thus_o excommunicate_a have_v yet_o both_o habitual_a and_o actual_a communion_n in_o part_n with_o the_o church_n either_o of_o which_o be_v far_o more_o than_o a_o bare_a conditional_a or_o potential_a communion_n with_o it_o and_o therefore_o participate_v of_o the_o essence_n and_o cease_v not_o whole_o to_o be_v a_o member_n thereof_o 1._o a_o excommunicate_a person_n have_v habitual_a communion_n with_o the_o church_n which_o be_v real_a and_o more_o than_o potential_a though_o he_o habitual_a habitual_a shall_v have_v actual_a communion_n this_o have_v large_o appear_v before_o for_o his_o communion_n be_v only_o suspend_v upon_o expectation_n of_o satisfaction_n and_o he_o have_v it_o in_o desire_n and_o in_o the_o preparation_n of_o mind_n and_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n viz._n baptism_n be_v yet_o in_o force_n upon_o he_o 2._o yea_o such_o a_o excommunicate_a person_n have_v actual_a commmunion_n with_o the_o church_n in_o many_o though_o not_o all_o her_o 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excommunication_n non_fw-la docet_fw-la non_fw-la docetur_fw-la and_o by_o this_o he_o be_v distinguish_v by_o those_o under_o niddui_n intimate_v that_o such_o though_o they_o may_v not_o teach_v yet_o they_o may_v be_v teach_v otherwise_o there_o appear_v to_o be_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o they_o herein_o that_o which_o favour_v this_o opinion_n among_o we_o be_v that_o other_o ordinance_n may_v be_v dispense_v to_o heathen_n and_o publican_n a_o publican_n may_v come_v into_o the_o temple_n to_o pray_v and_o a_o heathen_a come_v into_o the_o church_n at_o corinth_n to_o hear_v and_o a_o person_n thus_o excommunicate_a be_v but_o a_o heathen_a or_o a_o publican_n but_o enough_o of_o this_o i_o presume_v not_o to_o determine_v any_o thing_n in_o so_o nice_a a_o controversy_n i_o crave_v only_o leave_v to_o conclude_v that_o if_o the_o excommunicate_a hear_v only_o as_o a_o heathen_a and_o pray_v only_o as_o a_o publican_n than_o not_o as_o a_o church-member_n which_o serve_v to_o cut_v this_o observation_n whole_o off_o from_o the_o present_a question_n and_o to_o break_v short_a off_o the_o thread_n of_o my_o answer_n hereto_o chap._n xxxiii_o what_o do_v whole_o cut_v a_o man_n off_o from_o the_o visible_a church_n first_o on_o god_n part_n hitherto_o we_o have_v answer_v negative_o and_o labour_v to_o show_v that_o ignorance_n wickedness_n and_o excommunication_n viz._n the_o lesser_a do_v not_o whole_o root_v up_o visible_a church-membership_a come_v we_o now_o to_o give_v our_o positive_a answer_n and_o to_o show_v what_o do_v the_o person_n that_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o this_o sad_a change_n may_v be_v consider_v it_o the_o person_n cut_v off_o be_v passive_a or_o active_a in_o it_o to_o be_v passive_a in_o it_o only_o and_o to_o be_v cut_v off_o or_o active_a also_o and_o to_o cut_v himself_o off_o from_o the_o church_n if_o we_o look_v upon_o he_o as_o passive_a in_o it_o i_o mean_v in_o the_o punishment_n not_o in_o the_o sin_n the_o agent_n can_v 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1._o by_o death_n heavy_a judgement_n whole_o cut_v from_o the_o church_n in_o all_o respect_n but_o if_o godly_a in_o much_o mercy_n whole_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o church_n in_o our_o present_a respect_n viz._n as_o militant_a to_o be_v join_v to_o jerusalem_n above_o in_o the_o glory_n and_o triumph_n thereof_o for_o ever_o 2._o by_o remove_v his_o ordinance_n candlestick_n 2._o by_o remove_v the_o candlestick_n the_o only_a mean_n of_o church-communion_n from_o the_o place_n where_o such_o a_o person_n or_o people_n who_o have_v not_o heart_n or_o fruit_n answerable_a do_v inhabit_v for_o otherwise_o though_o the_o gospel_n be_v remove_v yet_o if_o a_o man_n heart_n be_v to_o it_o indeed_o he_o have_v habitual_a communion_n with_o all_o other_o church_n and_o power_n to_o join_v himself_o to_o any_o true_a church_n in_o