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that_o traduce_v and_o revile_v we_o do_v they_o know_v how_o sweet_a god_n make_v their_o gall_n to_o our_o taste_n they_o will_v soon_o grow_v weary_a of_o their_o reproach_n out_o of_o very_a envy_n let_v no_o good_a soul_n faint_a for_o man_n but_o eye_n god_n who_o word_n must_v be_v our_o sun_n and_o shield_n whatever_o we_o suffer_v in_o our_o estate_n name_n and_o quiet_a we_o shall_v have_v he_o a_o faithful_a debtor_n and_o seasonable_a paymaster_n sect_n 24._o wherein_o of_o this_o why_o we_o separate_v not_o in_o all_o ordinance_n §_o 24_o it_o be_v because_o we_o be_v for_o surgery_n not_o for_o butchery_n physician_n seek_v all_o mean_n to_o cure_v before_o they_o cut_v off_o but_o a_o member_n shall_v not_o we_o before_o we_o cut_v down_o a_o church_n here_o we_o must_v answer_v they_o that_o condemn_v we_o for_o come_v short_a as_o other_o do_v for_o go_v too_o far_o and_o do_v too_o much_o 402._o camero_n praelect_a de_fw-fr escle_n p._n 402._o the_o learned_a distinguish_v of_o a_o twofold_a separation_n namely_o positive_a and_o negative_a the_o first_o we_o condemn_v unless_o upon_o weighty_a and_o just_a ground_n the_o second_o we_o be_v act_v in_o namely_o make_v a_o separation_n in_o our_o congregation_n not_o separate_v from_o our_o church_n but_o from_o some_o corruption_n in_o they_o in_o order_n unto_o reformation_n so_o do_v our_o saviour_n he_o live_v in_o unity_n with_o the_o jewish_a church_n in_o necessary_a ordinance_n but_o yet_o separate_v from_o it_o in_o regard_n of_o corruption_n in_o some_o thing_n as_o in_o the_o wash_n 167._o mr._n hildersham_n on_o joh._n p._n 167._o and_o misobservation_n of_o the_o passeover_n namely_o on_o a_o wrong_a time_n church_n be_v to_o be_v make_v new_a as_o christian_n be_v by_o restore_v that_o which_o be_v lose_v we_o be_v not_o so_o strong_a part_n mr._n cotton_n against_o williams_n p._n 117_o 118_o 119._o in_o the_o 5._o part_n as_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v who_o renounce_v their_o 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