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i_o speak_v well_o of_o they_o therefore_o §_o 2._o if_o minister_n be_v insufficient_a or_o scandalous_a all_o conscionable_a people_n shall_v endeavour_v speedy_o to_o cast_v they_o out_o neither_o shall_v any_o man_n plead_v compassion_n to_o they_o for_o it_o be_v cruel_a compassion_n which_o for_o fear_n of_o bring_v a_o man_n and_o his_o family_n to_o poverty_n will_v both_o connive_v at_o his_o proceed_n in_o such_o heinous_a guilt_n and_o at_o the_o starve_a and_o everlasting_a damnation_n of_o man_n soul_n the_o devil_n love_v such_o mercy_n as_o this_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n if_o any_o pastor_n of_o what_o degree_n or_o quality_n soever_o do_v fall_v away_o from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o orthodox_n church_n 1570._o secrat_fw-mi l._n 1._o c._n 6._o sozom._n l._n 1._o c._n 14._o euseb_n l._n 10._o c._n 4._o theod._n l._n 1._o c._n 9_o editionis_fw-la latinae_fw-la grynaei_fw-la ann._n 1570._o into_o any_o schism_n or_o heresy_n or_o
against_o church-separation_n that_o mr._n parker_n mr._n paget_n mr._n ball_n mr._n brightman_n and_o other_o have_v leave_v behind_o they_o large_a evidence_n of_o their_o zeal_n against_o separation_n from_o parochial_a church_n assembly_n it_o be_v more_o than_o strange_a that_o when_o the_o apostle_n have_v by_o commission_n from_o christ_n plant_v church_n and_o be_v to_o leave_v they_o to_o be_v propagate_v in_o future_a age_n yet_o will_v whole_o be_v silent_a of_o this_o separation_n but_o leave_v we_o by_o our_o dark_a imagination_n to_o discover_v it_o in_o which_o we_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o set_v our_o threshold_n by_o god_n threshold_n of_o which_o he_o sad_o complain_v or_o rather_o 8._o ezek._n 43_o 8._o justle_v out_o god_n threshold_n with_o we_o §_o 4._o three_o other_o pretend_v that_o they_o separate_v from_o parochial_a church-communion_n for_o profaneness_n of_o the_o people_n and_o corruption_n in_o conversation_n but_o neither_o do_v this_o admit_v of_o 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and_o yet_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o leave_v they_o but_o make_v it_o their_o business_n to_o reclaim_v they_o the_o advice_n that_o be_v sometime_o give_v to_o a_o maid_n that_o for_o religion_n sake_n will_v retire_v herself_o to_o a_o solitary_a life_n she_o be_v tell_v aut_fw-la de_fw-la fatuis_fw-la virginibus_fw-la es_fw-la aut_fw-la de_fw-la prudentibus_fw-la si_fw-la de_fw-la fatuis_fw-la congregatio_fw-la tibi_fw-la necessaria_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la de_fw-la prudentibus_fw-la tu_fw-la congregationi_fw-la if_o she_o be_v bad_a she_o need_v the_o city_n to_o better_v she_o if_o good_a the_o city_n need_v she_o so_o we_o may_v say_v to_o the_o separatist_n from_o parochial-congregation_n either_o they_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o the_o church_n or_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o church_n call_v for_o their_o help_n and_o assistance_n §_o 5._o as_o for_o all_o other_o pretend_a cause_n of_o separation_n learned_a zanchius_n at_o length_n prove_v etc._n zanch._n t._n 7._o part_n 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though_o we_o have_v not_o do_v it_o and_o
believe_v we_o be_v a_o affirmative_a 6._o hooker_n eccles_n politic._n l._n 2._o sect._n 6._o which_o they_o yield_v may_v be_v prove_v they_o be_v a_o negative_a which_o they_o say_v can_v be_v prove_v we_o then_o have_v the_o better_a of_o it_o there_o be_v hope_n of_o proof_n on_o our_o side_n they_o be_v desperate_a but_o though_o i_o may_v desire_v they_o to_o prove_v their_o practice_n by_o scripture_n yet_o because_o with_o tertullian_n 22._o contra_fw-la hermog_n c._n 22._o i_o adore_v the_o fullness_n of_o the_o scripture_n i_o will_v show_v their_o practice_n who_o on_o the_o lord_n day_n neglect_v the_o public_a exercise_n of_o divine_a worship_n in_o their_o determine_a parochial_a congregation_n and_o frequent_a cateris_fw-la paribus_fw-la other_o church_n to_o be_v anti-scriptural_a thus_o §_o 2._o first_o all_o be_v to_o join_v themselves_o to_o a_o visible_a church_n either_o formal_o to_o be_v a_o member_n thereof_o or_o material_o by_o confess_v the_o faith_n of_o 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