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that_o this_o can_v not_o be_v without_o one_o communion_n if_o by_o one_o communion_n he_o mean_v for_o he_o walk_v in_o a_o cloud_n in_o this_o matter_n whether_o of_o design_n or_o not_o i_o know_v not_o that_o communion_n of_o saint_n which_o be_v a_o article_n of_o the_o creed_n which_o consist_v in_o union_n of_o they_o all_o with_o christ_n and_o unity_n in_o faith_n and_o love_n etc._n etc._n i_o acknowledge_v the_o necessity_n of_o it_o but_o i_o know_v not_o what_o respect_v it_o have_v to_o episcopacy_n more_o than_o presbytery_n if_o he_o mean_v local_a communion_n it_o be_v impossible_a either_o in_o the_o catholic_n church_n or_o in_o the_o diocese_n of_o a_o modern_a bishop_n if_o he_o mean_v communion_n by_o have_v the_o same_o ceremony_n and_o government_n in_o the_o church_n though_o i_o confess_v that_o be_v desirable_a and_o by_o all_o good_a mean_n shall_v be_v endeavour_v for_o we_o shall_v have_v no_o ceremony_n but_o these_o which_o be_v of_o divine_a institution_n and_o the_o one_o church_n government_n that_o he_o have_v appoint_v shall_v be_v every_o where_o exercise_v yet_o there_o may_v be_v one_o church_n where_o this_o communion_n be_v not_o and_o if_o the_o cyprianick_n age_n be_v somewhat_o too_o strict_a in_o this_o matter_n it_o be_v their_o mistake_n of_o which_o above_o but_o it_o be_v no_o proof_n of_o episcopacy_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o debate_n to_o have_v be_v in_o that_o age._n and_o indeed_o if_o our_o author_n maintain_v this_o principle_n he_o will_v consequential_o to_o it_o unchurch_n most_o of_o the_o reform_a church_n as_o the_o papist_n do_v they_o all_o on_o the_o same_o score_n if_o by_o this_o one_o communion_n he_o mean_v that_o all_o christian_n must_v be_v unite_v to_o some_o one_o bishop_n or_o other_o which_o bishop_n agree_v among_o themselves_o and_o have_v communion_n in_o the_o episcopal_a college_n he_o will_v find_v hard_a to_o prove_v that_o cyprian_a teach_v so_o yea_o then_o there_o be_v no_o communion_n in_o the_o church_n without_o a_o oecumenick_n council_n of_o bishop_n which_o we_o have_v little_a hope_n to_o see_v and_o many_o doubt_n that_o the_o world_n do_v ever_o see_v it_o though_o there_o have_v be_v council_n so_o call_v because_o in_o they_o be_v represent_v all_o the_o church_n of_o the_o empire_n further_o if_o this_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o cyprian_n time_n how_o will_v he_o prove_v that_o these_o bishop_n in_o who_o church_n be_v to_o be_v unite_v be_v any_o more_o than_o parish_n minister_n and_o that_o the_o one_o communion_n of_o that_o time_n be_v more_o than_o that_o every_o christian_a must_v be_v the_o member_n of_o one_o church_n where_o christ_n ordinance_n be_v dispense_v by_o a_o bishop_n that_o be_v a_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n §_o 62._o though_o i_o be_o not_o concern_v to_o