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extend_v to_o all_o those_o who_o in_o every_o place_n call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n 30._o jesus_n act_n 2.44_o 45._o 1_o joh_n 3.17_o 2_o cor_fw-la 8.9_o c._n act_n 11.29_o 30._o iii_o this_o communion_n which_o the_o saint_n have_v with_o christ_n do_v not_o make_v they_o in_o any_o wise_a partaker_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o godhead_n or_o to_o be_v equal_a with-christ_n in_o any_o respect_n either_o of_o which_o to_o affirm_v be_v impious_a and_o blasphemous_a 8.9_o blasphemous_a col_fw-fr 1.18_o 19_o 1_o cor_n 8.6_o isa_n 42.8_o 1_o tim_n 6.15_o 16._o psa_n 45.7_o with_o 8.9_o nor_o do_v their_o communion_n one_o with_o another_o as_o saint_n take_v away_o or_o infringe_v the_o title_n or_o property_n which_o each_o man_n have_v in_o his_o good_n and_o possession_n 5.4_o possession_n exo_n 20.15_o eph_n 4_o 28._o act_n 5.4_o chap._n xxvi_o of_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n examine_v in_o your_o two_o first_o section_n here_o you_o speak_v positive_o and_o in_o your_o last_o negative_o of_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n where_o we_o hold_v fair_a correspondence_n wâ—th_v you_o in_o many_o thing_n but_o not_o communion_n with_o you_o in_o all_o for_o first_o you_o distinguish_v not_o of_o the_o several_a age_n form_n or_o degree_n of_o the_o saint_n but_o join_v they_o altogether_o you_o rather_o bring_v in_o a_o confusion_n than_o a_o true_a communion_n of_o saint_n and_o second_o you_o tumble_v duty_n and_o privilege_n possibility_n and_o possession_n together_o for_o first_o as_o we_o say_v before_o there_o be_v 3_o degree_n of_o saint_n first_o saint_n in_o god_n the_o father_n such_o as_o be_v only_o call_v and_o sanctify_v by_o he_o which_o be_v the_o common_a state_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n deut._n 33.3_o 1_o sam_n 2.9_o see_v psal_n 31.33_o