the_o world_n and_o to_o claim_v actual_a communion_n with_o it_o as_o none_o can_v doubt_v though_o his_o own_o former_a congregation_n be_v dissolve_v just_o thus_o it_o be_v with_o the_o ancient_a church_n of_o the_o jew_n god_n after_o many_o warning_n and_o threaten_n when_o she_o have_v stone_v the_o servant_n and_o kill_v the_o heir_n and_o yet_o still_o refuse_v she_o own_o mercy_n scorn_v to_o be_v wash_v in_o the_o blood_n herself_o have_v shed_v or_o heal_v by_o the_o wound_n she_o have_v make_v god_n at_o length_n give_v commission_n to_o his_o servant_n in_o the_o gospel_n and_o lo_o they_o turn_v to_o the_o gentile_n and_o carry_v away_o the_o light_n and_o glory_n of_o israel_n the_o golden_a candlestick_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o 398._o where_o god_n utter_o take_v away_o the_o mean_n of_o his_o word_n and_o worship_n act_v 15._o 46_o have_v apparent_o give_v the_o bill_n of_o divorce_n isa_n 50_o 1_o then_o be_v we_o not_o to_o acknowledge_v any_o church_n at_o all_o at_o this_o day_n in_o jerusalem_n
have_v or_o be_v cut_v off_o that_o be_v never_o on_o or_o cast_v out_o that_o be_v never_o within_o 2._o if_o it_o be_v my_o opponent_n judgement_n that_o excommunication_n do_v cut_v a_o person_n whole_o off_o this_o can_v consist_v with_o that_o which_o we_o deny_v viz._n that_o wickedness_n do_v so_o too_o for_o that_o which_o be_v already_o do_v can_v be_v do_v again_o i_o mean_v according_a to_o the_o same_o act_n but_o if_o wickedness_n which_o be_v the_o fault_n do_v put_v a_o man_n whole_o out_o of_o the_o church_n than_o the_o man_n be_v whole_o out_o before_o the_o censure_n of_o excommunication_n proceed_v to_o do_v it_o for_o the_o fault_n be_v before_o the_o penalty_n and_o consequent_o excommunication_n be_v prevent_v in_o its_o work_n and_o do_v not_o put_v a_o man_n out_o of_o the_o church_n learned_a willet_n see_v a_o necessity_n of_o this_o consequence_n wherefore_o have_v first_o conclude_v that_o excommunication_n do_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o church_n he_o add_v that_o therefore_o wicked_a man_n be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n will._n synop._n second_o controversy_n of_o the_o church_n church_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la though_o not_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la till_o cut_v off_o according_o by_o excommunication_n 3._o yea_o if_o my_o opponent_n affirm_v that_o excommunicate_a person_n be_v yet_o not_o whole_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o church_n thereby_o than_o my_o conclusion_n gain_v advantage_n and_o force_v itself_o with_o great_a strength_n for_o if_o excommunication_n which_o suppose_v wickedness_n procure_v it_o do_v not_o whole_o cut_v off_o much_o less_o do_v wickedness_n do_v so_o of_o itself_o without_o this_o censure_n add_v to_o it_o and_o if_o wicked_a person_n excommunicate_v have_v not_o lose_v all_o title_n to_o membership_n much_o less_o have_v wicked_a person_n not_o excommunicate_a thus_o lose_v it_o object_n it_o may_v be_v urge_v here_o that_o wicked_a person_n be_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la cast_v out_o before_o man_n or_o in_o the_o 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〈◊〉_d which_o most_o direct_o import_v a_o people_n call_v out_o of_o the_o world_n as_o anon_o more_o large_o indeed_o the_o term_n from_o or_o out_o of_o which_o the_o church_n be_v call_v be_v not_o express_v in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o all_o agree_v that_o it_o be_v as_o necessary_o imply_v in_o it_o now_o this_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n church_n most_o proper_o and_o exact_o intend_v the_o church-visible_a this_o being_n most_o apparent_o and_o proper_o call_v out_o of_o the_o world_n as_o easy_o appear_v for_o the_o world_n here_o must_v be_v understand_v to_o be_v either_o the_o world_n of_o the_o ungodly_a or_o the_o world_n of_o infidel_n but_o it_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o world_n of_o the_o ungodly_a because_o there_o be_v still_o a_o mixture_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o world_n in_o this_o sense_n according_a to_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n i_o pray_v not_o that_o thou_o shall_v take_v they_o out_o of_o the_o world_n then_o if_o the_o world_n out_o of_o which_o the_o church_n be_v call_v be_v
