirmer_n among_o logician_n and_o as_o accuser_n among_o man_n of_o justice_n the_o proof_n be_v not_o incumbent_n on_o he_o q._n 6._o whether_o here_o be_v a_o syllable_n of_o proof_n but_o his_o angry_a affirmation_n q._n 7._o whether_o thou_o can_v receive_v this_o say_n of_o he_o if_o thou_o have_v christian_a sense_n and_o reason_n so_o far_o as_o to_o believe_v that_o all_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n forenamed_a the_o greek_a the_o abissine_n the_o armenian_a the_o coptic_o the_o lutheran_n and_o all_o the_o reform_a church_n that_o fall_v under_o his_o charge_n be_v idolater_n and_o can_v bring_v thy_o heart_n according_o to_o condemn_v they_o and_o separate_v from_o they_o and_o whether_o thou_o can_v take_v all_o the_o holy_a conformist_n of_o england_n such_o as_o bolton_n preston_n sibbes_n stock_n dike_n elton_n crook_n whateley_n fenner_n etc._n etc._n for_o idolater_n yea_o and_o all_o the_o nonconformist_n that_o use_v and_o join_v in_o the_o liturgy_n q._n 8._o whether_o thou_o can_v believe_v that_o this_o same_o brother_n himself_o that_o write_v at_o this_o rate_n do_v use_v nothing_o in_o god_n worship_n which_o have_v no_o command_n of_o god_n to_o make_v it_o lawful_a be_v all_o this_o revile_v all_o this_o false_a doctrine_n all_o his_o untruth_n command_v of_o god_n or_o do_v he_o not_o make_v himself_o a_o idolater_n q._n 9_o whether_o if_o he_o teach_v true_a doctrine_n there_o by_o any_o church_n or_o 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some_o use_n catechism_n in_o form_n etc._n etc._n the_o print_n of_o the_o bible_n or_o any_o other_o book_n etc._n etc._n none_o of_o these_o be_v command_v and_o all_o these_o be_v use_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o must_v all_o christian_n in_o the_o world_n be_v teach_v to_o fly_v from_o one_o another_o as_o idolater_n be_v this_o the_o way_n of_o love_n and_o unity_n q._n 10._o why_o shall_v this_o brother_n be_v so_o extreme_a impatient_a with_o i_o for_o call_v divider_n weak_a and_o peevish_a and_o censorious_a christian_n if_o in_o his_o own_o judgement_n all_o man_n be_v idolater_n that_o use_v any_o thing_n in_o god_n worship_v not_o command_v be_v not_o this_o to_o censure_v all_o man_n as_o idolater_n and_o yet_o be_v a_o censure_n of_o previshness_n on_o these_o censurer_n a_o justify_n of_o persecution_n q._n