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the_o humane_a form_n of_o church_n of_o which_o sort_n be_v church_n visible_o integral_o and_o organical_o ecumenical_a provincial_a and_o diocesan_n bring_v in_o by_o man_n as_o also_o in_o the_o hierarchy_n agreeable_a thereunto_o for_o jesus_n christ_n have_v institute_v no_o other_o visible_a integral_a organical_a church_n or_o church_n with_o officer_n for_o the_o practice_n of_o his_o visible_a public_a and_o solemn_a worship_n but_o one_o particular_a congregation_n that_o may_v meet_v together_o ordinary_o in_o the_o same_o place_n to_o worship_v in_o all_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n house_n such_o be_v the_o church_n at_o jerusalem_n there_o be_v add_v to_o the_o church_n about_o three_o thousand_o soul_n act_n 2._o 41._o the_o number_n of_o the_o man_n be_v about_o five_o thousand_o chap._n 4._o 4._o yet_o they_o be_v all_o with_o one_o accord_n in_o solomon_n porch_n chap._n 5._o 12._o multitude_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v add_v chap._n 5._o 14._o yet_o the_o apostle_n call_v they_o together_o unto_o they_o chap._n 6._o 2_o 5._o and_o chap._n 15._o 4._o paul_n and_o barnabas_n be_v receive_v of_o the_o church_n by_o which_o say_v calvin_n he_o understand_v plebem_fw-la ipsam_fw-la &_o totum_fw-la corpus_fw-la the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o people_n in_o distinction_n from_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o immediate_o follow_v mention_n of_o they_o and_o in_o vers_n 12._o all_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o church_n that_o it_o seem_v be_v present_a at_o the_o disputation_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n vers_fw-la 6_o 7._o and_o it_o be_v very_o plain_a they_o be_v by_o their_o concurrence_n with_o they_o immediate_o upon_o the_o conclusion_n of_o james_n his_o speech_n in_o choose_v brethren_n and_o subscribe_v letter_n to_o the_o brethren_n of_o the_o gentile_n according_a to_o the_o declare_a sentence_n of_o james_n give_v audience_n to_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n declare_v what_o
in_o the_o aforesaid_a treatise_n pag._n 371._o this_o be_v altogether_o strange_a to_o scripture_n for_o if_o we_o grant_v that_o single_a congregation_n with_o their_o eldership_n be_v exclude_v from_o the_o power_n of_o government_n and_o exercise_v ecclesiastic_a discipline_n yet_o will_v it_o not_o appear_v from_o scripture_n that_o there_o be_v any_o high_a eldership_n or_o large_a combination_n of_o church_n than_o those_o of_o the_o first_o form_n and_o of_o the_o first_o step_n from_o the_o single_a congregation_n yea_o the_o contrary_n appear_v in_o that_o the_o church_n of_o asia_n grant_v they_o collective_a church_n rev._n 2._o and_o 3_o chapter_n do_v several_o receive_v of_o christ_n the_o praise_n of_o their_o good_a and_o blame_v of_o their_o evil_a carriage_n each_o single_a church_n for_o herself_o without_o any_o reflection_n on_o superior_a combination_n notwithstanding_o some_o of_o they_o lay_v situate_a within_o eight_o or_o ten_o mile_n of_o each_o other_o 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combination_n of_o the_o church_n there_o mention_v viz._n of_o jerusalem_n antioch_n syria_n and_o cilicia_n whereby_o they_o shall_v become_v subject_a unto_o the_o rule_n of_o one_o superior_a eldership_n in_o matter_n conceive_v to_o belong_v first_o to_o their_o cognizance_n or_o that_o may_v be_v refer_v unto_o they_o or_o in_o which_o there_o may_v be_v appeal_v make_v unto_o they_o nor_o when_o and_o how_o the_o say_a combination_n be_v make_v and_o establish_v second_o here_o be_v no_o synod_n by_o which_o our_o adversary_n understand_v a_o assembly_n of_o officer_n result_v out_o of_o many_o inferior_a presbytery_n i_o say_v here_o be_v no_o synod_n in_o this_o sense_n for_o we_o read_v of_o no_o foreigner_n that_o come_v to_o this_o synod_n if_o we_o must_v call_v it_o so_o but_o these_o that_o come_v from_o antioch_n of_o who_o we_o find_v nothing_o that_o may_v import_v their_o concurrence_n in_o the_o decree_n of_o it_o but_o these_o proceed_v from_o the_o apostle_n 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apostle_n and_o elder_n at_o jerusalem_n that_o they_o teach_v the_o same_o doctrine_n to_o the_o brethren_n there_o yea_o moreover_o and_o it_o may_v be_v urge_v they_o to_o go_v and_o see_v if_o it_o oc_fw-la vid._n bez._n in_o oc_fw-la be_v not_o so_o by_o these_o mean_n i_o say_v the_o church_n of_o antioch_n have_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a at_o least_o twice_o take_v some_o offence_n and_o be_v stagger_v in_o their_o faith_n as_o though_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n have_v teach_v otherwise_o then_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o so_o the_o errand_n of_o these_o messenger_n from_o antioch_n to_o jerusalem_n be_v primary_o to_o get_v satisfaction_n that_o there_o be_v the_o same_o doctrine_n teach_v at_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v at_o antioch_n for_o the_o establish_n of_o such_o as_o may_v be_v stagger_v and_o prevent_v of_o far_a danger_n by_o the_o pretence_n of_o these_o false_a teacher_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o shine_v forth_o clear_o in_o the_o return_n of_o 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