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cause_n which_o he_o have_v so_o passionate_o espouse_v and_o pace_n by_o he_o who_o both_o in_o latin_a and_o english_a have_v lay_v his_o axe_n to_o the_o very_a root_n of_o it_o upon_o principle_n sufficient_o destructive_a to_o it_o and_o so_o apprehend_v by_o the_o best_a learned_a in_o our_o author_n way_n that_o ever_o these_o nation_n bring_v forth_o but_o as_o i_o say_v reason_n lie_v at_o hand_n why_o it_o be_v more_o necessary_a to_o give_v i_o this_o opposition_n which_o yet_o have_v not_o alter_v my_o resolution_n of_o handle_v this_o controversy_n in_o another_o manner_n when_o i_o meet_v with_o another_o manner_n of_o adversary_n pag._n 110._o he_o fix_v on_o the_o examination_n of_o a_o particular_a passage_n about_o the_o disciple_n of_o john_n mention_v act_n 19_o 2._o of_o who_o i_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v probable_a they_o be_v rather_o ignorant_a of_o the_o miraculous_a dispensation_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n then_o of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 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but_o his_o own_o congregation_n this_o be_v the_o common_a tenent_n 10._o the_o member_n of_o any_o church_n we_o admâ—t_v tâ—_z the_o lord_n table_n if_o they_o bring_v letter_n testimonial_a and_o their_o child_n to_o baptism_n the_o way_n p._n 68_o the_o key_n p._n 17._o 10._o administration_n of_o sacrament_n be_v a_o ministerial_a act_n and_o what_o authority_n have_v a_o pastor_n to_o do_v it_o or_o they_o to_o receive_v it_o from_o he_o to_o who_o he_o be_v no_o pastor_n mr._n hocker_n surv._n part._n 2._o 64_o 65._o pastor_n and_o teacher_n may_v pray_v and_o preach_v in_o other_o church_n beside_o their_o own_o but_o not_o administer_v seal_n and_o censure_n bartlet_n model_n pag._n 63._o answer_n 1._o that_o appearance_n of_o contradiction_n be_v easy_o remove_v if_o our_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n be_v know_v as_o it_o be_v what_o a_o pastor_n do_v in_o his_o own_o congregation_n and_o to_o his_o own_o flock_n he_o do_v it_o by_o pastoral_a power_n and_o authority_n what_o he_o do_v to_o the_o member_n of_o other_o church_n abroad_o or_o out_o of_o his_o own_o congregation_n he_o do_v it_o not_o authoritatiuè_a but_o precariò_fw-la and_o not_o in_o a_o constant_a but_o in_o a_o transient_a way_n which_o the_o communion_n of_o church_n do_v not_o only_o admit_v but_o ready_o as_o occasion_n serve_v desire_v what_o mr_n hooker_n doubt_v of_o in_o this_o point_n he_o answer_v himself_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o same_o pag._n 65._o if_o paul_n apollo_n and_o cephas_n thing_n present_a and_o thing_n to_o come_v be_v all_o give_v to_o the_o particular_a church_n of_o corinth_n 1_o cor._n 3._o 22._o who_o yet_o have_v no_o peculiar_a interest_n in_o they_o more_o than_o other_o church_n by_o the_o same_o right_n all_o the_o officer_n and_o all_o their_o gift_n be_v they_o also_o in_o the_o same_o way_n they_o they_o be_v not_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o for_o each_o church_n have_v his_o peculiar_a office_n as_o their_o own_o propriety_n then_o they_o be_v they_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o for_o their_o use_n not_o authoritative_o nor_o ordinary_o but_o occasional_o as_o god_n give_v opportunity_n ordinary_o as_o the_o officer_n must_v attend_v to_o their_o own_o flock_n so_o must_v the_o flock_n depend_v upon_o their_o own_o officer_n the_o officer_n have_v no_o authority_n over_o any_o flock_n but_o that_o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v commit_v to_o they_o neither_o can_v any_o other_o flock_n command_v the_o employment_n of_o any_o of_o their_o gift_n or_o any_o act_n of_o their_o office_n among_o they_o but_o upon_o occasion_n in_o a_o transient_a way_n as_o they_o may_v have_v need_n of_o their_o gift_n so_o they_o may_v have_v need_n of_o some_o act_n of_o their_o office_n and_o according_o may_v desire_v it_o and_o receive_v it_o the_o 11_o contradiction_n which_o