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and_o maintain_v the_o afflict_a and_o poor_a of_o separate_v the_o unworthy_a etc._n etc._n be_v contain_v under_o that_o part_n of_o govern_v also_o all_o duty_n of_o belief_n and_o learning_n the_o truth_n of_o reverence_n honour_n meekness_n and_o all_o kind_n of_o service_n and_o upright_o behaviour_n etc._n etc._n be_v contain_v under_o that_o part_n of_o obedience_n and_o submission_n thus_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o through_o want_n of_o discipline_n there_o be_v no_o natural_a conjunction_n of_o the_o part_n and_o member_n of_o the_o church_n together_o so_o that_o both_o the_o head_n and_o vital_a part_n be_v want_v and_o all_o the_o other_o part_n be_v whole_o and_o thorough_o either_o displace_v and_o pervert_v or_o utter_o lose_v and_o perish_v but_o why_o do_v he_o not_o show_v what_o part_n of_o discipline_n may_v be_v want_v yea_o and_o of_o those_o two_o part_n which_o he_o say_v can_v not_o be_v want_v yet_o what_o defect_n there_o may_v be_v indeed_o it_o be_v 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the_o unclean_a and_o the_o clean_a 13._o and_o in_o malachi_n the_o lord_n reject_v their_o offering_n because_o they_o offer_v the_o scrobled_a and_o the_o lame_a and_o the_o sick_a and_o the_o blind_a which_o figure_v the_o reject_v of_o our_o sacrament_n when_o dog_n and_o swine_n do_v communicate_v therein_o 7._o when_o papist_n and_o atheist_n drunkard_n maygamester_n blasphemer_n railer_n fighter_n and_o such_o like_a be_v present_v as_o sweet_a bread_n at_o the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o second_o point_n of_o discipline_n be_v that_o the_o covenant_n promise_n and_o gospel_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o sacrament_n of_o his_o kingdom_n be_v establish_v among_o the_o worthy_a then_o that_o they_o keep_v the_o covenant_n &_o sacrament_n unpolluted_a
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