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church_n say_v he_o extend_v not_o to_o the_o punishment_n of_o every_o thing_n that_o either_o may_v by_o the_o governor_n of_o it_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v evil_a or_o that_o be_v indeed_o evil_a but_o only_o such_o thing_n as_o some_o way_n or_o other_o appear_v to_o be_v against_o conviction_n and_o be_v obstinate_o persist_v on_o etc._n etc._n and_o in_o pag._n 52._o those_o that_o will_v go_v far_o they_o will_v punish_v for_o every_o evil_a and_o if_o they_o use_v mean_n to_o convince_v they_o and_o they_o be_v not_o convince_v they_o will_v judge_v they_o obstinate_a &_o proceed_v against_o they_o according_o those_o challenge_n &_o exercise_v not_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n but_o antichrist_n and_o again_o pag._n 67._o this_o be_v general_o hold_v by_o our_o brethren_n say_v he_o if_o a_o man_n be_v right_o cast_v out_o of_o communion_n with_o one_o church_n he_o be_v thereby_o cast_v out_o of_o all_o if_o this_o be_v so_o say_v he_o then_o sure_o many_o thing_n must_v 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kingdom_n of_o god_n nor_o fornicatour_n idolater_n adulterer_n abuser_n of_o themselves_o with_o mankind_n nor_o thief_n nor_o covetous_a nor_o drunkard_n nor_o reviler_n nor_o extortioner_n and_o such_o be_v some_o of_o you_o etc._n etc._n and_o pag._n 213._o he_o tell_v we_o it_o must_v be_v a_o open_a and_o manifest_a sin_n else_o it_o be_v not_o scandalous_a and_o know_v it_o must_v be_v either_o by_o evidence_n of_o fact_n confession_n or_o conviction_n now_o let_v mr._n stucley_n show_v wherein_o my_o wife_n be_v guilty_a of_o any_o such_o atrocious_a or_o grievious_a sin_n and_o if_o not_o why_o fall_v he_o upon_o this_o high_a work_n of_o excommunication_n little_a fly_n say_v mr._n vines_n must_v not_o be_v knock_v down_o with_o so_o great_a a_o hammer_n object_n true_o say_v my_o adversary_n but_o there_o be_v contumacy_n that_o your_o wife_n be_v guilty_a of_o ans_fw-fr i_o answer_v first_o if_o no_o crime_n no_o contumacy_n but_o second_o suppose_v a_o fault_n i_o deny_v 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