be_v thus_o set_v forth_o 11._o we_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n say_v the_o same_o of_o of_o baptism_n as_o a_o seâ—le_n of_o communion_n not_o only_o with_o the_o lord_n jesus_n in_o our_o own_o church_n but_o in_o all_o the_o church_n of_o the_o saint_n key_n pag._n 17._o del._n of_o 9_o posit_n pag._n 133_o 134._o 11._o baptism_n and_o so_o the_o other_o sacrament_n seal_v up_o the_o external_a communion_n with_o a_o particular_a church_n etc._n etc._n mr_n h._n surv._n part._n 3._o pag._n 27._o and_o he_o dispute_v against_o it_o as_o to_o the_o catholic_n church_n answer_n when_o we_o say_v that_o the_o sacrament_n be_v seal_n of_o communion_n with_o the_o lord_n jesus_n not_o only_o in_o our_o own_o church_n but_o in_o all_o the_o church_n of_o the_o saint_n we_o do_v not_o mean_v that_o they_o seal_v up_o the_o same_o measure_n of_o external_a communion_n with_o other_o church_n as_o with_o our_o own_o they_o do_v not_o seal_v up_o this_o communion_n that_o their_o officer_n be_v our_o officer_n and_o we_o their_o flock_n or_o that_o we_o have_v the_o same_o power_n over_o they_o which_o we_o have_v over_o our_o own_o member_n this_o be_v to_o seal_v up_o not_o a_o communion_n but_o a_o confusion_n of_o church_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o mr_n hooker_n in_o the_o place_n allege_v do_v deny_v as_o ourselves_o also_o do_v the_o 12_o contradiction_n be_v thus_o declare_v 12._o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o elder_n power_n and_o authority_n to_o examine_v whether_o officer_n or_o member_n before_o they_o be_v receive_v of_o the_o church_n keyes_n pag_n 21._o 12._o as_o for_o admission_n election_n ordination_n of_o officer_n admission_n or_o shut_v out_o of_o member_n these_o thing_n the_o brethren_n may_v do_v without_o officer_n the_o way_n p._n 45._o 101_o answer_n the_o answer_n be_v obvious_a what_o the_o elder_n do_v in_o this_o kind_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la the_o church_n may_v do_v the_o like_a in_o the_o want_n of_o elder_n the_o 13_o contradiction_n be_v set_v before_o we_o thus_o 13._o ordination_n be_v then_o complete_a when_o the_o people_n have_v choose_v a_o officer_n and_o the_o presbytery_n have_v lay_v their_o hand_n on_o he_o keyes_n p._n 37._o 13._o but_o if_o the_o church_n want_v a_o presbytery_n for_o want_v of_o elder_n they_o want_v a_o warrant_n to_o repair_v to_o the_o presbytery_n of_o another_o church_n to_o impose_v hand_n upon_o their_o elect_a elder_n way_n p._n 50._o answer_n in_o that_o place_n of_o the_o key_n i_o only_o assert_v and_o prove_v that_o a_o man_n of_o sufficient_a gift_n choose_v by_o the_o people_n of_o the_o church_n and_o ordain_v by_o the_o presbytery_n of_o his_o own_o church_n want_v nothing_o to_o the_o complete_a integrity_n of_o his_o call_n the_o right_a hand_n of_o fellowship_n give_v by_o the_o elder_n of_o other_o church_n express_v their_o approbation_n of_o his_o call_n but_o add_v nothing_o to_o the_o essence_n or_o integrity_n of_o his_o call_n but_o when_o i_o say_v that_o in_o want_n of_o a_o presbytery_n 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of_o christian_a religion_n be_v long_o since_o publish_v to_o the_o world_n and_o i_o continue_v through_o the_o grace_n and_o patience_n of_o god_n preach_v in_o public_a answerable_o to_o the_o principle_n i_o do_v profess_v and_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v oppose_v what_o i_o have_v deliver_v or_o shall_v so_o deliver_v in_o print_n or_o in_o the_o pulpit_n or_o in_o divinity_n lecture_n as_o my_o judgement_n i_o shall_v consider_v his_o opposition_n and_o do_v therein_o as_o god_n shall_v guide_v with_o evil_a surmise_n charge_n upon_o hearsay_n and_o report_n attend_v with_o perpetual_a excursion_n from_o the_o argument_n in_o hand_n i_o shall_v no_o more_o contend_v some_o few_o observation_n on_o scatter_a passage_n will_v now_o speedy_o issue_v this_o discourse_n pag._n 112._o to_o that_o assertion_n of_o i_o that_o if_o rome_n be_v no_o
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