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that_o come_v next_o be_v those_o that_o seek_v more_o the_o magnify_n of_o their_o own_o particular_a form_n or_o external_a observation_n than_o union_n with_o christ_n communion_n with_o all_o saint_n or_o interest_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o public_a cause_n by_o this_o unite_n last_o 12._o furthermore_o we_o may_v consider_v that_o as_o all_o saint_n do_v in_o a_o manner_n own_v it_o so_o all_o saint_n must_v for_o the_o matter_n fall_v to_o it_o at_o last_o before_o great_a be_v the_o day_n of_o jezreel_n hos._n 1._o 11._o eph._n 1._o 10._o and_o if_o so_o be_v we_o can_v be_v win_v to_o it_o we_o must_v be_v whipe_v to_o it_o as_o ridley_n and_o hooper_n be_v as_o one_o say_v why_o we_o shall_v meet_v where_o luther_n and_o zuinglius_n be_v well_o agree_v and_o if_o we_o can_v be_v entreat_v we_o may_v be_v necessitate_v to_o it_o at_o last_o gal._n 2._o 7._o 9_o so_o jer._n 50._o 4._o in_o those_o day_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v come_v they_o and_o the_o child_n of_o 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it_o 3._o but_o have_v a_o spiritual_a intelligence_n with_o all_o 4._o in_o a_o invisible_a way_n of_o communion_n also_o 2._o object_n â—_z answer_n the_o church-communion_n of_o gospel-institution_n admit_v all_o saâ—nts_n prophet_n apostle_n martyr_n and_o â—ow_n 3_o object_n â—_z answer_n not_o our_o pattern_n as_o a_o universal_a but_o particular_a visible_a church_n 2_o a_o great_a mistake_n to_o think_v particular_a meeting_n be_v particular_a church_n yet_o in_o what_o sense_n some_o will_v so_o interpret_v how_o they_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v many_o and_o yet_o but_o one_o as_o zion_n as_o a_o body_n as_o a_o city_n as_o a_o army_n as_o a_o kingdom_n as_o a_o heaven_n as_o a_o new_a jerusalem_n 4_o object_n 1_o answer_n no_o more_o like_o a_o universal_a church_n 2._o then_o every_o particular_a in_o primitive_a time_n 3._o the_o near_a to_o it_o and_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o the_o better_a other_o that_o must_v succeed_v must_v exceed_v upon_o this_o principle_n 5_o 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