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church_n for_o the_o quality_n of_o their_o matter_n shall_v consist_v of_o none_o but_o saint_n and_o visible_a believer_n isa._n 60.21_o ezek._n 44.7_o 9_o zach._n 14._o ult._n ephes._n 1.1_o and_o for_o the_o quantity_n thereof_o no_o great_a number_n but_o one_o congregation_n 1_o cor._n 14.23_o then_o function_n and_o office_n of_o ministry_n which_o be_v not_o from_o heaven_n but_o from_o man_n mat._n 21.25_o shall_v not_o be_v tolerate_v in_o his_o church_n nor_o any_o of_o those_o function_n and_o office_n be_v want_v which_o the_o lord_n jesus_n have_v appoint_v and_o ordain_v eph._n 4.11_o phil._n 1.1_o 1_o tim._n 5.17_o then_o none_o shall_v be_v choose_v or_o receive_v unto_o any_o office_n in_o the_o church_n but_o such_o as_o be_v qualify_v with_o gift_n for_o their_o place_n 1_o tim._n 3.2_o 3._o etc._n etc._n nor_o shall_v their_o entrance_n into_o their_o place_n be_v without_o the_o choice_n and_o free_a consent_n of_o the_o church_n act._n 1.23_o and_o 6.3_o 5._o and_o 14.23_o and_o when_o they_o be_v enter_v they_o shall_v execute_v their_o place_n with_o all_o diligence_n and_o faithfulness_n 1_o cor._n 4.1_o 1_o tim._n 5.17_o and_o the_o worship_n which_o in_o these_o church_n shall_v be_v perform_v shall_v not_o be_v by_o the_o precept_n and_o canon_n of_o man_n but_o according_a to_o the_o will_n and_o word_n of_o god_n with_o discipline_n administer_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o christâ—mat_n 18.15_o 16_o 17._o in_o all_o which_o particular_n the_o lord_n know_v there_o have_v be_v great_a swerve_n from_o the_o appointment_n of_o christ_n both_o in_o your_o country_n and_o in_o other_o place_n of_o england_n in_o that_o profane_a and_o vile_a man_n have_v be_v allow_v for_o member_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o sign_n and_o seal_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n profane_o administer_v to_o such_o who_o the_o scripture_n call_v dog_n and_o swine_n matth_n 7.6_o also_o in_o that_o beside_o the_o congregational_a 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