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18_o 19_o 20._o the_o art_n of_o man_n be_v oft_o take_v for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o god_n 24._o the_o church_n state_n make_v all_o the_o public_a action_n 〈…〉_o do_v by_o virtue_n of_o it_o to_o be_v formal_o good_a or_o evil_n according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o false_a power_n and_o so_o according_o become_v lawful_a or_o unlawful_a to_o partake_v of_o they_o mat._n 23._o 17._o 19_o the_o true_a church_n have_v the_o true_a power_n true_a worship_n true_a officer_n true_a administration_n the_o power_n be_v true_a all_o action_n do_v which_o natural_o flow_v from_o
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hear_v it_o 8._o god_n have_v command_v his_o people_n to_o go_v to_o zion_n compare_n deut._n 12._o 5._o 6._o 11._o and_o with_o jer._n 50._o 5._o and_o 51._o 9_o and_o 2._o god_n have_v say_v gather_v my_o saint_n together_o to_o i_o psal_n 50._o 1._o 5._o then_o it_o be_v not_o his_o will_n that_o they_o be_v scatter_v in_o false_a church_n the_o lord_n have_v choose_v zion_n so_o must_v i_o he_o have_v desire_v it_o for_o his_o habitation_n so_o do_v i_o this_o be_v my_o rest_n for_o ever_o here_o will_v i_o dwell_v so_o say_v i_o psal_n 132._o 13._o 14._o the_o lord_n be_v there_o ezek._n 48._o 35._o 2_o cor._n 6._o 16._o christ_n be_v there_o and_o it_o be_v his_o will_n that_o his_o be_v with_o he_o father_n i_o will_v that_o they_o which_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o be_v with_o i_o where_o i_o be_o etc._n etc._n john_n 17._o 24._o here_o and_o hereafter_o christ_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v go_v down_o into_o his_o garden_n 〈◊〉_d 5._o 1._o with_o 6._o 1._o 2._o 11._o and_o 4._o 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how_o far_o that_o be_v see_v rev._n 17._o 24._o 7._o 15_o 16_o 17._o with_o 18._o 3._o which_o be_v as_o far_o as_o the_o power_n of_o the_o ten_o king_n reach_v and_o all_o those_o have_v not_o forsake_v rome_n that_o retain_v any_o thing_n of_o she_o what_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o false_a state_n be_v you_o may_v see_v rev._n 18._o 2._o with_o 21._o 8._o she_o constitute_v her_o church_n by_o house_n in_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o parish_n by_o which_o all_o sort_n of_o profane_a be_v make_v member_n so_o that_o if_o the_o devil_n dwell_v in_o the_o parish_n they_o will_v make_v he_o a_o member_n of_o their_o church_n so_o do_v her_o daughter_n psal_n 137._o 8._o and_o do_v not_o some_o make_v all_o england_n a_o church_n and_o so_o far_o as_o england_n agree_v with_o rome_n in_o her_o constitution_n matter_n law_n ordinance_n ceremony_n office_n officer_n ordination_n doctrine_n government_n so_o according_o do_v more_o or_o less_o partake_v of_o she_o and_o be_v in_o substance_n one_o and_o the_o same_o and_o if_o i_o must_v come_v out_o of_o the_o false_a state_n then_o must_v i_o come_v froâ—_n their_o worship_n and_o officer_n and_o if_o i_o may_v stay_v with_o they_o why_o not_o also_o with_o the_o assembly_n and_o if_o with_o both_o how_o shall_v i_o obey_v god_n command_n rev._n 18._o 4._o 2_o cor._n 6._o 17._o etc._n etc._n and_o see_v god_n have_v call_v i_o forth_o i_o dare_v not_o appear_v there_o again_o with_o my_o person_n all_o presence_n 2._o it_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o country_n because_o the_o command_n be_v general_o to_o all_o god_n people_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o to_o be_v confiâ—â—…_n to_o those_o who_o dwell_v in_o the_o country_n of_o room_n local_o 2_o cor._n 6._o 17._o 3._o these_o word_n be_v speak_v to_o the_o corinthian_n that_o believe_v 2_o cor._n 6._o 17._o and_o corinth_n stand_v not_o in_o room_n local_o but_o be_v 〈◊〉_d from_o it_o 4._o if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o room_n local_o than_o such_o as_o believe_v may_v not_o dwell_v there_o though_o they_o shall_v worship_v god_n pure_o nor_o may_v any_o believer_n go_v into_o thaâ—_n country_n upon_o any_o lawful_a occasion_n which_o be_v unreasonable_a to_o affirm_v rev._n 2._o 13._o 5._o because_o such_o a_o distinction_n of_o nation_n be_v now_o dissolve_v so_o that_o in_o every_o nation_n he_o that_o fear_v god_n and_o work_v righteousness_n shall_v be_v accept_v of_o he_o rome_n be_v a_o part_n of_o a_o nation_n and_o therefore_o this_o be_v not_o so_o if_o none_o may_v dwell_v there_o 6._o christ_n commend_v his_o servant_n for_o keep_v the_o faith_n where_o satan_n seat_n be_v rev._n 2._o 13._o and_o that_o be_v in_o room_n as_o well_o as_o other_o country_n and_o therefore_o they_o sin_v not_o in_o dwell_v there_o 7._o if_o they_o be_v to_o leave_v the_o country_n because_o of_o those_o plague_n they_o need_v not_o to_o be_v mark_v in_o their_o forehead_n to_o escape_v the_o judgement_n they_o be_v out_o of_o the_o country_n &_o c_o reu._n 7._o 3._o ezek._n 9_o 4._o god_n save_v he_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o judgement_n as_o zâ—ph_n 3._o 12._o 8._o if_o they_o be_v to_o leave_v the_o land_n because_o of_o their_o sin_n thâ—â—_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n if_o the_o same_o sin_n be_v find_v in_o other_o place_n we_o mâ—â—_n leave_v they_o also_o and_o see_v all_o nation_n have_v drink_v deep_o of_o thâ—_n cupp_n of_o her_o fornication_n as_o appear_v rev._n 18._o 3._o and_o so_o we_o must_v go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n therefore_o babylon_n be_v not_o confine_v within_o her_o wall_n but_o it_o comprehend_v all_o her_o merchant_n that_o trade_n for_o she_o and_o