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seek_v and_o worship_v even_o in_o every_o place_n appoint_v by_o public_a authority_n for_o public_a assembly_n wherefore_o i_o pray_v you_o have_v god_n give_v his_o church_n 27._o church_n 1._o cor._n 12_o 27._o some_o apostle_n some_o prophet_n some_o evangelist_n some_o pastor_n some_o teacher_n be_v it_o not_o as_o we_o be_v teach_v ephes_n 4.12_o for_o the_o gather_v together_o of_o the_o saint_n for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n and_o for_o the_o edify_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n see_v you_o not_o here_o a_o forcible_a argument_n and_o evident_a proof_n for_o this_o your_o public_a meeting_n there_o be_v matth._n 18.20_o a_o special_a promise_n of_o a_o blessing_n to_o light_v upon_o you_o as_o oft_o as_o you_o shall_v come_v to_o this_o place_n and_o thereof_o the_o author_n of_o all_o truth_n assure_v you_o where_o two_o or_o three_o be_v gather_v together_o in_o my_o name_n there_o be_o i_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o o_o weigh_v and_o consider_v this_o if_o you_o love_v &_o will_v have_v the_o society_n fellowship_n &_o company_n of_o your_o sweet_a saviour_n jesus_n christ_n you_o must_v frequent_v this_o place_n hither_o must_v you_o come_v know_v this_o you_o can_v be_v right_a worshipper_n of_o god_n in_o private_a if_o you_o refuse_v or_o neglect_v to_o frequent_v this_o public_a assembly_n the_o zion_n the_o jerusalem_n from_o whence_o god_n be_v please_v to_o speak_v unto_o you_o much_o then_o very_o much_o to_o blame_v you_o whosoever_o do_v for_o none_o or_o for_o small_a occasion_n absent_v yourselves_o from_o this_o place_n this_o house_n of_o god_n at_o appoint_a time_n where_o &_o when_o your_o public_a prayer_n shall_v be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o public_a renounce_n of_o all_o sect_n and_o society_n with_o idolatry_n and_o prophanesse_n a_o acknowledgement_n and_o confession_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o a_o public_a sanctification_n of_o god_n holy_a name_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o time_n be_v and_o i_o dare_v 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