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independent_a much_o less_o do_v they_o prove_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la that_o then_o and_o ever_o after_o all_o church_n ought_v to_o be_v such_o 3._o god_n have_v set_v pastor_n teacher_n help_n government_n which_o be_v ordinary_a officer_n and_o office_n in_o the_o very_a same_o church_n in_o which_o â—e_v set_v apostle_n evangelist_n prophet_n extraordinary_a officer_n and_o therefore_o the_o same_o church_n do_v continue_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n 4._o ordinary_a pastor_n baptize_v the_o corinthian_n into_o this_o universal_a visible_a church_n for_o paul_n baptize_v none_o of_o they_o but_o crispus_n and_o gajus_n and_o the_o household_n of_o stephanus_n 1_o cor._n 1.14_o 16._o with_o 1_o cor._n 12.13_o and_o ordinary_a pastor_n now_o do_v baptiz_n into_o the_o same_o body_n that_o ordinary_a pastor_n than_o do_v viz._n into_o the_o universal_a visible_a church_n as_o have_v be_v show_v before_o therefore_o the_o universal_a visible_a church_n continue_v to_o the_o end_n 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not_o likely_a to_o be_v the_o way_n of_o god_n which_o if_o true_a i_o be_o sure_a the_o independent_a way_n be_v not_o likely_a to_o be_v the_o way_n of_o god_n for_o that_o suppose_v a_o far_o great_a defect_n in_o christendom_n the_o church_n of_o christ_n far_o more_o general_o oppose_v it_o then_o the_o other_o way_n 2._o there_o have_v be_v some_o general_a representative_a convention_n as_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a ephesus_n etc._n etc._n the_o protestant_a church_n a_o great_a part_n of_o this_o body_n meet_v at_o the_o synod_n of_o dâ—rt_n 3._o there_o be_v nothing_o intrinsical_v to_o the_o church_n but_o that_o they_o may_v meet_v so_o still_o the_o let_n be_v but_o extrinsical_a viz._n division_n among_o king_n and_o country_n etc._n etc._n the_o deadly_a enmity_n or_o great_a remoteness_n of_o the_o several_a nation_n in_o which_o christian_n do_v respective_o dwell_v have_v you_o but_o one_o independent_a congegation_n in_o england_n another_o in_o spaiâ—_n another_o in_o turkey_n you_o can_v not_o gather_v a_o assembly_n or_o synod_n of_o these_o church_n though_o it_o be_v never_o so_o needful_a and_o though_o you_o do_v much_o desire_n it_o as_o be_v a_o ordiâ—â—â—_n of_o god_n yea_o in_o that_o 〈◊〉_d suppose_v you_o be_v presbyterian_o you_o can_v not_o have_v so_o much_o as_o a_o class_n and_o yet_o such_o a_o defect_n you_o will_v esteem_v your_o affliction_n not_o your_o sin_n 4._o the_o fault_n be_v not_o so_o great_a as_o you_o make_v it_o for_o 1._o every_o prince_n and_o state_n do_v come_v as_o near_o a_o general_a assembly_n as_o they_o can_v encourage_v the_o church_n within_o their_o territory_n to_o combine_v and_o be_v as_o it_o be_v one_o body_n or_o church_n of_o church_n 2._o that_o be_v supreme_a authority_n to_o we_o which_o be_v the_o high_a authority_n we_o can_v get_v pro_fw-la hic_fw-la &_o nunc_fw-la we_o hold_v that_o supreme_a ecclesiastical_a power_n may_v be_v in_o a_o national_a or_o in_o a_o provincial_a church_n if_o god_n shut_v the_o door_n of_o high_a appeal_n and_o he_o by_o his_o providence_n and_o not_o we_o through_o our_o default_n do_v break_v the_o line_n of_o subordination_n yea_o in_o a_o particular_a church_n which_o same_o thing_n we_o hold_v also_o of_o supreme_a civil_a power_n that_o in_o some_o necessary_a case_n it_o may_v be_v exercise_v in_o one_o assembly_n yea_o in_o one_o family_n the_o same_o thing_n may_v in_o some_o case_n be_v say_v of_o a_o jewish_a synagogue_n when_o they_o can_v not_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o any_o superior_a judicatory_a 3._o a_o general_a council_n have_v in_o this_o last_o age_n be_v desire_v and_o endeavour_v by_o sundry_a famous_a christian_n though_o in_o vain_a 5._o if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o lawful_a general_a council_n we_o shall_v be_v as_o willing_a to_o submit_v to_o their_o godly_a decree_n as_o to_o follow_v their_o advice_n though_o the_o question_n be_v not_o what_o we_o will_v do_v but_o what_o we_o shall_v do_v chap._n x._o 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