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etc._n which_o be_v of_o great_a conduce_v to_o love_n and_o unity_n so_o titus_n 1._o 5._o and_o ordain_v elder_n in_o every_o city_n as_o i_o have_v appoint_v for_o although_o at_o jerusalem_n be_v many_o thousand_o act_n 2._o 41._o and_o 4_o 4._o it_o be_v probable_a as_o many_o as_o in_o all_o the_o particular_a church_n of_o london_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o many_o church_n as_o in_o this_o city_n that_o occasion_n much_o the_o division_n and_o breach_n of_o zion_n but_o one_o not_o that_o we_o bind_v up_o our_o communion_n so_o strict_o for_o that_o be_v explain_v in_o answer_n to_o the_o second_o query_n only_o we_o do_v humble_o judge_v it_o will_v be_v better_a one_o in_o a_o city_n than_o many_o as_o now_o be_v church_n 7._o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o present_a deflower_v defilement_n and_o defection_n of_o many_o if_o not_o most_o of_o the_o particular_a congregation_n for_o we_o see_v they_o with_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n so_o far_o corrupt_v from_o their_o first_o 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yet_o be_v find_v among_o we_o if_o not_o we_o must_v declare_v against_o the_o best_a of_o the_o church_n doctrinal_o and_o practical_o but_o if_o so_o then_o how_o can_v this_o bear_v away_o the_o name_n after_o the_o 1_o pattern_n purity_n answ_n 1_o although_o we_o need_v not_o reflect_v to_o what_o have_v be_v but_o to_o what_o be_v obvious_a yet_o we_o dare_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o we_o hearty_o honour_v and_o own_o those_o separate_a church_n that_o retain_v their_o first_o principle_n in_o purity_n grace_n power_n and_o holiness_n that_o be_v in_o the_o unity_n love_n sound_a doctrine_n discipline_n and_o communion_n of_o the_o saint_n yet_o rise_v 2._o we_o never_o think_v they_o to_o be_v perfect_a but_o grow_v up_o to_o perfection_n and_o so_o a_o get_n out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n by_o degree_n now_o this_o be_v one_o degree_n and_o growth_n further_o as_o we_o suppose_v and_o so_o more_o up_o unto_o the_o primitive_a state_n viz._n unite_n and_o orderly_o place_v of_o 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