christian_n and_o in_o particular_a between_o the_o nonconformist_n and_o conformist_n 1._o the_o general_a part_n or_o introduction_n chap._n 1._o a_o narrative_n of_o those_o late_a action_n which_o have_v occasion_v man_n displeasure_n of_o both_o side_n against_o i_o the_o reason_n of_o my_o omit_v the_o narration_n of_o those_o former_a action_n which_o mr._n durel_n and_o many_o other_o have_v report_v false_o because_o they_o write_v of_o that_o which_o they_o know_v not_o the_o reason_n of_o my_o earnest_n displease_v endeavour_n with_o the_o bishop_n for_o reconcile_a and_o unite_n term_n in_o 1660._o our_o common_a profession_n about_o a_o liturgy_n at_o that_o time_n and_o about_o this_o liturgy_n and_o my_o practiee_n ever_o since_o how_o the_o nonconformist_n must_v be_v unite_v among_o themselves_o of_o our_o judgement_n about_o communion_n in_o the_o liturgy_n and_o sacrament_n with_o the_o parish_n church_n in_o aâ—_n 1663._o my_o end_n in_o open_v this_o 27._o reason_n 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2._o whether_o i_o be_v as_o guilty_a as_o any_o one_o whatsoever_o in_o stir_v up_o and_o foment_v the_o war._n whether_o it_o be_v unbecoming_a a_o minister_n to_o blame_v the_o sin_n which_o he_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o or_o to_o blame_v the_o effect_n if_o he_o encourage_v the_o cause_n whether_o nothing_o of_o the_o late_a military_a action_n be_v to_o be_v open_o repent_v of_o whether_o i_o never_o mention_v the_o profane_a but_o with_o honour_n exc._n 3_o of_o partial_a tenderness_n as_o to_o reproof_n whether_o my_o prayer_n be_v jest_v etc._n etc._n exc._n 4._o of_o the_o suppose_a expression_n of_o my_o pride_n exc._n 5._o more_o of_o the_o excepter_n mistake_v exc._n 6._o what_o separation_n scripture_n call_v we_o to_o and_o what_o not_o exc._n 7._o of_o the_o corruption_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o of_o impose_v exc._n 8._o whether_o i_o be_v a_o revealer_n of_o man_n secret_n exc._n 9_o whether_o the_o universality_n of_o christian_n ever_o take_v the_o pope_n for_o their_o head_n of_o my_o dispute_n with_o mr._n johnson_n alias_o terret_n on_o that_o point_n whether_o all_o history_n be_v uncertain_a whether_o it_o be_v intolerable_a to_o say_v that_o the_o papist_n understand_v not_o that_o answer_n which_o be_v christian_a sense_n and_o reason_n exc._n 10._o of_o local_a communion_n of_o separate_n from_o the_o particular_a church_n which_o we_o be_v never_o member_n of_o exc._n 11._o of_o censurer_n requital_n whether_o a_o papist_n can_v go_v beyond_o a_o reprobate_n exc._n 12._o of_o scandal_n and_o of_o paul_n case_n 1_o cor._n 8._o explain_v exc._n 13._o more_o of_o my_o reveal_v secret_n and_o other_o of_o the_o excepter_n mistake_v exc._n 14._o whether_o by_o separatist_n i_o mean_v the_o independent_o as_o such_o exc._n 15._o whether_o i_o speak_v slight_o of_o prayer_n in_o comparison_n of_o study_n whether_o it_o be_v a_o slight_n of_o christ_n to_o say_v that_o he_o increase_v in_o wisdom_n which_o be_v open_v whether_o 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idolatry_n which_o be_v use_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n without_o a_o command_n of_o god_n to_o make_v it_o lawful_a the_o unhappy_a consequent_n of_o make_v so_o many_o christian_n and_o church_n idolatrous_a exc._n 20._o more_o of_o the_o excepter_n mistake_v exc._n 21._o whether_o our_o presence_n at_o the_o prayer_n of_o every_o church_n be_v a_o profess_v of_o consent_n to_o all_o that_o be_v faulty_a in_o those_o prayer_n exc._n 22._o of_o not_o silence_v any_o truth_n for_o peace_n exc._n 23._o of_o imprudent_a speech_n to_o superior_n exc._n 24._o whether_o there_o â—e_v any_o weak_a ignorant_a and_o injudicious_a christian_n and_o whether_o they_o hereby_o have_v be_v any_o cause_n of_o our_o division_n and_o whether_o these_o be_v vile_a epithet_n not_o to_o be_v give_v to_o christian_n but_o instead_o of_o they_o all_o christian_n be_v to_o be_v tell_v that_o they_o have_v the_o anoint_v and_o know_v all_o thing_n twenty_o proof_n of_o such_o ignorance_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o sin_n especial_o minister_n that_o will_v hide_v it_o or_o deny_v it_o at_o this_o time_n manifest_v in_o forty_o aggravation_n exc._n 25._o whether_o any_o hearer_n use_v to_o be_v more_o move_v with_o the_o affectionate_a delivery_n of_o mean_a than_o with_o a_o cold_a delivery_n of_o more_o excellent_a thing_n of_o my_o forsake_v the_o lord_n work_v exc._n 26._o whether_o there_o be_v any_o article_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n unknown_a to_o the_o universal_a church_n whether_o in_o point_n of_o difficult_a speculation_n one_o clear_a judicious_a well_o study_v divine_a be_v not_o to_o be_v more_o hearken_v to_o than_o the_o major_a vote_n whether_o the_o perfection_n and_o plainness_n of_o the_o scripture_n prove_v all_o christian_n to_o be_v of_o equal_a understanding_n or_o to_o need_v no_o other_o help_n exc._n 27._o whether_o honest_a people_n be_v not_o in_o danger_n of_o follow_v other_o into_o error_n and_o sin_n and_o whether_o to_o say_v so_o 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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 illa_fw-la iâ—haâ—ianae_n partis_fw-la communione_fw-la misâ—â—ri_fw-la and_o after_o find_v his_o power_n of_o miracle_n abate_v with_o tear_n he_o confess_v to_o sulpit._n that_o propter_fw-la communionis_fw-la illius_fw-la malum_fw-la cui_fw-la se_fw-la vel_fw-la puncto_fw-la temporis_fw-la necessitate_v non_fw-la spiritu_fw-la misâ—â—isset_fw-la dâ—trimentum_fw-la sâ—etire_v virtutis_fw-la sâ—dâ—â—im_fw-la pâ—sâ—ea_fw-la vixit_fw-la annos_fw-la nullam_fw-la synodum_fw-la adiit_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la episcâ—porum_fw-la conveâ—â—ibus_fw-la se_fw-la remâ—vit_fw-la but_o this_o be_v only_o from_o those_o bishop_n who_o by_o provoke_a magistrate_n against_o the_o priscillian_n gnostic_n have_v bring_v all_o strict_a religious_a people_n under_o scorn_n but_o he_o separate_v not_o from_o any_o other_o 14._o nay_o i_o make_v it_o none_o of_o our_o question_n whether_o you_o shall_v communicate_v with_o any_o parish_n minister_n who_o concur_v with_o theâ—_n in_o the_o say_a matter_n 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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 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