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if_o it_o be_v a_o public_a censure_n it_o must_v be_v for_o sin_n public_o know_v but_o christ_n &_o his_o apostle_n have_v set_v down_o unto_o the_o church_n one_o only_a other_o course_n to_o be_v take_v for_o public_a sinnâ—…s_n namely_o when_o he_o refuse_v to_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o church_n or_o rather_o 17._o of_o christ_n in_o his_o church_n to_o proceed_v forthwith_o to_o excommunication_n therefore_o in_o this_o case_n of_o open_a obstinacy_n in_o public_a sin_n if_o suspension_n be_v use_v it_o not_o only_o take_v the_o place_n of_o excommunication_n but_o keep_v away_o y_o it_o only_o true_a course_n which_o christ_n have_v institute_v &_o therefore_o be_v a_o mere_a â—…orgerie_n and_o a_o idolatrous_a divise_n and_o have_v no_o place_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ._n if_o aâ—…ie_n here_o object_v that_o excommunication_n be_v the_o extreme_a &_o most_o severe_a censure_n of_o the_o church_n and_o a_o utter_a cut_v off_o therefore_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v proceed_v unto_o with_o great_a pity_n patience_n and_o long_o suffer_v trijng_v all_o mean_n before_o we_o cut_v off_o a_o member_n in_o regard_n whereof_o they_o in_o their_o wisdom_n and_o pity_n think_v it_o expedient_a first_o to_o try_v &_o use_v this_o censure_n of_o suspension_n before_o they_o proceed_v to_o cast_v he_o quite_o out_o prove_v if_o this_o may_v draw_v he_o to_o repentance_n my_o answer_n be_v that_o we_o can_v be_v more_o wise_a patient_a love_a tendeâ—…lie_a kind_n than_o our_o god_n be_v or_o then_o god_n will_v have_v we_o to_o be_v if_o we_o seek_v to_o exceed_v or_o go_v beyond_o these_o rule_n and_o bound_n that_o he_o have_v set_v we_o down_o we_o be_v vain_o puâ—…fed_v up_o in_o our_o fleshlie_o mind_n our_o wisdom_n be_v turn_v to_o folly_n our_o pity_n into_o cruelty_n our_o love_n into_o hatred_n our_o patience_n into_o transgression_n whereby_o we_o destroy_v both_o ourselves_o &_o such_o as_o we_o seek_v to_o save_v god_n look_v for_o obedience_n 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