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matter_n and_o form_n god_n worship_n capable_a of_o operation_n to_o its_o end_n by_o reason_n whereof_o the_o people_n have_v no_o choice_n of_o a_o better_a and_o more_o orderly_o ministerial_a mâ—de_n must_v though_o with_o grief_n and_o a_o burden_a spirit_n attend_v the_o same_o blssing_n god_n they_o have_v his_o ordinance_n though_o in_o aâ—_n unclean_a unhandsome_a vessel_n or_o rude_o mangle_v or_o ill_n favour_o carve_v so_o that_o communion_n in_o god_n worship_n thus_o minister_v not_o communion_n in_o this_o ministerial_a mode_n be_v mr._n croftons_n question_n sâ—_n i_o haver_v correct_v this_o remonstrator_n most_o gross_a mistake_n shall_v now_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o argumentation_n in_o 17._o pag._n 16._o 17._o what_o he_o suppose_v to_o be_v a_o answer_n to_o mr._n crofton_n plea._n to_o his_o false_o form_a argument_n or_o syllogism_n he_o say_v his_o answer_n shall_v be_v by_o concession_n distinction_n retortion_n in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o his_o answer_n viz._n his_o concession_n he_o yield_v to_o mr._n crofton_n the_o truth_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n about_o this_o we_o dispute_v no_o long_o only_o some_o who_o will_v clap_v he_o on_o the_o back_n for_o appear_v a_o antagonist_n against_o mr._n crofton_n will_v think_v by_o this_o concession_n he_o have_v give_v away_o his_o cause_n sâ—_n one_o thing_n i_o can_v pass_v without_o observation_n and_o that_o 19_o pag._n 19_o be_v a_o expression_n wild_o let_v fall_v to_o which_o i_o can_v consent_v to_o he_o viz._n personal_a corruption_n in_o scandalous_a professor_n or_o other_o church_n member_n minister_n as_o well_o as_o other_o the_o hophni_n and_o phineas_n of_o our_o age_n defil_v the_o church_n this_o i_o understand_v not_o nor_o do_v he_o tell_v we_o whether_o it_o defile_v the_o church_n immediate_o and_o of_o itself_o or_o consequent_o and_o by_o accident_n the_o defect_n of_o the_o church_n in_o some_o duty_n incumbent_a upon_o she_o 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prrviledge_n he_o appropriate_v to_o communion_n by_o profession_n if_o that_o profession_n be_v abstract_v from_o and_o oppose_v to_o participation_n call_v upon_o god_n worship_v god_n and_o the_o visio_fw-la salvitâ—ca_fw-la be_v not_o have_v or_o do_v by_o a_o baâ—e_a profession_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n but_o do_v require_v personal_a participation_n pation_n to_o make_v man_n enjoy_v the_o privilege_n to_o they_o belong_v again_o i_o must_v tell_v this_o remonstrator_n mr._n crofton_n will_v deny_v 21._o pag._n 21._o there_o be_v many_o or_o indeed_o any_o member_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n he_o sure_a mean_n visible_a and_o militant_a or_o it_o square_v not_o with_o his_o discourse_n who_o never_o have_v opportunity_n of_o assonate_n themselves_o with_o or_o joint_a communion_n in_o the_o solemn_a worship_n of_o god_n for_o if_o they_o be_v actual_a formal_a member_n of_o the_o church_n visible_a they_o have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o be_v make_v such_o man_n as_o we_o be_v not_o member_n of_o the_o church_n save_v faith_n may_v give_v relation_n to_o the_o church_n catholic_n invisible_a but_o membership_n with_o the_o church_n catholic_n visible_a can_v not_o be_v have_v without_o a_o opportunity_n of_o joint_a communion_n in_o god_n worship_n in_o some_o particular_a assembly_n the_o whole_a improvement_n of_o this_o distinction_n by_o this_o antagonist_n be_v only_o to_o infer_v what_o mr._n crofton_n have_v yield_v yea_o interminis_fw-la state_v viz._n communion_n in_o god_n worship_n with_o god_n church_n be_v a_o indispensable_a duty_n of_o every_o soul_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n to_o be_v only_o supersede_v by_o the_o real_a inevitable_a necessity_n of_o some_o natural_a such_o as_o be_v humane_a violence_n or_o moral_a such_o as_o be_v the_o certainty_n of_o sin_n by_o such_o communion_n baâ—e_v about_o this_o therefore_o we_o be_v agree_v the_o remonstrator_n make_v another_o distinction_n of_o public_a solemn_a worship_n in_o 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