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cammil_n p._n 105._o this_o be_v also_o pursue_v by_o the_o author_n of_o jus_fw-la divinum_fw-la ministerii_fw-la anglicani_n p_o 9_o 10._o whereafter_o the_o repetition_n of_o the_o word_n first_o mention_v they_o add_v that_o all_o that_o dwell_v in_o a_o parish_n and_o constant_o hear_v the_o word_n be_v not_o yet_o to_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o sacrament_n which_o exclude_v they_o from_o be_v fideles_fw-la or_o church_n member_n and_o make_v they_o at_o best_a as_o the_o catechumeni_fw-la of_o old_a who_o be_v never_o esteem_v member_n of_o the_o church_n if_o we_o have_v be_v so_o member_n by_o our_o own_o voluntary_a consent_n 41._o and_o do_v not_o continue_v so_o to_o be_v then_o this_o congregation_n whereof_o we_o be_v so_o member_n be_v reform_v according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o christ_n for_o i_o speak_v now_o to_o they_o that_o own_o reformation_n as_o to_o their_o light_n or_o it_o be_v not_o if_o it_o be_v reform_v and_o that_o a_o man_n be_v a_o member_n of_o it_o so_o 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be_v a_o case_n of_o the_o great_a difficulty_n 42._o that_o present_v itself_o to_o my_o thought_n in_o this_o business_n suppose_v a_o man_n to_o be_v a_o member_n of_o a_o particular_a church_n and_o that_o church_n to_o be_v a_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n and_o grant_v so_o by_o this_o person_n and_o yet_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o some_o defect_n which_o be_v in_o or_o at_o least_o he_o be_v convince_v and_o persuade_v to_o be_v in_o that_o church_n who_o reformation_n he_o can_v obtain_v he_o can_v abide_v in_o that_o church_n to_o his_o spiritual_a advantage_n and_o edification_n suppose_v the_o church_n on_o the_o other_o side_n can_v be_v induce_v to_o consent_v to_o his_o secession_n and_o relinquishment_n of_o its_o ordinary_a external_a communion_n and_o that_o person_n be_v hereby_o entangle_v what_o course_n be_v to_o be_v take_v i_o profess_v for_o my_o part_n i_o never_o know_v this_o case_n fall_v out_o wherein_o both_o party_n be_v not_o blamable_a the_o person_n 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