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roman_n catholic_n as_o much_o as_o if_o the_o close_a jura_n sanguinis_fw-la unite_v i_o to_o he_o and_o with_o respect_n to_o not_o only_o the_o one_o blood_n that_o all_o nation_n be_v make_v of_o but_o the_o one_o blood_n they_o be_v redeem_v with_o and_o by_o virtue_n of_o those_o other_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n viz._n that_o if_o any_o man_n will_v do_v his_o will_n he_o shall_v know_v of_o the_o doctrine_n etc._n etc._n will_v account_v that_o in_o point_n necessary_a and_o essential_a to_o such_o a_o man_n salvation_n our_o bless_a lord_n have_v be_v as_o ready_a to_o make_v his_o doctrine_n know_v to_o he_o as_o effectual_o as_o he_o can_v be_v suppose_v to_o make_v it_o know_v to_o such_o near_a relation_n they_o be_v expression_n worthy_a of_o a_o divine_a of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o a_o excellent_a sermon_n that_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o dr._n tillotson_n viz._n i_o have_v rather_o persuade_v any_o one_o to_o be_v a_o good_a man_n than_o to_o be_v 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christian_a to_o they_o be_v ready_a as_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n to_o receive_v they_o friendly_a and_o to_o communicate_v all_o thing_n to_o they_o as_o brethren_n or_o affectionate_a friend_n it_o may_v well_o be_v esteem_v a_o uncouth_a sight_n see_v some_o peevish_a nominal_a protestant_n who_o observe_v none_o of_o those_o rule_n yet_o to_o exclude_v papist_n out_o of_o the_o christian_a brotherhood_n and_o even_o to_o damn_v they_o who_o with_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v most_o religious_o observe_v those_o great_a and_o noble_a rule_n and_o therefore_o though_o the_o reconcile_n of_o church_n be_v by_o some_o good_a man_n hope_v for_o and_o by_o all_o good_a man_n wish_v yet_o since_o it_o can_v by_o no_o rational_a man_n be_v suppose_v possible_a without_o a_o previous_a reconciliation_n of_o person_n first_o have_v and_o that_o this_o latter_a be_v no_o project_n but_o a_o moral_a duty_n and_o vital_a part_n of_o 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same_o purpose_n that_o internal_a communion_n be_v due_a always_o from_o all_o christian_n to_o all_o christian_n even_o to_o those_o with_o who_o we_o can_v communicate_v external_o in_o many_o thing_n whether_o opinion_n or_o practice_n but_o external_a communion_n may_v sometime_o be_v suspend_v more_o or_o less_o etc._n etc._n and_o he_o do_v afterward_o in_o p._n 18_o assert_v that_o christian_a communion_n imply_v not_o a_o unity_n in_o all_o opinion_n and_o show_v that_o the_o roman_a and_o african_a church_n hold_v good_a communion_n one_o with_o another_o while_o they_o differ_v both_o in_o judgement_n and_o practice_n about_o rebaptisation_n as_o for_o any_o project_v universal_a unity_n of_o opinion_n i_o look_v on_o it_o to_o be_v as_o impracticable_a as_o our_o level_a republican_n eqval_a division_n of_o land_n in_o the_o late_a time_n by_o their_o wild_a agrarian_a law_n for_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o next_o child_n will_v necessary_o break_v that_o their_o model_n 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exit_fw-la quantitate_fw-la poenae_fw-la cognoscitur_fw-la quantitas_fw-la delicti_fw-la quia_fw-la poena_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la commensurabilis_fw-la delicto_fw-la yet_o attempt_v to_o punish_v he_o by_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o birthright_n of_o the_o crown_n when_o it_o can_v not_o be_v certain_a to_o we_o that_o he_o have_v commit_v any_o fault_n at_o all_o and_o when_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o charity_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o believe_v that_o he_o have_v commit_v none_o to_o many_o of_o our_o nominal_a protestant_n who_o thought_n and_o idea_n of_o christian_a communion_n be_v too_o narrow_a to_o extend_v not_o only_o to_o a_o national_a church_n but_o to_o a_o parochial_a one_o this_o notion_n of_o the_o incomparable_a primate_n for_o who_o august_n charity_n one_o christian_a world_n of_o religionary_a difference_n be_v not_o enough_o to_o overcome_v about_o internal_a communion_n will_v i_o believe_v seem_v new_a doctrine_n and_o duras_n sermo_n but_o if_o they_o will_v be_v true_a christian_n instead_o of_o be_v call_v true_a protestant_n this_o duty_n of_o internal_a communion_n from_o all_o christian_n to_o all_o christian_n must_v be_v practise_v by_o they_o and_o if_o this_o duty_n have_v a_o divine_a right_n for_o it_o as_o to_o the_o person_n of_o papist_n abroad_o it_o must_v be_v operative_a as_o to_o those_o here_o at_o home_n he_o who_o love_v not_o his_o brother_n who_o he_o have_v see_v i_o may_v ask_v how_o can_v he_o love_v either_o his_o god_n or_o his_o brother_n that_o he_o have_v not_o see_v the_o sham-war_n among_o any_o protestant_n and_o papist_n must_v not_o only_o be_v lest_o off_o but_o they_o must_v honour_v the_o person_n of_o one_o another_o and_o protestant_n be_v not_o only_o to_o forbear_v rob_v papist_n of_o their_o good_n on_o pretence_n of_o carry_v away_o their_o image_n and_o picture_n but_o be_v to_o honour_v the_o image_n of_o god_n shine_v in_o the_o life_n of_o or_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n dispense_v to_o any_o 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