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there_o be_v ten_o in_o a_o family_n those_o ten_o may_v be_v of_o ten_o several_a church_n and_o so_o be_v make_v incapable_a of_o society_n and_o family_n duty_n what_o be_v this_o but_o confusion_n and_o against_o the_o rule_n of_o scripture_n or_o example_n of_o all_o or_o any_o reform_a church_n what_o be_v this_o liberty_n but_o libertinism_n and_o it_o must_v needs_o end_v in_o looseness_n and_o prophanesse_n beside_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v destructive_a to_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o common_a weal_n now_o that_o which_o the_o presbyterian_o will_v have_v and_z for_o which_o they_o supplicate_v as_o that_o which_o doubtless_o be_v consonant_a 〈◊〉_d the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v that_o every_o minister_n as_o a_o shepherd_n shall_v be_v over_o his_o porochiall_a flock_n as_o they_o that_o be_v appoint_v over_o they_o of_o who_o soul_n they_o must_v give_v a_o account_n hebr._n 13._o 17._o these_o he_o be_v to_o keep_v feed_v and_o cherish_v the_o 7._o church_n of_o asia_n have_v 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a_o parochial_a flock_n have_v they_o ever_o in_o his_o eye_n may_v see_v which_o straggle_v and_o which_o be_v weak_a and_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o help_v they_o but_o select_a congregation_n that_o be_v scatter_v all_o the_o week_n some_o a_o mile_n some_o five_o mile_n fâ—om_n there_o shepherd_n can_v be_v observe_v tend_v nor_o cherish_v but_o be_v leave_v to_o live_v as_o too_o many_o such_o do_v at_o this_o day_n to_o their_o lust_n in_o disorder_n and_o scandalous_a manner_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o religious_a man_n yet_o void_a of_o civil_a honesty_n and_o justice_n how_o disagreeable_a such_o a_o way_n be_v to_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n word_n or_o to_o the_o peace_n or_o law_n of_o a_o well_o constitute_v commonweal_n and_o how_o agreeable_a the_o presbyterial_a way_n be_v to_o both_o i_o leave_v to_o all_o judicious_a or_o rational_a man_n to_o consider_v and_o advise_v all_o man_n as_o they_o love_v the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o good_a of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o be_v wary_a of_o rash_a conjunction_n with_o such_o private_a congregation_n lest_o they_o foolish_o ensnare_v their_o conscience_n and_o after_o much_o heart-breaking_a return_n by_o weep_a cross_n this_o be_v one_o main_a difference_n and_o cause_n of_o the_o quarrel_n between_o we_o if_o it_o be_v a_o quarrel_n but_o i_o never_o count_v it_o a_o quarrel_n but_o a_o dispute_n only_o i_o use_v the_o pamphleteer_n own_o word_n who_o it_o seem_v and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o society_n mean_v to_o make_v a_o quarrel_n of_o it_o there_o be_v divers_a other_o particular_n wherein_o we_o disagree_v which_o for_o brevity_n i_o must_v omit_v my_o aim_n in_o this_o tract_n â—eâ—â—ing_v only_o to_o give_v a_o short_a answer_n to_o his_o seditious_a pamphlet_n to_o undeceive_v seduce_v people_n that_o mean_v well_o but_o be_v ensnare_v in_o their_o conscience_n by_o sectary_n who_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v set_v trap_n to_o catch_v man_n nor_o shall_v i_o have_v undertake_v to_o set_v my_o pen_n to_o paper_n to_o answer_v he_o but_o that_o after_o three_o week_n time_n or_o more_o i_o see_v it_o be_v omit_v by_o all_o of_o more_o ability_n my_o end_n be_v god_n glory_n and_o my_o aim_n the_o public_a good_a to_o which_o i_o devote_v myself_o neither_o seek_v favour_n nor_o fear_v frown_n conscience_n and_o covenant_n command_v thus_o much_o from_o george_n smith_n gent._n imprimat_fw-la io._n downam_n finis_fw-la