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galatia_n of_o achaia_n etc._n etc._n 22._o and_o so_o much_o for_o that_o affair_n on_o which_o five_o leaf_n be_v provident_o lay_v out_o at_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o journey_n to_o secure_v some_o principle_n which_o be_v after_o to_o be_v improve_v by_o he_o which_o yet_o he_o can_v but_o know_v be_v supersede_v by_o many_o other_o evidence_n of_o metropolitical_a church_n plant_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n at_o jerusalem_n antioch_n ephesus_n thessalonica_n philippi_n alexandria_n and_o rome_n etc._n etc._n every_o of_o which_o require_v his_o answer_n as_o much_o as_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o 23._o p._n 87._o he_o mind_v i_o of_o his_o acknowledge_v the_o catholic_a church_n both_o the_o invisible_a body_n of_o christ_n his_o elect_a etc._o etc._o and_o the_o universality_n of_o visible_a professor_n and_o consequent_o of_o the_o injury_n former_o do_v he_o in_o compare_v his_o expression_n that_o there_o be_v never_o any_o church-officer_n institute_v in_o those_o first_o time_n relate_v to_o more_o church_n in_o his_o office_n or_o to_o any_o other_o church_n than_o a_o single_a particular_a congregation_n with_o the_o author_n of_o the_o saint_n belief_n which_o instead_o of_o the_o holy_a catholic_n church_n in_o the_o apostle_n symbol_n substitute_v this_o very_a hypothesis_n as_o if_o i_o either_o real_o believe_v or_o be_v willing_a to_o persuade_v other_o that_o he_o deny_v the_o catholic_n church_n 24._o to_o this_o i_o answer_v 1._o that_o i_o neither_o enter_v into_o his_o secret_n nor_o endeavour_v to_o infuse_v any_o jealousy_n into_o other_o concerning_o his_o talon_n undiscovered_a thought_n but_o only_o consider_v those_o word_n then_o before_o i_o not_o be_v at_o that_o distance_n able_a to_o divine_a how_o far_o he_o mean_v to_o acknowledge_v the_o catholic_n church_n in_o a_o tract_n write_v two_o year_n after_o 25._o second_o that_o his_o acknowledge_v now_o two_o notion_n of_o the_o 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either_o of_o these_o and_o comprehensive_a of_o both_o this_o i_o deem_v fit_a to_o be_v confront_v to_o his_o hypothesis_n and_o the_o parallel_n in_o the_o saint_n belief_n of_o the_o no_o other_o church_n than_o a_o single_a particular_a congregation_n which_o i_o suppose_v narrow_a than_o any_o one_o of_o these_o and_o this_o be_v a_o brief_a and_o i_o hope_v inoffensive_a account_n of_o that_o particular_a 26._o pag._n 232._o a_o exception_n be_v make_v to_o my_o instance_n in_o the_o bishop_n of_o oxon_n and_o that_o from_o a_o suppose_a exemtion_n of_o this_o author_n at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o writing_n from_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o that_o bishop_n but_o 1._o i_o proceed_v not_o to_o the_o name_n or_o specify_v the_o author_n at_o all_o when_o i_o speak_v of_o the_o bishop_n of_o oxon_n much_o less_o consider_v the_o quality_n which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o he_o from_o other_o man_n or_o the_o exemtion_n consequent_a to_o that_o quality_n which_o whatever_o it_o can_v be_v pretend_v be_v but_o temporary_a and_o personal_a and_o so_o not_o proper_a for_o any_o special_a consideration_n 2._o i_o answer_v the_o bishop_n of_o oxon_n have_v a_o diocese_n or_o else_o no_o man_n that_o live_v in_o that_o can_v by_o any_o privilege_n of_o his_o place_n be_v exempt_a from_o it_o and_o than_o what_o i_o say_v of_o the_o duty_n owe_v to_o that_o bishop_n somewhat_o more_o than_o style_v he_o a_o reverend_a and_o learned_a person_n and_o be_v glad_a of_o his_o neighbourhood_n and_o acquaintance_n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o signify_v more_o than_o that_o regular_o belong_v to_o all_o such_o as_o be_v in_o his_o diocese_n and_o be_v not_o exempt_a from_o his_o jurisdiction_n and_o whatever_o he_o please_v to_o imagine_v i_o never_o mean_v to_o extend_v it_o to_o any_o other_o 27._o pag._n 122._o i_o find_v a_o dislike_n of_o my_o way_n he_o shall_v not_o have_v say_v of_o justify_v our_o separation_n from_o rome_n but_o of_o defend_v our_o church_n from_o the_o guilt_n of_o schism_n charge_v on_o we_o by_o the_o romanist_n but_o this_o be_v no_o news_n to_o i_o he_o have_v once_o before_o signify_v thus_o much_o and_o i_o be_v not_o then_o surprise_v with_o it_o and_o shall_v only_o assure_v he_o that_o now_o i_o have_v see_v his_o new_a way_n i_o be_o no_o whit_n less_o please_v with_o the_o old_a than_o before_o i_o have_v the_o confidence_n to_o be_v 28._o the_o last_o that_o i_o take_v notice_n of_o to_o be_v my_o concernment_n be_v pag._n 229._o where_o perhaps_o i_o may_v be_v the_o person_n accuse_v to_o have_v charge_v the_o doctrine_n there_o name_v as_o a_o considerable_a portion_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o church_n of_o evert_n fundamental_n if_o it_o be_v so_o i_o have_v then_o two_o thing_n to_o say_v in_o this_o haste_n and_o no_o more_o 1._o that_o the_o doctrine_n which_o i_o charge_v in_o the_o tract_n of_o fundamental_n i_o charge_v not_o of_o evert_n of_o fundamental_n but_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o title_n and_o content_n of_o the_o 12_o chapter_n of_o aptness_n to_o obstruct_v and_o hinder_v the_o superstruct_n of_o good_a life_n upon_o christian_a belief_n of_o which_o whether_o the_o doctrine_n by_o i_o specify_v be_v guilty_a or_o no_o i_o appeal_v to_o those_o indifferent_a reader_n that_o shall_v impartial_o view_v what_o be_v there_o say_v and_o shall_v be_v content_a to_o be_v conclude_v by_o that_o though_o not_o by_o this_o vmpirage_n 29._o 2._o that_o no_o one_o of_o the_o doctrine_n thus_o accuse_v by_o i_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o there_o as_o far_o as_o i_o ever_o hear_v it_o doubt_v be_v clear_v by_o i_o whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a some_o of_o they_o that_o particular_o of_o christ_n redeem_n none_o but_o the_o elect_a be_v as_o express_o renounce_v by_o our_o church_n as_o any_o branch_n of_o atheism_n or_o polytheism_n be_v disclaim_v by_o the_o creed_n of_o the_o apostle_n 30._o and_o now_o i_o 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