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those_o their_o wicked_a and_o anabaptistical_n error_n and_o in_o canon_n 73._o where_o the_o title_n be_v minister_n not_o to_o hold_v private_a conventicle_n it_o be_v thus_o ordain_v for_o as_o much_o as_o all_o conventicle_n and_o secret_a meeting_n of_o priest_n and_o minister_n have_v be_v ever_o just_o account_v very_o hurtful_a to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n wherein_o they_o live_v we_o do_v now_o ordain_v and_o constitute_v that_o no_o priest_n or_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n nor_o any_o other_o person_n shall_v meet_v together_o in_o any_o private_a house_n or_o elsewhere_o to_o consult_v upon_o any_o matter_n or_o course_n to_o be_v take_v by_o they_o or_o upon_o their_o motion_n or_o direction_n by_o any_o other_o which_o may_v any_o way_n tend_v to_o the_o impeach_a or_o deprave_v of_o any_o part_n of_o the_o government_n and_o discipline_n now_o establish_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n under_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n ipso_fw-la 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be_v unjust_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o by_o its_o very_a law_n excommunicate_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la be_v no_o damn_v nor_o sinful_a schismatic_a for_o worship_v god_n in_o a_o church_n that_o will_v receive_v he_o but_o according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o mr._n baxter_n protestant_n dissenter_n be_v unjust_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o by_o its_o very_a law_n ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la excommunicate_v ergo_fw-la they_o be_v not_o sinful_a schismatic_n when_o mr._n baxter_n speak_v of_o go_v to_o another_o church_n mr._n baxter_n must_v be_v understand_v to_o mean_v a_o withhold_a communion_n from_o the_o excommunicate_a church_n and_o commuicate_v with_o another_o who_o law_n do_v not_o ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la excommunicate_a the_o which_o be_v so_o the_o argument_n against_o mr._n baxter_n be_v valid_a for_o the_o acquit_v their_o separation_n from_o the_o gild_n of_o sin_n §_o 12._o there_o be_v another_o argument_n which_o mr._n baxter_n in_o conjunction_n with_o dr._n sherlock_n give_v we_o and_o which_o will_v acquit_v the_o lay-dissent_a from_o sin_n 〈…〉_z no_o sin_n but_o a_o duty_n to_o withhold_v communion_n from_o a_o schismatical_a church_n this_o dr._n sherlock_n do_v over_o and_o over_o assert_v but_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v a_o schismatical_a church_n say_v mr._n baxter_n it_o be_v a_o schismatical_a church_n it_o be_v guilty_a of_o haneous_a and_o aggravate_v schism_n mr._n baxter_n in_o his_o first_o plea_n p._n 41._o say_v §_o 14._o if_o any_o proud_a or_o passionate_a or_o erronoous_a person_n do_v as_o diotrephes_n cast_v out_o the_o brethren_n undeserved_o by_o unjust_a suspension_n silencing_n or_o excommunication_n it_o be_v tyrannical_a schism_n what_o better_a name_n soever_o cloak_n it_o if_o any_o shall_v make_v sinful_a term_n of_o communion_n by_o law_n or_o mandate_n impose_v thing_n forbid_v by_o god_n on_o those_o that_o will_v have_v communion_n with_o they_o and_o expel_v those_o that_o will_v not_o so_o sin_n this_o wear_v haneous_a schism_n and_o the_o further_a those_o law_n extend_v and_o the_o more_o minister_n or_o people_n be_v cast_v out_o by_o they_o the_o great_a be_v the_o schism_n §_o 15._o if_o any_o shall_v not_o only_o excommunicate_v such_o person_n for_o not_o comply_v with_o they_o in_o sin_n but_o also_o prosecute_v they_o with_o mulct_n imprisonment_n banishment_n or_o other_o prosecution_n to_o force_v they_o to_o transgress_v this_o be_v yet_o more_o haneous_o aggravate_v schism_n §_o 16._o all_o those_o will_v be_v deep_o guilty_a of_o such_o schism_n who_o by_o talk_n write_v or_o preach_v justify_v it_o and_o cry_v it_o up_o and_o draw_v other_o into_o the_o gild_n and_o reproach_v the_o innocent_a as_o schismatic_n for_o not_o offend_v god_n then_o look_v to_o yourself_o good_a mr._n baxter_n reflect_v on_o your_o talk_n and_o write_v and_o clear_v yourself_o from_o the_o guilt_n of_o reproach_v the_o innocent_a as_o schismatic_n if_o 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