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not_o excommunicate_v some_o of_o they_o be_v also_o schismatic_n say_v that_o they_o be_v of_o christ_n of_o paul_n of_o apollo_n and_o what_o the_o galathian_o be_v the_o whole_a epistle_n testify_v so_o that_o according_a to_o our_o brethren_n ground_n there_o be_v no_o visible_a church_n here_o and_o nothing_o can_v have_v be_v judge_v 3._o it_o be_v not_o sanctification_n or_o holiness_n of_o life_n but_o political_a or_o ecclesiastical_a prudence_n that_o furnish_v their_o ability_n for_o 1._o sanctification_n be_v gratia_n gratum_fw-la faciens_fw-la one_o sort_n of_o grace_n or_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o render_v we_o gracious_a or_o make_v we_o acceptable_a to_o god_n but_o the_o faculty_n of_o rule_v and_o exercise_v of_o jurisdiction_n in_o the_o church_n be_v gratia_n gratis_o data_fw-la give_v gracious_o only_a but_o make_v we_o not_o gracious_a or_o acceptable_a to_o god_n as_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n of_o tongue_n interpretation_n etc._n etc._n 2._o the_o first_o be_v give_v we_o principal_o for_o our_o own_o benefit_n the_o other_o principal_o for_o other_o man_n benefit_n and_o therefore_o 3._o the_o first_o be_v for_o to_o save_v a_o man_n himself_o the_o second_o to_o save_v other_o when_o peradventure_o he_o may_v be_v damn_v himself_o as_o we_o see_v in_o judas_n who_o have_v the_o grace_n of_o prophecy_n whereby_o he_o save_v other_o but_o damn_a himself_o and_o do_v preach_v salvation_n to_o other_o believe_v but_o damnation_n to_o himself_o unbelieved_a 4._o the_o first_o make_v one_o a_o good_a christian_a the_o other_o a_o good_a citizen_n in_o the_o exterior_a society_n of_o the_o church_n alone_o yea_o 5._o i_o may_v bold_o say_v that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v a_o good_a preacher_n or_o prophet_n or_o ruler_n in_o the_o church_n and_o a_o ill_a christian_a if_o he_o preach_v