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person_n thing_n be_v abrogate_a so_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o unclean_a now_o unto_o we_o rom._n 14_o 14._o which_o thing_n be_v show_v peter_n in_o a_o vision_n it_o be_v pity_v man_n have_v need_v of_o another_o to_o mind_v they_o of_o it_o but_o that_o all_o scruple_n may_v be_v remove_v christ_n have_v leave_v it_o in_o plain_a word_n nothing_o without_o the_o man_n defile_v the_o man_n mar._n 7.15_o and_o nothing_o that_o enter_v into_o the_o mouth_n as_o if_o he_o will_v meet_v with_o this_o in_o particular_a mat._n 15.11_o if_o the_o heathen_a husband_n be_v sanctify_v to_o the_o believe_a wife_n which_o be_v the_o near_a communion_n that_o can_v be_v 1_o cor._n 7.14_o so_o that_o that_o she_o must_v not_o separate_v from_o he_o in_o the_o duty_n of_o marriage_n as_o it_o be_v god_n ordinance_n i_o may_v resolute_o say_v it_o be_v not_o the_o unworthiness_n of_o another_o shall_v make_v the_o true_a believer_n separate_v from_o the_o sacrament_n but_o even_o the_o vile_a that_o come_v there_o be_v sanctify_v to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v be_v clean_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o communicate_v with_o they_o so_o that_o their_o wickedness_n be_v a_o external_a thing_n to_o he_o can_v ☞_o defile_v his_o duty_n this_o be_v the_o privilege_n i_o take_v it_o of_o the_o gospel_n many_o think_v not_o of_o that_o now_o we_o be_v to_o have_v free_a ordinance_n and_o to_o account_v no_o man_n unclean_a in_o the_o use_n of_o they_o my_o brethren_n there_o be_v some_o touch_n of_o the_o law_n and_o superstition_n on_o you_o you_o know_v what_o a_o sacred_a thing_n be_v make_v of_o the_o communion_n table_n when_o the_o rail_n be_v about_o it_o now_o i_o pray_v think_v how_o you_o refine_v and_o spirituallize_v your_o old_a superstition_n by_o put_v a_o spiritual_a rail_v about_o the_o sacrament_n when_o you_o debar_v poor_a sinner_n from_o come_v hither_o let_v we_o take_v heed_n there_o will_v be_v something_o of_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi in_o 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not_o enforce_v upon_o the_o conscience_n as_o necessary_a in_o our_o worship_n 10._o the_o last_o objection_n be_v from_o those_o several_a text_n that_o be_v allege_v for_o a_o separation_n from_o wicked_a person_n unto_o all_o which_o i_o answer_v brief_o and_o i_o conceive_v with_o submission_n full_o separation_n from_o wicked_a man_n be_v either_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o sin_n or_o their_o person_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o sin_n it_o consist_v in_o depart_v from_o their_o evil_a course_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o person_n it_o be_v either_o in_o case_n of_o common_a familiarity_n or_o in_o case_n of_o excommunication_n now_o it_o be_v certain_a we_o must_v separate_v first_o from_o all_o wicked_a man_n in_o their_o sin_n and_o evil_a course_n this_o be_v out_o of_o question_n second_o we_o grant_v