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to_o by_o cut_v off_o all_o rule_n of_o order_n and_o decency_n as_o encroachment_n on_o the_o institution_n of_o christ._n 2._o i_o desire_v they_o to_o consider_v how_o impossible_a it_o be_v to_o give_v satisfaction_n to_o all_o and_o how_o many_o thing_n must_v be_v allow_v a_o favourable_a interpretation_n in_o public_a constitution_n and_o general_a law_n which_o it_o be_v hardly_o possible_a so_o to_o frame_v but_o there_o will_v be_v room_n leave_v for_o cavil_n and_o exception_n yea_o when_o the_o wise_a and_o best_a man_n have_v do_v their_o utmost_a some_o of_o themselves_o confess_v there_o may_v be_v dissatisfaction_n still_o and_o if_o christian_a humility_n charity_n and_o discretion_n will_v then_o advise_v person_n to_o acquiesce_v in_o their_o private_a security_n and_o freedom_n 19_o and_o not_o to_o unsettle_v the_o public_a order_n for_o their_o private_a satisfaction_n why_o shall_v not_o man_n practice_v the_o same_o virtue_n themselves_o which_o they_o do_v 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with_o any_o church_n in_o the_o christian_a world_n 264._o if_o man_n be_v dispose_v to_o find_v fault_n no_o church_n can_v be_v pure_a enough_o for_o something_o will_v be_v amiss_o either_o in_o doctrine_n or_o discipline_n or_o ceremony_n or_o manner_n but_o if_o they_o be_v dispose_v to_o peace_n and_o union_n than_o charity_n will_v cover_v a_o multitude_n of_o fail_v and_o then_o according_a to_o s._n paul_n 3._o advice_n with_o all_o lowliness_n and_o meekness_n with_o long-suffering_a forbear_v one_o another_o in_o love_n they_o will_v be_v endeavour_v to_o preserve_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n and_o without_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o former_a virtue_n no_o metaphysical_a discourse_n of_o unity_n will_v signify_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o church_n peace_n 3._o they_o will_v do_v well_o to_o consider_v how_o separation_n of_o the_o people_n from_o our_o church_n come_v to_o be_v more_o lawful_a now_o than_o in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o 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which_o they_o dishonour_v and_o in_o his_o servant_n who_o footstep_n they_o slander_v who_o grace_n they_o despise_v who_o office_n they_o trample_v upon_o with_o disdain_n these_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o one_o of_o the_o most_o learned_a and_o judicious_a nonconformist_n before_o the_o war_n and_o sure_o the_o mischief_n that_o follow_v after_o can_v not_o make_v separation_n to_o appear_v less_o odious_a be_v it_o a_o sin_n be_v it_o such_o a_o sin_n then_o and_o be_v it_o none_o now_o either_o our_o brethren_n at_o this_o day_n do_v believe_v it_o to_o be_v a_o sin_n for_o the_o people_n to_o separate_v or_o they_o do_v not_o if_o not_o it_o must_v either_o be_v that_o there_o be_v new_a and_o hard_a term_n of_o communion_n which_o be_v not_o then_o which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v true_a that_o they_o confess_v they_o to_o be_v rather_o easy_a for_o the_o people_n or_o it_o must_v be_v that_o they_o be_v go_v off_o from_o the_o peaceable_a principle_n of_o their_o 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