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and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v conjugata_fw-la and_o they_o relate_v to_o and_o argue_v one_o another_o the_o particular_a congregation_n be_v rather_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o strict_a sense_n in_o reference_n to_o their_o meeting_n together_o then_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o the_o scotish_n word_n kirk_n and_o our_o english_a word_n church_n come_v proper_o signify_v the_o lord_n people_n and_o this_o notion_n betide_v people_n not_o primary_o because_o they_o be_v of_o this_o or_o that_o congregation_n but_o because_o they_o be_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o have_v give_v their_o hand_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o word_n coetus_fw-la and_o congregatio_fw-la more_o proper_o respect_v they_o that_o as_o they_o meet_v together_o in_o a_o assembly_n heathen_n may_v coïre_fw-la come_v together_o even_o into_o a_o sacred_a assembly_n but_o because_o they_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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be_v the_o genus_fw-la a_o heap_n of_o sand_n though_o there_o be_v no_o more_o sand_n in_o the_o world_n but_o that_o be_v not_o the_o genus_fw-la of_o the_o particular_a sand_n in_o it_o but_o sand_n in_o genere_fw-la so_o the_o universal_a church_n be_v not_o the_o genus_fw-la of_o particular_a believer_n but_o believer_n in_o genere_fw-la nor_o of_o the_o particular_a congregation_n but_o congregation_n in_o genere_fw-la and_o whereas_o i_o have_v say_v in_o my_o second_o argument_n vind_z p._n 79._o l._n 30._o that_o quod_fw-la habet_fw-la part_n extra_fw-la part_n est_fw-la totum_fw-la integrale_fw-la m._n stone_n deny_v it_o to_o be_v a_o true_a definition_n i_o answer_v i_o have_v it_o out_o of_o burgersdicius_n p._n 47._o and_o i_o conceive_v he_o define_v it_o so_o in_o opposition_n to_o that_o which_o he_o call_v totum_fw-la essentiale_fw-la quod_fw-la constat_fw-la ex_fw-la materiâ_fw-la &_o formâ_fw-la for_o there_o the_o part_n do_v mutuo_fw-la se_fw-la pervadere_fw-la 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particular_a congregation_n and_o of_o
such_o as_o be_v not_o fix_v member_n in_o any_o particular_a congregation_n vind_z p._n 80._o l._n 17._o m._n stone_n answer_v that_o individual_a christian_n which_o be_v not_o member_n of_o any_o particular_a congregation_n be_v not_o formal_o political_a church-member_n now_o if_o by_o political_a church-member_n he_o mean_v actual_a member_n of_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a congregation_n it_o be_v true_a but_o they_o be_v political_a member_n of_o the_o church-catholick_n visible_a for_o they_o have_v take_v christ_n to_o be_v their_o king_n and_o his_o law_n to_o rule_v they_o they_o be_v enrowl_v by_o baptism_n and_o attend_v on_o christ_n ordinance_n and_o subject_n themselves_o to_o his_o minister_n where_o they_o become_v though_o some_o occasion_n may_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v fix_v in_o a_o particular_a congregation_n they_o be_v political_a member_n of_o christ_n visible_a kingdom_n primary_o by_o be_v member_n of_o the_o church-catholick_n the_o membership_n 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it_o can_v be_v a_o genus_fw-la or_o thing_n in_o genere_fw-la and_o divest_v it_o of_o existence_n we_o must_v necessary_o divest_v its_o adjunct_n from_o existence_n also_o now_o as_o animal_n in_o a_o man_n furnish_v with_o all_o his_o adjunct_n and_o accident_n do_v exist_v it_o be_v integrum_fw-la animal_n it_o be_v not_o animal_n in_o genere_fw-la it_o be_v true_a we_o abstract_n the_o proper_a accident_n with_o the_o nature_n and_o say_v they_o belong_v to_o that_o nature_n primary_o as_o visibility_n to_o humane_a nature_n but_o visibility_n exi_v only_o in_o on_o integral_n man_n no_o man_n ever_o hear_v homo_fw-la in_o genere_fw-la laugh_n and_o in_o a_o logical_a abstract_n sense_n i_o grant_v vind_z p._n 106._o as_o much_o as_o m._n stone_n contend_v for_o but_o if_o homo_fw-la in_o genere_fw-la do_v not_o exist_v visibility_n in_o genere_fw-la do_v not_o exist_v neither_o but_o the_o ecumenical_a church_n be_v not_o church_n in_o genere_fw-la neither_o do_v m._n stone_n think_v it_o be_v church_n in_o genere_fw-la and_o yet_o p._n 35._o he_o do_v grant_v a_o church_n in_o genere_fw-la and_o say_v that_o the_o particular_a church_n be_v species_n of_o it_o now_o shall_v church_n in_o genere_fw-la and_o ecumenical_a or_o catholic_n or_o synholick_a church_n as_o m._n stone_n call_v it_o p._n 40._o in_o which_o sense_n i_o take_v it_o and_o it_o be_v usual_o take_v be_v bring_v into_o a_o syllogism_n together_o there_o will_v be_v four_o term_n again_o whereas_o i_o say_v in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o this_o four_o argument_n that_o the_o universal_a church_n can_v be_v a_o genus_fw-la or_o church_n in_o genere_fw-la because_o it_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v major_a and_o minor_a of_o great_a or_o less_o extent_n vind_z p._n 81._o l._n 11._o to_o this_o m._n stone_n answer_v that_o a_o genus_fw-la be_v capable_a of_o be_v majus_fw-la and_o minus_fw-la in_o actu_fw-la exercito_fw-la mankind_n be_v capable_a of_o increase_n virtue_n shall_v increase_v at_o 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