great_a mean_n of_o the_o former_a viz._n his_o glory_n as_o szegedine_n exact_o teach_v the_o end_n of_o the_o church_n be_v the_o true_a 477._o finalis_fw-la causa_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la est_fw-la verus_fw-la dei_fw-la cultus_fw-la ordinata_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ad_fw-la verum_fw-la dei_fw-la cultum_fw-la ad_fw-la glorificandum_fw-la deum_fw-la szeged_a p._n 2â—6_n theol._n instit_fw-la p._n 215._o quae_fw-la causa_fw-la finalis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la verus_fw-la dei_fw-la cultus_fw-la bucan_n the_o eccl_n lo._n 441._o p._n 477._o worship_n of_o god_n for_o the_o church_n be_v ordain_v for_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n that_o he_o may_v be_v glorify_v which_o trelcatius_n have_v handsome_o couch_v together_o say_v that_o the_o visible_a church_n be_v institute_v ad_fw-la cultum_fw-la gloria_fw-la dei_fw-la for_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n now_o as_o that_o which_o be_v suborainate_a hereunto_o the_o visible_a church_n be_v make_v the_o seat_n and_o subject_n of_o all_o visible_a administration_n whereby_o also_o the_o wicked_a in_o the_o church_n may_v be_v leave_v without_o excuse_n the_o elect_n convert_v the_o convert_v edify_v the_o visible_a kingdom_n of_o the_o devil_n vanquish_v christ_n visible_a kingdom_n advance_v and_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n open_o gain_v to_o a_o visible_a subjection_n thereunto_o in_o due_a season_n second_o these_o be_v the_o real_a use_n and_o proper_a end_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n for_o 1._o the_o visible_a church_n as_o such_o have_v a_o near_a aptness_n and_o kindlinesse_n fini_fw-fr medium_fw-la est_fw-la aptum_fw-la &_o utile_fw-la fini_fw-fr in_o it_o and_o be_v per_fw-la se_fw-la and_o sva_fw-la natura_fw-la useful_a hereunto_o viz._n for_o the_o keep_n and_o uphold_v the_o glory_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o the_o world_n as_o none_o will_v deny_v see_v god_n be_v herein_o true_o own_v visible_o profess_v submit_v unto_o obey_v and_o worship_v according_a 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illius_fw-la finis_fw-la 3._o god_n himself_o hat_n ordain_v the_o visible_a church_n for_o the_o end_v specify_v institutionis_fw-la praecepti_fw-la vel_fw-la institutionis_fw-la therefore_o it_o be_v yet_o further_o necessary_a for_o they_o viz._n with_o a_o necessity_n of_o divine_a ordination_n and_o institution_n and_o then_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n of_o doubt_v leave_v but_o that_o they_o be_v true_a and_o proper_a end_n thereof_o have_v not_o god_n ordain_v the_o visible_a church_n to_o put_v his_o name_n there_o to_o be_v the_o ground_n and_o pillar_n of_o his_o truth_n that_o he_o may_v have_v a_o praise_n and_o a_o name_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o in_o one_o word_n that_o those_o that_o worship_v he_o may_v glorify_v his_o name_n psalm_n 89._o ordinatur_fw-la finis_fw-la rei_fw-la est_fw-la sva_fw-la operatio_fw-la operatio_fw-la est_fw-la usus_fw-la vel_fw-la actus_fw-la ad_fw-la quâ—m_fw-la ordinatur_fw-la now_o if_o so_o be_v not_o these_o the_o end_n for_o which_o god_n have_v ordain_v the_o visible_a church_n the_o end_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v but_o its_o operation_n and_o operation_n in_o this_o logical_a sense_n be_v but_o that_o use_n or_o act_v for_o which_o any_o thing_n be_v ordain_v by_o god_n in_o nature_n or_o by_o god_n in_o scripture_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o