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etc._n be_v any_o thing_n here_o speak_v peculiar_a to_o the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n at_o the_o first_o plant_v thereof_o which_o do_v not_o hold_v true_a of_o the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n establish_v and_o confirm_v be_v not_o the_o wicked_a at_o all_o time_n forbid_v to_o meddle_v with_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n uncapable_a of_o the_o covenant_n spiritual_o dead_a not_o fit_a to_o have_v place_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o if_o this_o hold_v true_a against_o such_o member_n of_o the_o church_n at_o all_o time_n why_o do_v you_o bear_v the_o reader_n in_o hand_n that_o you_o only_o plead_v against_o the_o first_o building_n of_o a_o church_n of_o such_o wiââed_a and_o ungodly_a person_n 195._o person_n can._n neces_fw-la of_o separate_a pag._n 194_o 195._o the_o question_n you_o say_v have_v ever_o be_v about_o the_o true_a and_o natural_a member_n whereof_o god_n church_n be_v orderly_o gather_v and_o plant_v and_o not_o about_o the_o degenerate_a and_o 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of_o their_o salvation_n vnreasona_fw-la etc._n etc._n pag._n 61._o aug._n epist_n contr_n parm._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 2._o bezacontr_n eras_n de_fw-fr excom_n feild_n of_o the_o châ_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 17._o eccl._n lugdun_n lib._n de_fw-fr tenenda_fw-la verit_fw-la script_n post_v medium_n in_o biblioth_n patr_n tom_fw-mi 4._o par_fw-fr 2._o edit_n 4._o opportunity_n and_o call_v a_o man_n forth_o thereunto_o as_o profession_n of_o the_o faith_n by_o join_v ourselves_o to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o partake_v of_o the_o sacrament_n other_o oblige_v in_o a_o time_n free_a which_o do_v not_o oblige_v in_o a_o time_n not_o free_a as_o when_o urgent_a necessity_n the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n and_o place_n the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o thing_n do_v restrain_v and_o keep_v back_o as_o the_o exercise_n of_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n against_o open_a obstinâte_a offender_n be_v a_o affirmative_a duty_n impose_v by_o divine_a law_n upon_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o 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3._o rev._n 2.14.20_o etc._n etc._n who_o not_o long_o after_o offer_v money_n that_o he_o may_v obtain_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o corinth_n galatina_n and_o other_o church_n many_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o society_n who_o in_o short_a time_n turn_v aside_o both_o in_o practice_n and_o opinion_n as_o to_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n and_o join_v the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n with_o christ_n in_o the_o point_n of_o justification_n and_o many_o other_o abuse_n which_o be_v a_o great_a presumption_n they_o give_v no_o sure_a testimony_n of_o any_o sound_a work_n of_o grace_n in_o their_o soul_n when_o first_o entertain_v into_o fellowship_n and_o though_o the_o apostle_n require_v a_o confession_n of_o faith_n and_o profession_n of_o obedience_n of_o they_o that_o join_v in_o christian_a society_n yet_o they_o tolerate_v great_a abuse_n in_o private_a person_n which_o they_o can_v not_o redress_v for_o without_o question_n they_o condemn_v the_o have_v of_o many_o wife_n at_o once_o in_o all_o man_n but_o when_o that_o custom_n at_o least_o secret_a and_o indirect_a 3.2_o 1_o tim._n 3.2.12_o tit._n 1.6_o calvin_n in_o 1_o tim._n 3.2_o prevail_v among_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n both_o in_o those_o time_n they_o give_v no_o 3.16_o no_o dan._n in_o loc_n rivet_n cathol_n orthod_n tract_n 2._o qu._n 24._o sect_n 6.7_o chrysost_n in_o epist_n 1._o ad_fw-la tim._n hom_n 10._o &_o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la tit._n hom_n 2._o hieron_n in_o epist_n 1._o ad_fw-la tim._n ca._n 3._o catarrh_n cathol_n advers._fw-la error_n cajet_fw-fr err_v 99_o jewel_n def_n of_o apel_n par_fw-fr 2._o cap._n 8._o diu._n 1._o pag._n 179._o 1_o tim._n 1.20_o 1_o cor._n 5.7.13_o rev._n 2.5.16_o &_o 3.16_o commandment_n that_o each_o believer_n have_v two_o wife_n shall_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o society_n but_o only_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v choose_v into_o the_o place_n of_o a_o bishop_n or_o deacon_n great_a and_o manifold_a abuse_n creep_v into_o the_o church_n 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