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overgrow_a church_n may_v be_v divide_v into_o ten_o or_o twenty_o and_o if_o it_o be_v do_v upon_o good_a reason_n and_o with_o christian_a love_n and_o charity_n there_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o either_o sinful_a or_o schismatical_a in_o it_o if_o there_o be_v any_o schism_n in_o form_v new_a particular_a church_n which_o be_v sound_a in_o the_o faith_n it_o must_v be_v in_o do_v it_o contentious_o and_o out_o of_o opposition_n to_o one_o another_o which_o resolve_v it_o into_o mr._n h_n notion_n of_o uncharitableness_n mr._n h._n observe_v that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v figurative_o for_o a_o division_n and_o that_o twofold_a 1._o a_o division_n in_o apprehension_n for_o which_o he_o cite_v john_n 7.43_o to_o this_o the_o gentleman_n reply_v there_o be_v not_o
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attend_v it_o he_o will_v advance_v a_o idea_n of_o it_o much_o more_o novel_a than_o mr._n h_n and_o it_o will_v fair_o acquit_v dissenter_n from_o be_v schismatic_n for_o he_o can_v neither_o charge_v we_o with_o heresy_n nor_o any_o such_o disorder_n at_o the_o lord_n supper_n the_o last_o place_n agitate_a be_v 1_o cor._n 12.15_o that_o there_o be_v no_o schism_n in_o the_o body_n mr._n h._n acknowledge_v that_o schism_n be_v that_o which_o break_v or_o slacken_v the_o bond_n by_o which_o the_o member_n be_v knit_v one_o to_o another_o here_o the_o gentleman_n present_o clap_v hold_v and_o say_v that_o be_v do_v notorious_o by_o separation_n and_o breach_n of_o communion_n yes_o no_o doubt_n communion_n be_v break_v by_o breach_n of_o communion_n we_o will_v dispute_v that_o but_o all_o separation_n do_v not_o break_v communion_n if_o we_o only_o separate_v in_o those_o thing_n wherein_o christian_n communion_n do_v not_o consist_v the_o bond_n be_v firm_a still_o therefore_o mr._n 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the_o breach_n of_o this_o bond_n of_o love_n which_o be_v proper_o call_v schism_n he_o tell_v we_o the_o apostle_n insist_o upon_o several_a other_o tie_n and_o obligation_n whereby_o christian_n be_v knit_v together_o and_o let_v we_o hear_v what_o they_o be_v they_o be_v incorporate_v into_o one_o society_n or_o body_n but_o be_v that_o a_o tie_n by_o which_o they_o be_v knit_v together_o or_o do_v it_o not_o rather_o show_v we_o what_o they_o be_v when_o unite_v together_o their_o be_v animate_v by_o one_o spirit_n and_o so_o have_v one_o hope_n and_o be_v within_o the_o one_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v not_o so_o proper_o the_o bond_n by_o which_o we_o be_v unite_v but_o the_o effect_n of_o our_o union_n to_o christ_n by_o faith_n and_o it_o be_v that_o be_v proper_o the_o bond_n or_o unite_n grace_n on_o our_o part_n that_o join_v we_o to_o the_o head_n god_n in_o christ_n and_o from_o this_o the_o other_o grace_n of_o christian_a love_n result_v by_o which_o the_o member_n 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love_n feast_n p._n 29._o in_o one_o place_n it_o be_v oppose_v their_o orthodox_n governor_n p._n 26._o in_o another_o place_n it_o be_v side_v with_o they_o p._n 25._o and_o yet_o this_o be_v the_o man_n that_o can_v endure_v any_o body_n shall_v be_v think_v a_o conjurer_n in_o logic_n and_o divinity_n beside_o himself_o i_o hope_v the_o enquiror_n be_v get_v safe_a out_o of_o this_o gentleman_n hand_n i_o now_o proceed_v to_o do_v the_o vindicator_n the_o same_o justice_n in_o which_o i_o shall_v be_v brief_a because_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o cause_n be_v discuss_v already_o and_o his_o little_a scurrilous_a reflection_n be_v not_o worth_a our_o notice_n the_o citizen_n of_o chester_n present_v his_o adversary_n with_o a_o list_n of_o the_o name_n of_o those_o that_o have_v do_v wonder_n in_o