we_o be_v now_o upon_o and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v rather_o choose_v to_o express_v iâ—_n in_o the_o â—_z of_o a_o divine_a late_o cite_v the_o church_n be_v ordain_v by_o god_n for_o his_o true_a worship_n that_o he_o may_v 226_o szâ—gid_a p._n 226_o be_v glorify_v and_o therefore_o the_o end_n of_o the_o church_n be_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n three_o as_o these_o be_v proper_a end_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n so_o the_o visible_a church_n be_v true_o a_o mean_n of_o they_o and_o may_v be_v so_o consider_v without_o respect_n unto_o save_a grace_n for_o what_o necessity_n of_o save_a grace_n can_v we_o imagine_v to_o the_o attain_n of_o the_o foresay_a endâ—_n the_o glory_n 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against_o the_o error_n of_o the_o schismatical_a 8_o aug._n lib._n the_o correp_n &_o gr_n cap._n 9_o &_o the_o don_n persev_n c._n 8_o sect._n and_o lest_o it_o shall_v be_v think_v that_o the_o heat_n of_o dispute_n shall_v have_v transport_v he_o he_o give_v we_o his_o judgement_n most_o clear_o and_o full_o upon_o other_o occasion_n about_o it_o as_o before_o we_o note_v after_o dr._n fulk_n augustine_n teach_v we_o that_o such_o as_o shall_v certain_o fall_v away_o and_o that_o final_o and_o consequent_o such_o as_o have_v no_o save_a grace_n according_a to_o their_o present_a state_n that_o be_v while_o they_o abide_v with_o the_o church_n they_o be_v true_o member_n thereof_o again_o in_o the_o same_o place_n upon_o those_o know_a word_n of_o the_o apostle_n they_o be_v not_o of_o we_o that_o be_v say_v he_o they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o son_n even_o when_o they_o be_v of_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o son_n what_o he_o mean_v by_o sonship_n here_o he_o tell_v we_o in_o his_o reason_n in_o the_o next_o word_n because_o they_o that_o be_v the_o son_n indeed_o be_v foreknown_a and_o 12_o ecclesia_fw-la etiam_fw-la mali_fw-la sunt_fw-la imo_fw-la bonis_fw-la multo_fw-la plures_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o co_fw-la rum_o comparatione_fw-la pauci_fw-la sunt_fw-la de_fw-fr unit_fw-la eccle_n cap._n 12_o predestinate_v these_o man_n therefore_o be_v of_o the_o many_o that_o be_v call_v but_o of_o the_o few_o that_o be_v choose_v they_o be_v not_o yea_o in_o another_o place_n he_o assure_v we_o that_o there_o be_v not_o only_o evil_a man_n in_o the_o church_n but_o indeed_o so_o many_o as_o that_o the_o good_a be_v compare_v with_o they_o be_v but_o a_o few_o chap._n xxii_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o protestant_a writer_n search_v after_o the_o second_o eminent_a point_n of_o occasion_n be_v sharpen_v by_o bellarmine_n stapleton_n the_o rhemist_n and_o other_o papist_n by_o their_o envy_n and_o malice_n against_o the_o reformation_n false_o charge_v the_o doctrine_n thereof_o concern_v the_o visible_a church_n to_o be_v that_o none_o be_v true_o member_n of_o it_o but_o such_o as_o be_v elect_v or_o such_o as_o have_v save_v grace_n hereby_o the_o patron_n of_o our_o protestant_a and_o reform_a cause_n be_v provoke_v to_o answer_v for_o we_o and_o what_o be_v their_o answer_n do_v they_o 5_o am._n ant._n bel._n tom._n 2._o l._n 2._o c._n 1_o n._n 5_o acknowledge_v the_o charge_n to_o be_v just_a or_o do_v they_o not_o with_o ames_n cry_v falsum_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v false_a that_o we_o require_v internal_a virtue_n or_o save_a grace_n to_o render_v one_o a_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n according_a to_o the_o outward_a state_n thereof_o according_o dr._n fulk_n wipe_v off_o the_o like_a aspersion_n cast_v upon_o we_o by_o the_o rhemist_n the_o visible_a church_n say_v he_o have_v both_o 14_o fulk_n upon_o the_o rhemist_n on_o mat._n 22._o 14_o elect_n and_o reprobate_a in_o it_o but_o the_o chatholick_a church_n 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